On September 21, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held an all-day workshop in Washington, D.C., titled, “Homeopathic Medicine & Advertising.” The homeopathic drug industry has been under increased scrutiny following a variety of class action lawsuits against homeopathic drug makers such as Boiron which settled for $5 million in...
Silver Spring, MD—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized the first two of seven rules under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). FDA believes these rules will help prevent foodborne illness and improve food safety. The two finalized preventative control rules force human and animal food plants to...
Bethesda, MD—The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced that five research centers will receive a combined $35 million in funding over the next several years to study the "safety of natural products, on how they work within the body and on the development of cutting-edge research technologies." Three existing centers...
Washington, D.C.—Renowned physician and natural medicine proponent Tieraona Low Dog, M.D., briefs Congressional staff members about the value of dietary supplements. Low Dog spoke September 9 at a briefing held by Congressional Dietary Supplement Caucus entitled, "Life Fortified: A Physician’s Case for Dietary Supplements,” referencing data from the Centers on...
Oslo, Norway—A new small-animal study builds on previous evidence that a branded form of vitamin K2 benefits the heart by preventing arterial calcification. Researchers from Maastricht University and the University of Duesseldorf divided a group of 42 rats into two groups. One group underwent a surgery that lowered their kidney...
Harleysville, PA—In August, WholeFoods Magazine covered a webinar held by the Natural Marketing Institute (NMI) discussing consumer findings from their Gluten-Free 2015 Report. These findings included trends and attitudes towards gluten-free from various demographics (Read the original article about the Report’s findings here). New information released by NMI has...
Thomasville, GA—Flowers Foods, Inc. has bought Dave's Killer Bread for $275 million in cash. The brand is expected to continue its operations in Oregon. Nature Bake, founded by the Dahl family in 1955, was renamed Dave's Killer Bread after its best-selling brand, which now has 17 types of organic whole-grain...
Washington, D.C.—The Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 (H.R. 1599) passed the House Agriculture Committee by a voice vote on July 14, after quickly moving through the Energy and Commerce Committee without much dissent from either group. This piece of legislation was introduced by Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-KS) in March and...
Dorchester, MA – While he is no longer working for Trader Joe’s, former company president Doug Rauch is back in the grocery store business. On June 4, Rauch opened the first not-for-profit grocery store in the country, named The Daily Table, in Dorchester, Mass. “Our job at Daily Table is...
Washington, D.C.—Menus and menu boards at chain restaurants and other establishments will now have another year before calorie labels are mandatory, according to the Food and Drug Administration(FDA).This deadline has been pushed back to December 1st, 2016 by FDA following requests for more time from restaurants and retailers to implement...
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