A new meta-analysis published in the European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology suggests omega-3s may prevent preterm births. Researchers analyzed nine published and peer-reviewed studies, including 5,980 women in total. The group determined that the risk of early preterm delivery was reduced by 58% born before 34 weeks and...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned the import and sale of AquAdvantage Atlantic salmon, the first genetically modified animal approved for human consumption. This action comes after a large spending bill (Fiscal Year 2016 Omnibus Appropriations Act) passed Congress, in which regulators were directed to prevent the...
Lawrence, KS—Pines International, based here, is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year as a pioneer in the green foods industry. Ron Seibold and Steve Malone founded Pines International in 1976 after being inspired by the research conducted by agricultural chemist Charles F. Schnabel, Sc.D., and his colleagues at Cerophyl Laboratories.
Ronkonkoma, NY—According to StreetInsider.com, NBTY, Inc., sold its Vitamin World retail business to private equity firm Centre Lane Partners for $25 million. The transaction may close as early as mid-February 2016. Once the deal closes, Vitamin World will operate as a stand-alone retail business without NBTY. The chain currently has...
Lakewood, OH—In many stores, a job opens up, applications come in, new employees are selected, they’re briefly trained and away they go. In some stores, training goes a step further to maybe a monthly educational seminar. Nature’s Bin, based here, takes training 10 steps further, however, by making it the...
Palm Beach Gardens, FL—Garden of Life LLC is asking retailers to take certain lots of its Raw Meal Organic Shake & Meal off shleves due to possible Salmonella virchow contamination. Four flavors—Chocolate, Original, Vanilla and Vanilla Chai—are affected by the recall. In late January, several cases of Salmonella Virchow have...
California Seeks to Limit Access to SupplementsTrenton, NJ—The New Jersey State Legislature recently passed the New Jersey Assembly Bill 4133, which allows physicians and podiatric physicians to dispense certain dietary supplements. The bill was originally introduced in the NJ state assembly in February 2015, and passed the state senate on...
Chicago, IL—The Healthy & Natural Show recently announced some headliners in its educational program, which will kick off Thursday, May 5. Attendees can hear a presentation from Joseph Mercola, D.O., physician, author and founder of Mercola.com, about "serving the burgeoning healthy lifestyles consumer market. Also on the agenda is Kora Lazarski,...
East Windsor, NJ—The International Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Research recently published a paper about a branded ingredient’s safety record in a small-animal study. Sabinsa Corporation and Sami Labs founder Muhammed Majeed, Ph.D., lead researcher, concentrated on his company’s patented Coleus forskohlii extract (ForsLean). Groups of five male and female...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has concluded that J.R. Simplot Company’s second generation of Innate Russet Burbank potatoes are not materially different in composition, safety and other parameters from other potatoes or potato-derived food currently on the market. FDA’s safety consultation was voluntarily requested by Simplot and after the...
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