Providence, RI—United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) announced in a press release that it has appointed James Muehlbauer to its Board of Directors, effective April 22, 2019. Muehlbauer is the ninth member of the Board. According to the press release, this appointment furthers UNFI’s commitment to expand the size of its...
Phoenix, AZ--Thirteen new Sprouts Farmers Market stores will open by the end of 2019, the company announced in a press release, bringing the total store count to 340. New stores will open in Maryland (1), Florida (5), North Carolina (1), Virginia (1), California (4), and Arizona (1). According to a...
São Paulo, Brazil—Curcumin can play a role in preventing stomach cancer, according to a new study from researchers at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) and the Federal University of Pará (UFPA). The study, titled “Role of histone acetylation in gastric cancer: implications of dietetic compounds and clinical perspectives,”...
Houston, TX—Kaneka Americas Holding, Inc. has announced in a press release the creation of a Biopolymers Division based in Houston. Kaneka’s PHBH is a plant-based product that offers both flexibility and heat resistance, produced via a bio-fermentation process which uses renewable plant oils as feed stock, the press release says.
Parsippany, NJ—Nearly half (47%) of mothers worldwide say their top priority at mealtime is nutrition, according to a new survey from DSM. The survey was conducted online, and respondents included more than 7,400 mothers of children aged 4 to 12 across 12 countries. The survey was intended to gather information...
Englewood Cliffs, NJ--Unilever announced in a press release that it had signed an agreement to acquire San Francisco-based OLLY Nutrition, and expressed excitement in a tweet announcing the deal: Thrilled to announce that @OLLYnutrition is joining Unilever! “We are delighted to welcome OLLY Nutrition to our portfolio of brands,” Amanda Sourry,...
Washington, D.C.--Responding to requests from U.S. producers and hemp seed exporters, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which regulates importation of all seeds for planting to ensure safe agricultural trade, has provided an alternative path for the safe importation of hemp seeds in the U.S. The Agency announced that Hemp...
Secaucus, NJ--Yep. You asked, we delivered. @Irwin_Naturals Full-Spectrum CBD Hemp Extract has hit select stores in the U.S. With that tweet on April 17, The Vitamin Shoppe announced that it had entered the CBD market. According to a report by CNBC, the products will available in 14 states, the District of...
Yonkers, NY—11 out of 130 brands of bottled water have detectable amounts of arsenic, and six of those had levels of 3 ppb or higher, Consumer Reports (CR) revealed in an article posted Wednesday, April 17. The article notes that, while the current federal limit on arsenic in bottled water...
Washington, D.C.—The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has created a list of ingredients that FDA believes to be unlawfully marketed in dietary supplements, according to a press release from deputy commissioner for food policy and response Frank Yiannas. Reasons for an ingredient’s inclusion on the list, according to Yiannas, include...
