Auburn, Washington—To kick off Celiac Awareness Month, the Gluten Intolerance Group (GIG) will host a one-hour virtual education session, titled “Staying Safely Gluten-free: At Home and Beyond," on May 3 at 5pm PST/8pm EST. The talk will include information on how gluten-intolerant and sensitive persons can protect themselves from accidental...
Seattle, Washington– PCC Community Markets has released its annual Co-op Purposes Report 2021, including past achievements and current goals. The report highlights the company’s efforts in charity, employee culture, and diversity and inclusion progress. It gives the market direct accountability to its community and membership, which grew by 13% in...
Portland, Oregon—Neutral Foods, a carbon-neutral food company, announced funding with several celebrity investors who support the company's vision for developing a more sustainable food system. Among the backers: NBA stars Lebron James and Kevin Love, musicians John Legend and Questlove, and author Emily Ratajkowski. The new investors will be joined...
Richard Albert Passwater, Ph.D., a pioneer of the natural products industry, passed away on April 28, 2022, at the age of 84. Dr. Passwater is fondly remembered by his colleagues, including the team at WholeFoods Magazine, where Dr. Passwater served as Science Editor for 36 years and wrote WholeFoods Magazine's...
Washington, D.C.—The Dietary Supplement Listing Act of 2022 has been introduced by Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Mike Braun (R-IN) with the intent of establishing a requirement for mandatory product listing (MPL) for all dietary supplements marketed in the United States. The aim of the bill, according to the authors:...
Tom Chapman is the new CEO and Executive Director of the Organic Trade Association (OTA). Chapman’s hiring concludes a planned succession process for outgoing OTA Executive Director and CEO Laura Batcha that began in 2021. “I couldn’t imagine a better, more experienced person for this role than Tom,” Batcha shared...
Senator Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah), who served in the Senate for seven terms before retiring in 2018, passed away on Saturday, April 23, at the age of 88. The New York Times reported that the cause was complications of a stroke suffered on April 15. The Hatch Foundation shared that Sen.
Pandemics, food insecurity, climate change, social injustice...COVID-19 has placed a bright spotlight on these dire problems. In this panel discussion, changemakers discuss urgent issues and the essential steps forward for the health of people and the planet. Tune in for insights from: Jessica Schiff, MS, Research Assistant, Harvard C-CHANGE (00:31)...
Los Angeles—Miyoko’s Creamery, Animal Outlook, and Mercy for Animals have partnered to create an online toolkit that serves as a resource to help animal farmers transition their farms to plant-focused operations. Mercy For Animals’ Transfarmation project has helped farmers transition to plant-focused farming, growing both hemp and mushrooms, while Miyoko’s Dairy Farm...
NYC, New York—A study published in the journal of Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports suggests that tocotrienols may improve brain function in Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). The study suggests that the vitamin E compounds—alpha-tocotrienol (α-T3), gamma-tocotrienol (γ-T3), and alpha-tocopherol—may reduce amyloid beta (Aβ) plaque accumulation and improved cognitive health. Patients with AD...
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