According to the Natural Products Association's (NPA) formal comments to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), "adding kratom to the U.S. food supply could likely be dangerous and lead to serious unintended consequences." On August 31, 2016, the DEA published, in the Federal Register, a notice of intent to temporarily...
Fulton County, GA—According to a report in Reuters, the North American Olive Oil Association (NAOOA), Neptune, NJ a trade group representing importers of olive oil has filed a lawsuit against television personality Dr. Mehmet Oz as well as Entertainment Media Ventures Inc and ZoCo Productions LLC, the business entities that...
[caption id="attachment_48474" align="alignright" width="123"] Corinne Shindelar, CEO, INFRA[/caption] SENPA, a non-profit association of retailers, manufacturers, distributors and brokers in the natural products industry, has announced its keynote speakers for the 2016 SOHO EXPO Trade Show taking place December 1-4 at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Kissimmee, FL.
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is a press release written by an industry company. WholeFoods Magazine does not endorse any specific brand or product. The opinions expressed here are not necessarily those of the publisher. When the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published new research that found cranberry juice...
South Plainfield NJ — WholeFoods Magazine is proud to announce our official membership to United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA). Since its inception in 1991, UNPA, a global alliance of companies, strives towards providing natural health consumers with ethical products and practices by working alongside the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) voted 10 to 3, with one abstention, to remove carrageen from the National List of substances approved for use in organic foods. Although carrageenan, used commonly as a bulking agent, carrier, stabilizer or thickener in infant formula,...
Purchase, NY, Plano, TX — PepsiCo, Inc. based in Purchase, NY announced yesterday that it will acquire KeVita, maker of fermented probiotic and kombucha beverages. According to BevNET, sources close to the deal have put the purchase price between $200 and 300 million. PespiCo has already held a minority stake...
Quebec, Canada — Fruit d’Or, Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Quebec, Canada held its Cranberry Harvest Symposium on October 23-26 at their Quebec headquarters. Several important announcements took place at the symposium, including a new partnership with Taiyo International, Inc, Minneapolis, MN for a new branded ingredient, SunCran. SunCran combines Fruit d’Or’s Organic Cranberry Juice...
Dean Foods Company is forming a joint venture with CROPP, an independent farmer cooperative and owner of the Organic Valley brand. The partnership, which will begin processing and shipping in mid-to-late 2017, will bring Organic Valley milk to retailers through Dean Foods’ processing plants and refrigerated direct store delivery system.
Julissa Catalan has been chosen to be WholeFoods Magazine’s new editor, following the departure of Kaylynn Chiarello-Ebner who served as editor for ten years and has played a vital role in the magazine’s growth over these ensuing years. “I am proud to say that I have worked with the best...
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