Austin, TX--TerraPurezza has announced a partnership with Willie Nelson’s Luck Ranch in Spicewood, Texas, to create a comprehensive, replicable example of regenerative agriculture. The 500-acre ranch will be transformed into a RegenAg farm by restoring native prairie, recharging aquifers, and improving soil quality using heritage breed livestock. The site will...
Reforming national dietary guidelines to help people eat healthier and more sustainably could prevent deaths from chronic diseases and cut greenhouse gas emissions—but, according to an analysis published by The BMJ, most dietary guidelines are not compatible with these targets. An international research team set out to compare the health...
Lake Success, NY—The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. has completed the divestiture of Danival to a subsidiary of Wessanen N.V., according to a press release. Danival sells organic products made from fruits and vegetables sourced from France. A press release from Wessanen notes that Danival supports more than 30 farmers in...
Washington, D.C.—The USDA has posted the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s final scientific report, a review of the latest available science on specific nutrition topics, according to a statement from USDA. The findings will inform USDA and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as they develop the 2020-2025...
New Port Richey, FL—Joining the list of industry events that have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the SOHO Healthfest produced by SENPA, which had been scheduled for August 14-16 in Dallas, will not take place as planned. National and state mandates to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as...
Bans are being lifted on reusable grocery shopping bags as science emerges showing that the likelihood of transmission is minimal, according to Eater. At the beginning of the pandemic, San Francisco banned reusable bags, stopped enforcing its ban on single-use plastic bags, and stopped requiring grocers to charge for single-use...
The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP) has released a draft version of a proposed rule to strengthen organic enforcement. The proposed amendments are “intended to protect integrity in the organic supply chain and build consumer and industry trust in the USDA organic label by strengthening organic...
A number of coconut water and oil products are made using the labor of trained monkeys, according to an investigation from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). A report from BBC explains that while humans can pick around 80 coconuts per day, trained monkeys can pick up...
Washington, D.C.—The Environmental Working Group (EWG) commissioned laboratory tests on hummus and chickpeas samples, and found glyphosate in more than 80% of non-organic samples. It was detected at far lower levels in organic versions, according to a press release. Glyphosate is the most widely used herbicide in the world, the...
Rahway, NJ—Veggies Made Great has narrowed submissions to its Health Care Heroes initiative and is asking the Natural Products Industry to vote. The winner and nominator will both win free Veggies Made Great products for one year, the company announced in a press release. Commenced in June, the initiative has been collecting...
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