Washington, D.C.—The Organic Trade Association (OTA) is offering a webinar on organic fraud prevention on Thursday April 11, from 1 to 2pm. The program is based on OTA's tested Organic Fraud Prevention Guide in an effort to help organic businesses identify and mitigate fraud, according to a press release. Webinar...
Lehi, UT--The 106-year-old Utah-based wheat milling company, Lehi Mills, launched new baking mixes for national distribution along with a fresh and modern re-branding of products, according to a press release. Lehi Mills works directly with local wheat farmers, giving it full traceability of the wheat, from the moment the wheat...
Portland, OR--Lilly’s Foods is leading a sustainable packaging initiative for all of their hummus and salsa products, making them out of 100% recyclable material, including the labels and tubs, according to a press release. The release states that Lilly’s made the decision to use only recyclable materials because of their...
Santa Barbara, CA--Celebrating its 45th anniversary, New Zealand-Based Comvita has launched new packaging across North America and a campaign aimed at educating consumers on Manuka honey, according to a press release. Comvita's new packaging features darker earth tones and gold which, the press release says, "echo the gold standard of...
St. Petersburg, Russia—Diet changes the microbiome with respect to the baseline microbial community structure, suggests a new study by Volokh et al. and published in Nutrients. The study, titled “Human Gut Microbiome Response Induced by Fermented Dairy Product Intake in Health Volunteers,” included 150 subjects who consumed 125ml of yogurt...
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada—Taking a cheat day on a keto diet could be harmful, potentially leading to damaged blood vessels, suggests a new study from the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan (UBCO) campus. Cody Durrer, UBCO doctoral student and study first author, said in a press release from the university,...
Dallas, TX—7-Eleven is adding health-friendly and organic options to a lab store in Dallas to test out new products and platform ideas, according to Retail Dive. While 7-Eleven is attempting to change their product approach, Whole Foods Market is testing out a convenience store location, similar to a 7-Eleven, in...
Washington, D.C.—The Environmental Working Group (EWG) released their 2019 Dirty Dozen. New on the list? Kale, and it ranks third, just after strawberries and spinach. A press release from the EWG said that USDA’s most recent round of tests found that more than 92% of conventionally grown kale samples had...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]There’s a major shift taking place right now: 39% of Americans now say they are actively trying to eat more plant-based foods, according to a Nielsen survey (1). There are a number of reasons driving this: Plant-based products are vegan, lactose-free, better for the planet, and full of micronutrients. And...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our hunter-gatherer, pre-agricultural ancestors were on to something: Following their lead and eating the Paleo way is linked to health benefits including weight loss, improved glucose tolerance, better blood pressure control and lower triglycerides, according to experts at the Mayo Clinic (1). The simplest way of looking at things? If...
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