Auburn, WA—The Gluten-Free Certification Organization (GFCO) certified 273 products from 23 brands as gluten-free from January through April, according to a press release from the Gluten Intolerance Group (GIG). GFCO certifies the product to 10 parts per million or less of gluten, performs both planned and unannounced site audits, and...
Providence, RI—United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) has announced preliminary third quarter results, bundled in with a COVID-19 business update and an announcement of the actions the company is taking to protect the health and safety of its associates and to care for local communities. Steven L. Spinner, Chairman and CEO...
Garden Grove, CA—Alkemist Labs is issuing a warning to the dietary supplements industry: Some ingredient suppliers and marketing companies have been altering valid lab reports and using those falsified reports to market their products, according to a press release. These falsifications have not been limited to Alkemist's reports. These alterations...
Hopkins, MN—United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) is initiating a voluntary recall of a limited quantity of Wild Harvest Organic Basil distributed out of UNFI’s Hopkins, MN distribution center to select retailers in Minnesota between 4/18/2020 and 5/8/2020, according to an announcement posted by FDA. The recall is issued out of...
Bloomingdale, IL—NOW has tested several CoQ10 and SAMe products purchased on Amazon—and found them lacking, according to a press release. Aaron Secrist, VP of Quality and Regulatory Affairs, said in the release: “We initially tested the CoQ10 because we had serious questions about the dosage form: It is almost impossible...
Boston, MA—Attorney General Maura Healey led a coalition of 13 attorneys general in calling on Amazon and Whole Foods Market to strengthen measures to protect the health and safety of their workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a press release. The attorneys general sent a letter to the companies...
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...
Green Bay, WI—EuroPharma, makers of Terry Naturally, shared news of the recent passing of Sue Hahn, Director of International Sales at EuroPharma/Terry Naturally Canada. "The loss of Sue comes as a shock and devastation to all who knew her, loved her, and worked alongside her," Terry Lemerond and the Terry...
Austin, TX—Euromed has adopted fig through the American Botanical Council’s (ABC) Adopt-an-Herb program, according to a press release. The adoption supports ABC’s HerbMedPro database, ensuring that it can remain up-to-date for researchers, health professionals, industry members, students, and consumers. Andrea Zangara, Head of Scientific Communication and Marketing at Euromed, said...
London, England—Blue light and the threat it poses to eye health is the subject of IADSA’s latest Mind the Gap resource, according to a press release. Blue light is more energy-intense than other types of light, according to the release, allowing it to penetrate deep into the eye, where over...
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