In an effort to reduce consumer confusion on product date labels, the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) and the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) have joined together to adopt two standard phrases: “Best If Used By” and “Use By.” “Our product code dating initiative is the latest example of how retailers and...
Essen, DE — The Aldi supermarket chain plans to reinvent its look and product selection to deliver a modern and wholesome shopping experience to their customers. With the investment of $1.6 billion, the company also expects to grow to more than 1,300 locations by 2020. Aldi will be adding natural...
An article was recently published in The Journal of Medicinal Chemistry titled “The Essential Medicinal Chemistry of Curcumin: Miniperspective.” In it, authors provide an overview of research on curcumin that they claim, “provides evidence that curcumin is an unstable, reactive, nonbioavailable compound and, therefore, a highly improbable lead.” This, like...
Lexington, KY – A partnership has been created between Natural Products Association (NPA) and Informed-Choice, a globally recognized testing program, which assists US supplement manufacturers in decreasing the risks that their products could contain substances that have been forbidden by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). Athletes will have peace of...
Green Bay, Wisconsin – EuroPharma is marking its 10 year anniversary and in celebration founder and president Terry Lemerond has gifted his employees by signing papers to share ownership of his company with every single one of them. He gives this gift in the hopes that this is a just...
Los Angeles, CA — POM Wonderful filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court in the Central District of California alleging that Trenton, NJ-based Bai Brands had infringed on its “Super Tea” trademark, causing a likelihood of confusion. Both POM and Bai super tea products are antioxidant-rich real brewed teas...
A new study published in the journal Epidemiology suggests consumers who eat a gluten-free diet may be at risk for an increased exposure to arsenic and mercury, due to rice-flour which is often used as a substitute for wheat in gluten-free foods. Researchers from the University of Illinois, Chicago (UIC) School of...
Washington D.C. — The Hemp Industries Association (HIA) has filed a motion to hold the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in contempt of court for disregarding the February 6, 2004 ruling that hemp stalk, fiber, sterilized seed, and seed oil are not classified as Schedule I controlled substances. Industrial hemp is...
Austin, TX — Whole Foods Market will be focusing on current store growth in their new quarter instead of opening the recently forecasted 1,200 new stores across the U.S. The retailer has experienced low same-store sales in the last six quarters, and they’ll close down nine stores up until April...
East Windsor, NJ — A study published in Inflammopharmacology explored how curcuminoids (Sabinsa’s Curcumin C3 Complex and BioPerine) can reduce oxidative stress in patients suffering from type II diabetes, as oxidative stress can add to the development of type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Curcuminoids are natural, chain-breaking antioxidants derived from...
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