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.

Julia Marschallinger 7/14/25 Julia Marschallinger 7/14/25

Food safety updates: recent FDA and state actions on food additives and transparency

Photo credit: Ivy Farm-Sausages

James Ede 7/3/25 James Ede 7/3/25

Texas becomes the 7th US State to ban Cultivated Meat – while global approvals and consumer interest continue to grow

With several other US states are also considering similar bans, discussions about consumer freedom arise: If global regulators like the FDA and FSANZ have thoroughly reviewed a product and found it to be safe - after assessing every ingredient, the production process, and its similarity to conventional foods - shouldn’t consumers be free to decide for themselves?

James Ede 7/6/18 James Ede 7/6/18

NGA Global Graphene Expo & Conference

We invite you to attend the 2018 Global Graphene Expo & Conference to discuss and explore current and future graphene applications while networking with others working in the graphene commercial sector.