St. Paul, MN—The Independent Natural Food Retailers Association’s (INFRA) Board of Directors announced in a press release that Founder and President/CEO Corinne Shindelar is stepping down, effective March 1, 2020. She held her position for 15 years. Cheryl Hughes, Board Chair, said in the release: “The Board is honored that...
Cape Girardeau, MO—A Missouri peach grower was awarded $265 million in his lawsuit against Bayer and BASF, according to Reuters, in which he alleged that his 1,000-acre orchard was irreparably harmed by Bayer’s and BASF's dicamba-based herbicides, which had wafted into the trees from nearby farms. Bill Bader owns Bader...
UPDATE 3/1/20: KeHE Cares and its partners have taken precautionary measures due to the COVID-19 and cancelled the Serving Goodness Event, according to the company. KeHE noted that thousands of boxes of healthy food have been donated to Children's Hunger Fund. These boxes will provide over 150,000 meals to local...
Silver Spring, MD—U.S. farmers harvested nearly 3.3 million acres of certified organic field crops in 2019, driven by 14% more organic field crop operations, according to a press release from Mercaris. Mercaris’ Final 2019 Acreage Report shows that the number of growers converting land to organic production “escalated significantly” over...
Washington, D.C.—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) and the American Conference Institute (ACI) will hold the 8th annual Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance Forum on Dietary Supplements from June 23-25 at the Intercontinental New York Times Square. Steve Mister, President and CEO, CRN, and Scott Bass, Partner, Sidley Austin LLP, are...
Rockville, MD—U.S. retail sales of cannabis and cannabidiol (CBD) products reached $14 billion in 2019, and are on pace to increase 18% per year to $33 billion in 2024, according to data published in a new report from Packaged Facts titled Cannabis and CBD: U.S. Retail Market Trends and Opportunities.
Austin, TX—The American Botanical Council (ABC) announced in a press release that the 2019 Varro E. Tyler Commercial Investment in Phytomedicinal Research Award will be presented to San Francisco-based Napo Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Jaguar Health. Napo specializes in the research, development, and production of natural, plant-derived novel therapeutic agents.
Naas, Ireland—Kerry announced in a press release that it has acquired the Spanish company Pevesa Biotech, expanding its non-allergenic and organic plant protein capability. Pevesa is an established global leader in non-allergenic, non-GMO plant proteins for the infant, general, and clinical nutrition markets, the release says. Pevesa offers a range...
Note: The headline of this article has been updated to clarify that, in a lab study, ethnobotanical medicine was shown to be effective against the bacterium that causes Lyme disease. Ethnobotanical medicine is effective against the bacterium that causes Lyme disease, according to a preclinical study performed by researchers at...
Washington, D.C.—The FDA failed to meet its deadline to provide a Congressionally mandated report on how it plans to regulate cannabidiol (CBD), according to a press release from the Natural Products Association (NPA). In last year’s spending bill, Congress instructed the FDA to adopt an enforcement discretion policy within 120...
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