Lakewood, CO—Natural Grocers has pledged its participation in the Better Chicken Commitment (BCC), a set of standards for broiler chicken welfare developed by a coalition of animal welfare organizations. Ninety percent of the chicken and chicken-containing products the company sells already meets or exceeds these new standards. The retailer will work...
Richmond, CA— Nutiva has acquired Coconut Secret from its parent company Leslie’s Organics. Created in 2009 by siblings Leslie and Randy, Coconut Secret sells soy-free Asian sauces with coconut aminos and was made for consumers looking for healthy, organic, and low-glycemic foods. “We’re thrilled to welcome Coconut Secret into our family of...
Washington, D.C.—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has announced the featured speakers for its Now, New, Next conference, taking place October 20-22. The conference’s aim is to help resolve innovation and business challenges facing the supplement industry. “It’s time for a reset,” said CRN President & CEO Steve Mister in...
Tune in to hear Todd Pauli of 24 Stories Marketing, Maggie Jaqua from WholeFoods Magazine, and Arun Natarajan, President and Co-founder of Avlaan, discuss the urgent need to combat global vitamin D deficiency—and the story of VegD3, a Vitamin D3 of 100% non-GMO plant origin that's helping a wider audience meet...
A study published in Nature Food has ranked foods by their dietary and environmental impact, looking to offer specific, actionable recommendations to help motivate people to change their behavior, according to a press release. Researchers from the University of Michigan evaluated more than 5,800 foods, ranking them by their nutritional...
Leverkusen—Bayer has provided an update on its five-point plan to address future Roundup litigation risk after a May 27 decision to withdraw from the national class process. A major portion of its plan: Bayer will remove glyphosate from products in the U.S. residential Lawn & Garden market, replacing the ingredient...
Kutztown, PA—Kutztown University (KU) and Rodale Institute have signed a five-year agreement of academic cooperation, according to a press release, establishing a research affiliation benefitting both institutions. Rodale’s headquarters—a 333-acre farm with research facilities—are located fewer than six miles away from Kutztown University. The agreement provides KU students and faculty...
Kerala, India—A new study has found that a branded turmeric extract could potentially help lessen damage from Alzheimer’s disease on organs other than the brain, according to a press release from Arjuna Natural Pvt, makers of Curcugreen/BCM-95 turmeric extract. Alzheimer’s disease is marked by progressive deficit in memory and cognitive...
Washington, D.C.—The Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has recently modernized the Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD), a public repository of dietary supplement labeling information. The DSLD was initially released to the public in 2013, at which point it had 16,712 labels filed, labels...
Washington, D.C.—The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) has welcomed Alcon Vision, PROFOOT, and Willow Bark Brands, as its newest manufacturer members. CHPA noted in a press release that the three companies' product offerings include over-the-counter (OTC) medicines, dietary supplements, and consumer medical devices (CMD). “CHPA, and its mission of empowering...
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