Boston, MA—A new study from Tufts University says that nutrient intake is only associated with decreased risk of all-cause mortality when the nutrient source is foods; The study says that there is no association between dietary supplement use and a lower risk of death, and that excess calcium intake is...
Washington, DC–Before vacating his office on April 5, former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., shared his thoughts on the most efficient pathway to legalize CBD. As WholeFoods previously reported, Dr. Gottlieb attended his final hearing before a Senate appropriations subcommittee in March. When questioned about CBD, he stated that the...
Silver Spring, MD—FDA has set a time and date for a public hearing regarding products containing cannabis-derived compounds, according to a public announcement. The hearing—titled “Scientific Data and Information about Products Containing Cannabis or Cannabis-Derived Compounds”—will take place on May 31, 2019, from 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. at FDA’s White Oak...
Washington, D.C.—Outgoing FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb was asked about the FDA’s plan to regulate hemp-derived CBD products at his final hearing before a Senate appropriations subcommittee. According to a report by Marijuana Moment, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) pointed out the “significant regulatory and enforcement uncertainty” surrounding CBD, and asked Dr. Gottlieb how...
San Francisco, CA—A federal jury ruled that Monsanto/Bayer was liable for Edwin Hardeman’s cancer, and ordered the company to pay Hardeman $80 million in damages. This was part of a trial presided over by Judge Vince Chhabria, who required the trial to be held in two phases: The first phase...
Deerfield, IL--The latest mass chain to enter the CBD market: Walgreens. CNBC reported that Walgreens will sell CBD creams, patches and sprays in Oregon, Colorado, New Mexico, Kentucky, Tennessee, Vermont, South Carolina, Illinois and Indiana. The products will be available in nearly 1,500 stores. Details on which brands will be...
Baton Rouge, LA--The Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control (ATC) issued an advisory notice specifying that state law prohibits any product to contain any level or trace amount of THC. The notice pointed to the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy Guidance Document regarding CBD oil, which, in the FAQ section, sums...
Escondido, CA--Henry Avocado Corporation has issued a voluntary recall of California-grown whole avocados due to the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. No illness have been reported in association with this recall, which was prompted by positive test results on environmental samples taken during a routine government inspection of the company's...
Washington, DC--Outgoing FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb shared his thoughts on the the most efficient pathway to legalize CBD while speaking at a talk hosted by the Hutchins Center on Fiscal & Monetary Policy and the USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy at Brookings Institution. After his talk, Gottlieb was interviewed by...
San Francisco, CA—A federal jury in San Francisco found that Monsanto’s glyphosate-based herbicide Roundup was a substantial factor in causing the cancer of a California man. The Guardian reports that Edwin Hardeman of Santa Rosa was the first person to challenge Monsanto’s Roundup in a federal trial and alleged that...
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