Seattle, WA—PCC Community Markets will open its 13th store on Wednesday, November 13, at 9 am, according to a press release. The 24,000-square-foot store will be located at 1451 N.W. 46th street in Ballard, and will feature the co-op’s first fast casual restaurant, a rooftop deck, a sea life-inspired mural,...
95% of baby foods tested contain one or more toxic chemicals, including lead, arsenic, mercury, and cadmium, according to a press release regarding an investigation by Healthy Babies Bright Futures (HBBF) and its partner organizations. One-quarter of foods tested contained all four heavy metals, which can affect brain development. The...
Silver Spring, MD—FDA has released a statement regarding their efforts to protect patients from "potentially harmful" homeopathic products. The agency defines these products as: "made from a wide range of substances, including ingredients derived from plants, healthy or diseased animal or human sources, minerals and chemicals, including known poisons. These...
Downers Grove, IL—Fresh Thyme Farmers Market reportedly will be closing three locations on November 16: Lakeside (Omaha) and Grand Island, Nebraska; and Ames, Iowa, according to the Omaha World-Herald. The World-Herald shared a statement from Fresh Thyme President and CEO Chris Sherrell: “Like any organization experiencing rapid growth and expansion,...
A new study published in Nature Communications came to the conclusion that organic farming is worse for the planet than conventional—a “misguided” conclusion that The Organic Center says uses “the same tired fallacies” as previous studies. An article in MIT Technology Review titled “Sorry—Organic Farming is Actually Worse for Climate...
Las Vegas, NV—More than 1,300 exhibitors were on hand to showcase their offerings at SupplySide West, held at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas from October 15-19. Check out Part One of WholeFoods' coverage of SSW for an overview of research updates on branded ingredients featured at the expo. In addition...
Silver Spring, MD—FDA and FTC posted a joint warning letter to Rooted Apothecary LLC for illegally selling unapproved products containing cannabidiol (CBD) online with claims that the products treat teething pain and ear aches in infants, autism, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, Parkinson’s, and Alzheimer’s disease, as well as other conditions or diseases.
Austin, TX—The Sustainable Herbs Program (SHP) and the American Botanical Council (ABC) have welcomed 16 inaugural members to the new Advisory Group, according to a press release. SHP Director Ann Armbrecht, Ph.D., said in the release: “I am so grateful to have the support and guidance of these individuals, all...
Laval, QC, Canada—Neptune Wellness Solutions is moving forward with its hemp extract business—in one press release, it announced that its Sherbrooke, Quebec facility is now producing hemp extracts, and in another, it announced that it is going to provide hemp extraction services to a U.S.-based farming services operation. The cannabis...
Las Vegas, NV—At SupplySide West, officials from Gelita and Geltor signed a letter of intent for developing, producing, and marketing the first ingestible animal-free collagen proteins, to be launched in late 2020, according to a press release. Geltor is to design and produce the biodesigned collagen; Gelita is to conduct...
