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COVID-19 Concerns Spark Talks of Strikes Over Pay, Protection

March 30, 2020

As COVID-19 drives consumers to online shopping and grocery delivery, workers who help provide those services are asking for better protections and pay. Today (March 30, 2020) some employees at two major companies—Amazon and Instacart—have announced plans to walk off the job. Amazon workers at a warehouse in Staten Island...

COVID-19 Safety Concerns Spark Worker Strikes

March 30, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

As COVID-19 drives consumers to online shopping and grocery delivery, workers who help provide those services are asking for better protections and pay. Today (March 30, 2020) some employees at two major companies--Amazon and Instacart--have announced plans to walk off the job. Amazon workers at a warehouse in Staten Island...

ANA Launches Personalized Nutrition & COVID-19 Resource Hub

March 27, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Chicago, IL—The American Nutrition Association (ANA), a recently established nonprofit professional association for the science and practice of personalized nutrition, announced the launch of the Personalized Nutrition & COVID-19 Resource Hub. With a focus on tapping into the power of personalized nutrition during the COVID-19 crisis, the hub includes: A Rapid...

Community in Spite of COVID-19: How Companies are Giving Back

March 27, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Stadiums are empty; stores are shuttered; entire cities look like ghost towns. It is, paradoxically, a sign of community: COVID-19 can only be slowed by isolation and social distancing, and people across the world are agreeing to keep the vulnerable safe by choosing not to become vectors for the disease.

FDA Updates: Nutrition Labeling; Food Supply & Safety FAQs

March 27, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C.—The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it is providing temporary flexibility regarding nutrition labeling of certain packaged foods in an effort to better facilitate the distribution of food during the COVID-19 crisis. Information can be found here: Guidance for Industry: Temporary Policy Regarding Nutrition Labeling of Certain Packaged Food...

NPA: How the $2T Economic Stimulus Package Helps Natural Products Industry

March 26, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

UPDATE: Following the signing of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act by President Donald Trump on March 27, Alex Azar, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Service, issued the following statement: “Congress has responded to the President’s call for ambitious legislation to support our...

Reports: Hospitals in NY Treating Coronavirus Patients with Vitamin C

March 25, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

New York, NY—New York hospitals are treating coronavirus patients with vitamin C, according to the New York Post. The Post quoted Andrew Weber, M.D., a pulmonologist and critical-care specialist affiliated with two Northwell Health facilities on Long Island. Northwell Health also shared the news on a section of its website...

FDA Resources: Food Safety & COVID-19

March 25, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C.—The U.S. food supply remains safe for both people and animals, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) assured in an announcment on March 24. "There is no evidence of human or animal food or food packaging being associated with transmission of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19," said Frank Yiannas,...

Mother's Market & Kitchen Supports Struggling Local Businesses

March 25, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Costa Mesa, CA—Mother's Market & Kitchen, WholeFoods Magazine's Retailer of the Year in 1996, announced that the company was initiating a fast-track, online process to enable qualified local businesses impacted by the COVID-19 crisis the ability to get their food and products into the chain's stores. Mother's, which has 9...

Institute for Natural Medicine to Host Online Dialogue on Immune Resilience

March 24, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Seattle, WA—The Institute for Natural Medicine announced that it will host a free online educational series titled “Building Resilience Naturally: COVID-19 and Beyond." The two-part series will address what individuals need to know about COVID-19, including how and why it is different, plus discuss strategies including botanicals and nutritional medicine...