Washington, D.C., and Beijing—U.S. and Chinese officials announced a limited agreement to halt the trade war, according to The Wall Street Journal. President Trump has removed the threat of new tariffs, and Beijing has agreed to purchase American farm goods and other products. The new tariffs would have been imposed...
Washington, D.C.—The Organic Trade Association (OTA) has received nearly $3 million from USDA, according to a press release. On Thursday, USDA announced the award of $812,786, from the agency’s Market Access Program. This is in addition to the $1,127,085 OTA received from USDA’s Agricultural Trade Promotion program earlier in the...
Portland, OR—New Seasons Market and New Leaf Community Markets have entered into a definitive agreement to merge with Good Food Holdings, according to a press release. The agreement has been approved by New Seasons Market’s Board of Directors, and is expected to close in January 2020. New Seasons and New...
Silver Spring, MD—Stephen Hahn, M.D., was confirmed Thursday as Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, according to The Washington Post. The Senate vote was 72 to 18. He faces the vaping crisis and the problem of CBD, still unregulated and largely illegal. Dr. Hahn was the Chief Medical Executive...
Ankeny, IA—A Des Moines woman was arrested Thursday after police said she sold illegal cannabidiol (CBD) products in her stores, according to KCCI Des Moines. The arrest took place at Your CBD Store in Ankeny, which is part of a national chain of CBD stores selling hemp oils, edibles, and...
Washington, D.C.—The Supreme Court denied Amarin’s final petition for appeal, protecting fish oil supplements, according to a press release from the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN). In August 2017, the release notes, Amarin Pharma filed a complaint with the ITC against 18 manufacturers of EPA omega-3 fish oil supplements and...
Orlando, FL—The natural products industry gathered at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Orlando from December 5-8 for “A show with a Big and Natural Heart”—the 49th SOHO Expo, produced by SENPA. Independent retailers, manufacturers, suppliers, and nutritional counselors attended the event, which featured exhibits, networking opportunities (including...
Sioux Falls, SD—The International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids (ISSFAL) has put together a formal statement regarding the importance of omega-3 blood testing in research studies, according to a press release from OmegaQuant. The release summarizes the statement as: Omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid (n-3...
Newark, DE—Added sugar is still bad, according to new research from the University of Delaware. But eating whole fruit is not—and is actually linked with a reduction in blood pressure. Researchers note that the data is preliminary, given it’s drawn from a small sample size: 128 participants, mostly Caucasian, ranging...
Chicago, IL—Grubhub today released findings from its annual “Year in Food” report, according to a press release. After analyzing tens of millions of orders placed by more than 21 million users of its platform, Grubhub came up with the top 10 orders of the year, the top five breakfasts, desserts,...
