The Organic Consumers Association of Finland, MN, joined the Organic & Natural Health Association. The American Herbal Products Association, based in Silver Spring, MD, voiced its opposition to recent U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) proposals that would change the tariff classification of some bilberry and blueberry extract powders. The...
Washington, D.C. – In response to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) warning letters regarding mislabeling, the Hemp Industries Association (HIA), the non-profit North American hemp trade association, put out a statement underscoring their position that cannabidiols (CBDs) can be marketed as dietary supplements, not only as pharmaceutical drugs.
The Vermont Attorney General’s Office has authorized the Non-GMO Project and NSF International’s Non-GMO True North Standard to provide verification that a food has not been produced from or commingled with genetically modified food or seed. Grocery Headquarters again selected Eden Foods of Clinton, MI, as its 2016 Selling Wellness...
David A. Behringer joined 915 Labs of Centennial, CO, as chief technology officer. Alter Eco of San Francisco, CA, has a new eastern sales manager: Diana Torres. Mark Thurston is now the president of AIDP, headquartered in City of Industry, CA. The company’s founder and former president, Edward Lee, is...
On Feb. 11, 2016, the Natural Products Association (NPA) announced its grassroots network generated and sent more than 1,000 letters to Congress in support of the proposed Health Savings Act of 2016.
Paying for social media promotion has been a recent trend for businesses of all sizes. Here are a few things that are important to know before considering paying for advertisements on social media.
A new study published in PLOS ONE has been able to correlate low vitamin B12 levels in the brain with age, autism and schizophrenia. The researchers collected postmortem brain samples from 43 control subjects ranging in age from 19 weeks of gestation to 80 years, as well as 12 autistic...
Fort Collins, CO—A new study published in PLOS ONE by researchers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the University of Washington has found evidence of genetically modified alfalfa contaminating feral populations of the plant. Ranked number five in economic value and acreage, alfalfa is the most recent genetically engineered...
Washington, D.C.—In two recent public filings, the Natural Products Association (NPA) encouraged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to adopt standards that would result in the availability of more natural ingredients in sunscreen for consumers. In addition to the new standards, the NPA has also called on FDA to...
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