The Vireo Advisors blog brings you the latest news and developments in safe, sustainable and bio-based materials and products including novel foods and sustainable nanomaterials.
Resources now available to help companies using advanced materials to combat COVID-19 navigate regulatory clearances in the US
As part of the Applied Public Health & Environmental, Health, and Safety Working Group, Vireo Advisors has developed several resources to help companies using advanced materials, such as nanotechnologies, to combat SARS-CoV-2 navigate regulatory requirement to get their products to market safely and efficiently.
‘Forever chemicals’ get new limits
Massachusetts has issued significant new limits on human-made compounds found in drinking water, called per- and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFAS), which have been linked to cancer, low birth weights, and a range of diseases.
Two hairdressers with COVID-19 did not infect their clients because they wore masks!
In May, 2020 a stylist from Springfield, Missouri began exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19 but continued to work with clients for 8 more days.
Vireo Publishes “Translating Scientific Advances in the AOP Framework to Decision Making for Nanomaterials”
Vireo Advisors, as part of a collaboration with SmartNanoTox, a leading EU-funded nanosafety consortia published “Translating Scientific Advances in the AOP Framework to Decision Making for Nanomaterials”; available in the journal Nanomaterials.
Vireo Presenting at TAPPI Nano 2020 Virtual Conference July 22
Dr. Jo Anne Shatkin is an invited speaker to this year’s TAPPI Nano 2020 Virtual Conference!