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...
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...
Washington, D.C.—The onerous Puerto Rico Senate Bill (SB) 1599 has been dismissed. It is no longer a threat to the dietary supplements industry. Using Administrative Order 346, the bill would have placed several taxes on the dietary supplement industry. It also would have increased the cost of supplements under a...
Salt Lake City, UT—GOED (the Global Organization of EPA and DHA Omega-3s) released a report about omega-3s on the global market in 2015. The group says these items accounted for $31.4 billion in sales worldwide, with 36% coming from Asia, 32% from North America and 26% from Europe. The Rest...
New research published in the Journal of Public Policy and Marketing suggests consumers may switch to a lower-calorie option when color-coded or numeric calories are labeled on food menus. During a six-week study, researchers examined 249 corporate employees ordering lunch through a newly-developed online portal. The portal, displayed menu items...
Hoboken, NJ—Horphag Research, supplier of Pycnogenol, announced that it has a new ingredient available to U.S. manufacturers. The standardized French oak wood extract called Robuvit is produced on a dedicated production line in France and supports vitality, energy and detoxification. “The research around Robuvit casts this French oak extract as...
Cincinnati, OH—New research from the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center suggests young individuals with migraines may also suffer from vitamin deficiency. The study, which involved database information from children, teens and young adults who were migraine patients at the Cincinnati Children's Headache Center, analyzed baseline bloodwork for riboflavin, vitamin D,...
On June 17, the Naturals Products Association (NPA) announced goods containing the synthetic preservatives Tropolone and Chlorphenisin would be prohibited from gaining its “NPA Certified” seal. The new and tighter standards are a part of the association’s goal to “remove all synthetic materials from its Natural Seal certification program” and...
Oslo, Norway—Vitamin K2 is a rising star in the bone and heart health categories, and new research offers even more insight into why the vitamin supports circulatory health. Researchers specifically looked at the effect of vitamin K2 (as menaquinone-7 [MK-7 as MenaQ7 from Nattopharma, based here]) on inflammatory markers like...
Washington, D.C.—At the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) Regulatory Summit, Steve Tate, acting director at the Office of Dietary Supplement Programs for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), offered an update of FDA’s latest enforcement actions and priorities. One key topic of discussion was FDA’s elevation of the Dietary...
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