Terra, a brand of The Hain Celestial Group, Inc., Melville, NY, sponsored Just Food’s fifth annual “Let Us Eat Local” tasting benefit. Just Food is a nonprofit that seeks to connect New York City communities with local farms and food, as part of the community-supported agriculture movement. Kettle Brand...
Elk Grove Village, IL—The advantages of an organic diet are convincing, according to a new clinical report published in Pediatrics by members of the Committee on Nutrition and the Council on Environmental Health of the American Academy of Pediatrics, based here. The authors say that those who eat organic food...
Columbus, OH—The famous phrase about apples and the doctor may actually be true, at least when it comes to their concern over our cholesterol. A new study conducted at Ohio State University and published in the Journal of Functional Foods reveals that consuming one apple per day for four weeks was...
Washington, D.C.—Two new sets of research, one from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and another from Consumer Reports, indicate levels of arsenic, a known carcinogen, in some rice and rice products grown in the United States that exceed five parts per billion (ppb). The five ppb safe exposure...
Sebastopol, CA-based Redwood Hill Farm & Creamery, Inc. was honored with six awards between its two brands, Green Valley Organics and Redwood Hill Farm, at the 2012 American Cheese Society Judging and Competition, including first place in the Cultured Products Flavor Added category for its Green Valley Organics Lactose...
Before the ballots open on California Prop. 37 on November 6, there are numerous factors and perspectives with which to be familiar. The fate of the proposition that would mandate labeling in the state on all food products containing Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) is in the hands of voters. The...
Hershey, PA—A coalition of independent natural food stores and co-ops, along with several human rights and consumer groups, has sent an open letter to The Hershey Company, urging it to make a substantially larger commitment to relying upon ethically-sourced, Fair Trade cocoa for its chocolate products. The letter comes in...
Weston, CT-based El’s Kitchen, manufacturer of gluten-free snacks, has just signed a lease on a 3,000-ft2 facility in Stratford, CT. The company previously outsourced most production, but says that a new kitchen will allow it to bring its manufacturing, warehousing and office functions under one roof. Superfood snack-maker Navitas...
Forward momentum for the U.S. farm bill, the agricultural policy legislation up for renewal in 2012 after its latest five-year run, has stalled in the House of Representatives. After the Senate passed its version of the bill in June, the House Agriculture Committee submitted its proposal to the House. But...
The Organic Center joined Jamba Juice for its annual “Team Up for a Healthy America” campaign. The campaign, focused on raising awareness about the U.S. obesity epidemic, asks people to make weekly pledges to live a healthier lifestyle. The Organic Center will supply the “Team Up” Web site with...
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