Washington, D.C. - The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) is fighting back against a private litigant’s claim that a dietary supplement company falsely advertised the benefits of its product. CRN, trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, submitted an amicus brief to the United States Court of...
Quebec, CN - Fruit d’Or Nutraceuticals is now a TRU ID Certified Partner, and is urging other companies to do the same. The TRU ID testing program weeds out adulteration, and gives consumers “peace of mind,” Stephen Lukawski, director of global sales and product development, Fruit d’Or Nutraceuticals, said at...
Lucky’s Market, the low-priced natural and organics products chain, has announced plans to add 20 new stores over the next 18 to 24 months – 16 of them in Florida, according to Supermarket News. Lucky’s currently has 28 stores in 11 states and has focused on cities where the demographics...
Pearland, TX – Lonza is opening the world’s largest dedicated cell-and-gene-therapy facility, built in anticipation of rising demand from developers of cell and gene therapies – the next era in medicine – and with the mission of enabling them to deliver these types of treatments to patients around the world...
Costa Mesa, CA. — Mother's Market & Kitchen, a natural and organic foods retailer, has donated $4,000 to Beyond Pesticides, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, which works with allies in protecting public health and the environment to lead the transition to a world free of toxic pesticides. Funds were collected from...
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department will allow Bayer AG to acquire Monsanto for more than $60 billion once the companies sell off some assets, the Wall Street Journal reports. The deal will make it the world’s biggest supplier of pesticides and seeds for farmers. Bayer CEO Werner Baumann and Monsanto...
The Trump Administration has published a proposed list of 1,300 Chinese imports that will be hit with an increased duty of 25%. Some dietary supplements are on this list, including CoQ10, and vitamins E, B2 and B12. The CoQ Association will be aggressively working on this issue on behalf...
Washington, D.C. — Carrageenan, a seaweed extract used in ice cream, high-protein drinks and as a thickening agent in other foods, has received approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture as an allowable organic ingredient. This goes against a recommendation by the National Organic Standards Board to drop the emulsifier...
BOISE, ID – Albertsons is expanding its exclusive Open Nature brand into non-food categories and expects to release more than 240 new products this year. As announced in a press release, this launch follows the grocer’s recent releases of Open Nature goods in both baby and pet food categories. Geoff...
By now you've seen the results of the 40th Annual Retailer Survey. Join us for a webinar on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at 2:00pm EST to learn what makes the difference for successful stores — and much more. Click here to sign up! WholeFoods Magazine Editor-in Chief Laurie Petersen and...
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