Washington, D.C.—For the first time, annual consumer purchases of organic products in the United States have topped $30 billion. At $31.5 billion, $29.22 billion of which went to organic foods and beverages with organic non-foods at $2.2 billion, the sector grew 9.5% in 2011 over the previous year. These statistics...
In the fall of 2010, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration was petitioned by high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) manufacturers for the allowance to change the name from HFCS to corn sugar. Now, a cohort of consumer groups is urging FDA to reject this pending request. An alliance of the National...
Novato, CA-based Navitas Naturals started a tree-planting initiative affiliated with ONE TREE to plant trees in Peru (from where it sources many of its superfoods). Navitas has promised to raise $25,000 for conservation and preservation in Peru. Cell-nique of Norwalk, CT has made a corporate entity under which its...
Artisan dairy manufacturer Alpina Foods announced a partnership with Udi’s Gluten Free Foods, Denver, CO. The gluten-free brand’s granola will be added to Alpina’s RESTART brand of yogurt. Los Angeles, CA-based Reed’s, Inc. announced a new distribution agreement with Canada Dry Bottling of Lansing, MI. Under this agreement, Canada...
Emeryville, CA—At mile 120 of a 175-mile bike ride in 1990, Clif Bar & Company founder, co-owner and co-CEO Gary Erickson came up with the idea for CLIF Bar. A short time later, he baked the first bar in his mother’s kitchen, and the rest is company history. 2012 marks...
The findings of Dartmouth researchers that some products contain arsenic at worrisome levels, including toddler formula, spurred a call for additional federal regulation. The research report, published in Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP), involved the examination of several consumer food products sold over the Internet and in stores in the Hanover,...
A new fruit division has been launched by Earthbound Farm, San Juan Bautista, CA. The organic food brand will expand its network of certified fruit growers and introduce organic mangos, cherries, avocados and pears. Baby Gourmet of Edmonton, AB, Canada, recently donated 90,000 of its natural, locally sourced baby...
Atlanta, GA—After Coca-Cola Company alerted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in early January to the presence of the toxic substance carbendazim in its orange juice imported from Brazil, FDA began closely examining imports of orange juice from all over the world. The Environmental Protection Agency’s risk assessment found...
Washington, D.C.—A national campaign to raise awareness over the issue of genetically modified (GMO) food products has gathered a ton of steam since its launch coinciding with Non-GMO Month in October 2011. The effort, organized by the Just Label It campaign and its sponsors, is to gather signatures for...
Grocery store prices for organic milk were facing heavy upward pressure, as consumer demand was outpacing supply in many regions of the country at the beginning of 2012. The shortfall was due to sharp increases in the price of animal feed, and comes at a time when more and more...
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