Unless you’re Kreskin (or you don’t mind looking foolish), don’t go on record confidently predicting the outcome of a court case before the decision is handed down. Same thing goes for horseracing, Super Bowl match-ups or roulette. And based on recent events, Institute of Medicine decisions should be added to...
Recently, a mega-food manufacturer did something very uncharacteristic of big business. In the name of helping to save the environment, it rolled out compostable bags for a line of its snack chips. This product is marketed to your average, mainstream supermarket shopper. Consumers’ reactions to the eco-friendly bags were, perhaps,...
Welcome to the 2010 edition of the WholeFoodsWho’s Who of Manufacturers and Suppliers, the only reference tool of its kind in the natural products industry. In these pages, you will find listings of hundreds of companies and thousands of individuals who work for these companies. Using this directory, you’ll...
Food recalls really hit home with Americans. From tomatoes to spinach to peppers and now to eggs, recalled foods that should be healthy and safe have us feeling suspicious and misled. Something as simple as providing a wholesome meal for one’s family can be like navigating a war zone,...
In many households, children’s health is practically on life support. The heart rate slows a little more with each passing day as fruit punch and French fries comprise kids’ daily allowance of fruits and vegetables. For some optimists, a bill that recently passed the Senate jolted this nutrition flat-liner...
Fill in the blank: Tens of thousands of kids can benefit from ____________. Did you say vitamins? Exercise? Nutritious meals, perhaps? Well, if you were on the panel of doctors who published a piece in Pediatrics last month, your answer would have been “drugs.” Surprised? Sadly, I’m not. A...
According to a recent study, people who have lost their jobs in this tough economy are often depressed. That’s a no-brainer, but here’s something that isn’t: individuals that have several friends and family members who are also jobless are less likely to be depressed. Plus, they are often less...
Food Fight Some people say Americans are obsessed with “big.” Our televisions, our SUVs and, most notably for us, our meals are ballooning in size. One could do a double take at the magnitude of some restaurant portions that are passed off as single entrées. Chefs love big, too—but...
When you consider it in retrospect, a day in the life of a fourth grader is pretty straightforward. There’s long division, memorization of the state capitals and fine-tuning kickball skills during recess. Somewhere in between, little life lessons are learned that can make a lasting impression and become even...
Industry members will never forget the day they learned Congress passed the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) of 1994. For most, it brought a huge sigh of relief. This piece of legislation, of course, defined “dietary supplement,” grandfathered in supplement ingredients sold before 1994...
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