Seattle, WA-based PCC Natural Markets (PCC) announced it will only sell ethically sourced chocolate. Vendors must provide documentation that child slave labor wasn’t used in its supply chain and that suppliers follow International Labor Organization Fundamental Conventions. Dean’s Natural Foods of Ocean and Basking Ridge, NJ will no longer...
The times they are a changing. Born between 1946 and 1964, many Baby Boomers fulfilled the American Dream by owning houses, raising families and living comfortably. Companies courted them, tailoring products to meet their specific needs for joint care, anti-aging, blood sugar support and more. However, a new group of...
Oslo, Norway—Krill oil (KO) and its benefits are at the center of a new small-animal study published by Lipids in Heath and Disease. Led by researchers from University of Bergen and Aker Biomarine ASA, based here, the team observed the effects of KO on cognition and depression in rats, as...
What’s Selling is our monthly review of what our retailers nationwide say is selling well in their stores. This month, we’ve compiled all the data since April to see what’s been popular this quarter. In Food, gluten-free (GF) dominated, even more than in past quarters. Every region reported that GF...
Hoboken, NJ—A six-month study of those with metabolic syndrome indicates a branded French maritime pine bark extract (Pycnogenol, distributed by Horphag Research USA, based here) may help reduce symptoms. Led by Gianni Belacaro of Irvine3 Labs in Italy, a research team collected data on 130 people (ages 45–55) with all...
New York, NY—Citicoline may be what it takes to slow the progression of glaucoma in some individuals, according to Italian researchers who published their data in Ophthalmologica. The scientists (affiliated with University of Milan, Milan, University of Rome, University of Genoa and Fondazione G.B. Bietti per l’Oftalmologia) collected information on...
Phoenix, AZ—Sprouts Farmers Market has been named the WholeFoods Retailer of the Year for 2013. A chain of neighborhood grocery stores with the feel of an old-fashioned farmers market, Sprouts has 155 locations and counting as of April 2013. Customers can find everyday staples and value-priced specialty items in every...
London, UK—New data published in Diabetologia by Imperial College London, UK researchers revealed that drinking one 12-oz sugary soda—which is the equivalent of one can—every day increases the risk of developing type-2 diabetes. The investigators collected data about how much sugar- and artificially sweetened beverages (including soft drinks, juice and...
Kanagawa, Japan—Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), an extreme form of fatty liver disease, can be severe and lead to cirrhosis. Researchers from Kanagawa Institute of Technology in Japan believe a mixture of vitamin E analogs (tocotrienols and alpha-tocopherol) may help, based on data from a new small animal study. The researchers induced...
Washington, D.C.—In the case of Bowman v. Monsanto, the Supreme Court has ruled that farmers cannot legally save patented genetically modified seeds for replanting. Monsanto had sued Indiana farmer Vernon Bowman for replanting pesticide-resistant Roundup Ready soybeans, and he now owes $84,456 in damages. The ruling came down to the...
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