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.
EFSA seeks Public Comment: Guidance on Nanomaterials
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is requesting public comment regarding its draft guidance for the risk assessment of nanoscience and nanotechnology applications in the food and feed chain until March 4, 2018.
Abstracts Due 12/31 for 2017 International Nanotechnology Conference for Renewable Materials
June 2017 in Montreal, Canada As Health Safety and Environment Theme Co-chair, please accept my invitation to submit an abstract about your work on safety for the 2017 TAPPI International Nanotechnology Conference for Renewable Materials!
Evaluating the Completeness and Quality of Curated Nanomaterial Data
In their recent article, Robinson et al., (2016) identify that with the increasing use of nanotechnology, "the curation of nanomaterial data into electronic resources is crucial to [realize] the potential of nanotechnology to deliver benefits to society whilst having acceptable impacts upon human health and the environment".
Review Published on the Release and Exposure to Airborne Nanomaterials in the Workplace
Published last week in the Journal of Hazardous Materials, Ding et al. summarizes information collected in various studies on the release mechanisms of nanomaterials (NMs) and how the specific NM, matrix material and processing/industrial activity can influence it.
New Activities Added to the “Global Plan of Action of the Strategic Approach” Relating to Nanotechnologies and Manufactured Nanomaterials
The Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) has announced new work activities to promote the environmentally sound management of nanotechnologies and nanomaterials (NM).