Lockdown due to COVID-19 has dropped greenhouse gas emissions off a cliff, giving many cause to hope for a silver lining to the pandemic. However, experts note that emissions aren’t dropping as far as they need to, and that other pollutants are popping up. The good news: Two new studies...
Washington, D.C.—In April, a survey conducted by the Natural Products Association (NPA) revealed that 95% of respondents who applied for a small business loan through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) had been rejected; 88% of respondents said they would reapply when additional resources become available. NPA has now conducted a...
Washington, D.C.—The National Organic Coalition (NOC) and Organic Farmers Association (OFA) submitted a letter to Congress requesting that the next coronavirus relief package include provisions to help organic farmers, farmworkers, retailers, certifiers, and other businesses withstand the challenges they face during the COVID-19 pandemic. Organic farms and businesses are on...
Evanston, IL—COVID-19 patients who are severely deficient in vitamin D are twice as likely to experience severe complications, including death, according to research led by Northwestern University. The study, titled The Possible Role of Vitamin D in Suppressing Cytokine Storm and Associated Mortality in COVID-19 Patients, is available on medRxiv,...
Silver Spring, MD—The FDA and FTC issued warning letters to two companies for selling fraudulent COVID-19 products. The companies were Honey Colony LLC and Dr. Dhole’s Sushanti Homeopathic Clinic. Honey Colony offered products including Quicksilver Liposomal Vitamin C, Jigsaw Magnesium with SRT, and Silver Excelsior Serum for sale in the...
Phoenix, AZ—Sprouts Farmers Market has reported its results for the first quarter of 2020, with net sales of $1.6 billion for a 16% increase from the same period in 2019. As a result of the COVID-19 public health crisis, demand increased dramatically during the latter part of the 13-week quarter,...
Los Angeles, CA—Kombucha Brewers International (KBI) has launched the Kombucha Heal-In, a week-long initiative from May 5-11, 2020, that will provide 100,000 bottles of Kombucha to frontline workers in Michigan, Connecticut and New York. Consumers nationwide can purchase gift cards from more than 25 participating Kombucha brewers in five different countries.
Intensive farming practices, including overuse of antibiotics, high animal numbers, and low genetic diversity, increase the risk of animal pathogens transferring to humans. That warning comes from an international team of researchers led by the Universities of Bath and Sheffield in the UK, working with support from the United States...
Silver Spring, MD—Organic soybeans will fetch higher prices this year, according to Mercaris’ spring outlook. Other findings: Organic corn and wheat are on a “bearish” trend over the 2019/20 market year. A press release explains that a collapse in organic soybean imports from China and a reduction from Canada and...
Naperville, IL—KeHE announced that its 2020 Holiday Show, which had been scheduled to take place in Chicago from June 16-18, will be held virtually due to COVID-19 safety concerns. The Holidays of Hope virtual show, which is exclusive to current KeHE suppliers and retailers, will provide attendees with a digital...
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