Vitamin Angels of Santa Barbara, CA is hosting its First Annual West Coast Golf Outing. The event will take place September 23 at the Trump International Golf Course in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA. Those interested can register at www.vitaminangelsgolfwest.com. Nu Century Herbs, based in Michigan City, IN, donated 1,800...
Cancun, Mexico—Those interested in xylitol research were in for a sweet treat at the 2013 Xlear Inc. Conference, held here in February. Speakers from all over the world were on hand to offer information about new and gold-standard xylitol research. Highlights of the event included talks from some of the...
Washington, D.C.—In mid-March, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report regarding the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) regulation of adverse event reports (AERs) when it comes to dietary supplements. This report was developed at the request of Representative Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL). At...
Washington, D.C.—A set of policy principles regarding the labeling of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in food was released by the Natural Products Association (NPA) on March 19. The core of the position is a call for the issue of GMO labeling to be addressed at the federal level, and an...
Austin, TX—Products containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) as ingredients will require special labeling in all Whole Foods Market stores by 2018, the company announced at Natural Products Expo West. It becomes the first national grocery chain to take such a step. As the deadline approaches, the chain plans to work...
Washington, D.C.—It is well known that calcium and vitamin D are essential to bone health, with more than 1,000 published studies confirming this effect. So, it came as a surprise in late February when the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) advised postmenopausal women against the use of calcium (1,000...
A preview of Expo West events, with advice for covering the show from key natural products retailers.It’s that time of the year again! Natural Products Expo West, hosted by New Hope Natural Media, is once again coming to the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA from Thursday, March 7th to...
What’s Selling is our monthly review of what retailers from all over the country say is selling well in their stores. This month, we’ve compiled all of the data since January to see what’s been popular so far in 2013. Everyone started the New Year off sweet in the Food...
The WholeFoods 2012 Retailer Survey Podcast is available at www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/multimedia/podcast. Tune in to hear expanded analysis and merchandising tips about growing profit, strategies for adding perishable foods, maximizing store footprint and staff compensation. Debby Swoboda Marketing Solutions, Inc. was hired by the Southeast Natural Products Association to coproduce and...
Eagan, MN-based Biothera announced that Joy Dubost, Ph.D., R.D., CSSD, (president of Dubost Food and Nutrition Solutions LLC) and sports nutrition consultant Dave Ellis, R.D., CSCS, joined its board of scientific advisors. Alan Rillorta has joined AIDP of City of Industry, CA as director of branded ingredients sales. Pamela’s...
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