Washington, D.C.—Individuals and companies can now register for the Council for Responsible Nutrition's (CRN) annual events, The Workshop: CRN’s Day of Science and The Conference: CRN’s Annual Symposium for the Dietary Supplement Industry. These educational and networking events will be held Oct. 26–29 at the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, in Dana Point, CA.
Washington, D.C.— To help promote transparency, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced it will begin sharing with consumers food safety data from slaughter and processing facilities. “FSIS’ food safety inspectors collect vast amounts of data at food producing facilities every day, which we...
Los Angeles, CA—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a letter of non-objection to Axiom Foods regarding the GRAS status of its Oryzatein organic brown rice and Vegotein pea protein ingredients. According to the firm, this is the first time a rice protein has received this designation. In an...
Cincinnati, OH—On July 7, The Kroger Co., released its Sustainability Goals, which outlined new and ongoing commitments to increase responsible sourcing and improve eco-stewardship by 2020. Regarding supply chain, the supermarket giant, which operates 2,778 stores, new goal for sourcing is to expand their seafood commitment by sourcing 90% of...
Madison, WI—As functional foods grow in popularity, a group of investigators have published new data suggesting a combination of probiotics and cranberry proanthocyanidins (c-PAC) benefit the gut. A branded c-PAC powder (Cran-Naturelle from Fruit D’Or) was used in the laboratory study. Researchers found that the c-PAC inhibited the growth of...
New York City, NY—Duffy MacKay, N.D., Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) announced at the American Conference Institute’s 4th Annual Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Forum on Dietary Supplements held on June 28, that the online product registry CRN started developing in April is scheduled to launch at the end of 2016.
Post Holdings, Inc., and its subsidiary, Post Foods, LLC, are being sued by three separate plaintiffs for labeling, marketing and selling Shredded Wheat as “natural” despite testing positive for the herbicide glyphosate. The lawsuits were filed on June 22 by the Organic Consumers Association (OCA) in the Superior Court of...
Washington, DC—The United States Senate on Thursday voted 63-30 to pass legislation requiring that foods containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) be labeled with words, pictures or a barcodes that consumers could scan with their smart phones. The bill, sponsored by Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Pat Roberts (R-KS) of the...
Massachusetts House Bill 3471, which would have prohibited the sale of dietary supplements for weight loss and muscle building to minors, has failed to pass in the Massachusetts Legislature. In a document supporting the bill, Rep. Kay Khan alleged that weight loss and muscle building supplements have dangerous side effects,...
Paris, France—The French dairy company Danone, marketed in the United States as the Dannon Company, acquired Denver, CO-based WhiteWave Foods Co. for $10.4 billion, making this the company’s biggest acquisition in a decade. With brands that include Horizon Organic milk, Wallaby Organic yogurt and Earthbound Farm packaged salad, top sellers...
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