Washington, D.C.—The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has updated its advisory memo on identification of essential critical infrastructure workers during COVID-19: It now explicitly mentions manufacturer workers for dietary supplements as being essential. It also includes food manufacturer employees and their supplier employees; workers supporting groceries and any other retail...
New York, NY—The National Advertising Division (NAD) of the Better Business Bureau has recommended that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. discontinue the claim “clinically proven absorption” on product labels, the vitafusion website, tradeshow materials, and during video advertisements for the vitafusion line of supplements, a press release says. The claim...
Carthage, MO—Stratum Nutrition has announced in a press release the publication of the third independent study for their joint health ingredient NEM, which confirms its efficacy. The single-center, two-month, open-label study was published in the Journal of Arthritis. It was performed on 70 patients with mild to moderate knee osteoarthritis.
Sunrise, FL—Viva 5 Corporation has teamed up with Probi in a strategic joint venture called “VivaPro,” according to a press release, with the goal of providing the global market with novel probiotic ingredients and technologies that support the human microbiome, with a focus on digestive and immune health. VivaPro will...
As COVID-19 drives consumers to online shopping and grocery delivery, workers who help provide those services are asking for better protections and pay. Today (March 30, 2020) some employees at two major companies—Amazon and Instacart—have announced plans to walk off the job. Amazon workers at a warehouse in Staten Island...
As COVID-19 drives consumers to online shopping and grocery delivery, workers who help provide those services are asking for better protections and pay. Today (March 30, 2020) some employees at two major companies--Amazon and Instacart--have announced plans to walk off the job. Amazon workers at a warehouse in Staten Island...
Chicago, IL—The American Nutrition Association (ANA), a recently established nonprofit professional association for the science and practice of personalized nutrition, announced the launch of the Personalized Nutrition & COVID-19 Resource Hub. With a focus on tapping into the power of personalized nutrition during the COVID-19 crisis, the hub includes: A Rapid...
Stadiums are empty; stores are shuttered; entire cities look like ghost towns. It is, paradoxically, a sign of community: COVID-19 can only be slowed by isolation and social distancing, and people across the world are agreeing to keep the vulnerable safe by choosing not to become vectors for the disease.
Niwot, CO—Lucky’s Market announced its auction results, with successful bids by 10 parties for 23 stores and its Distribution Center, totally approximately $29 million. According to a press release, six stores will continue to operate as a going concern and employment offers will be made to the approximately 500 Team...
Los Angeles, CA—Chromadex Corp. has partnered with Matakana Health Limited (MHL) to make their health supplement Tru Niagen available online in Australia, after successfully launching it in New Zealand, they announced in a press release. Tru Niagen works to increase NAD+ (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) levels, help maintain general health and...
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