Companies are pulling ads from Facebook in protest of what they say are the site’s failures to stop the spread of hate, according to CNN. A civil rights coalition including the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the NAACP launched the #StopHateforProfit campaign last week and called on major corporations to pause...
The supplements industry is defending probiotics on multiple fronts, against new guidelines from the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) and a segment on the show 60 Minutes. The new guidelines from AGA were formed by a guideline panel and technical review panel, wherein the members were selected by the AGA Governing...
Clichy, France—L’Oréal has signed an agreement to acquire Thayers Natural Remedies, which will be integrated into L’Oréal’s Consumer Products Division, according to a press release. John Gehr, Owner and CEO of Henry Thayer Company, said in the press release: “As custodian of the Thayers Natural Remedies brand for the last...
Virtual—“COVID is not going to stop our attempt to spread truthful science and information,” said Raqiyyah Pippins, Partner at Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, as she opened the session "Examining New Trends in Claims Substantiation: A Study of Innovative Claims, Ever Increasing Use of Influencers to Promote Products, and...
A Fasting Mimicking Diet (FMD), a plant-based program that nourishes the body while keeping it in a fasting mode to deliver differential effects on all normal and cancer cells, may help make chemotherapy work more effectively against cancer, and could potentially help shield healthy cells from damage during chemotherapy. That's...
Federal Way, WA—The Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM), founded by Susan and Jeffrey Bland, Ph.D., and the American Nutrition Association (ANA) announced a new online course: Therapeutic Food Plans: A Component of Personalized Nutrition. The interactive course is designed to educate and support nutrition professionals and other clinicians on how...
Sonoma County, CA—Organic Valley has implemented two riparian restoration projects on two of its Sonoma County farms, according to a press release. In a blog post, Organic Valley explained that riparian restoration means the ecological improvement of habitats along waterways such as streams, rivers, springs, lakes, and floodplains. “These borderland...
Lakeland, FL—GreenWise Market announced the opening of their new Odessa, FL, location. Owned and operated by Publix Super Markets Inc., the new chain first opened in October 2018 with a Tallahassee location. Today, eight stores are operating in the south eastern region and more are expected to open through 2021.
Washington, D.C.—The Natural Products Association (NPA) reported that, during an NPA webinar on June 23, state regulators "sounded off" on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its inaction on cannabidiol (CBD) products. As WholeFoods previously reported, prior to the webinar, NPA had invited FDA to elaborate on the “substantial progress”...
Bloomingdale, IL—Effective September 1, NOW Health Group, Inc., will take over naming rights to Sears Centre Arena, which will transition to NOW Arena as part of 15-year agreement valued at $11.25 million, according to a press release. One goal of NOW Health Group, which will have a full branding and...
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