Washington, D.C.—After a delay in voting prior to the Thanksgiving holiday, the Senate finally passed the Food Safety Modernization Act on November 30 (Yea-Nay Vote: 73-25). Although the bill has moved to the House for debate, there is a constitutional stipulation threatening the bill’s ratification. Section 107 of the...
The second Natracare Sisters raised $320,000 to help “improve the health of women and babies by training women scientists and clinicians.” Sisters Susie Hewson, Natracare’s chief executive, and Theresa White cycled 450 km over five days in China as part of the Women for Women Cycle China challenge. The elete...
DSM CEO Feike Sijbesma received the 2010 Humanitarian of the Year Award from the United Nations Association of New York “for his outstanding commitment to corporate social responsibility and in particular for DSM’s partnership with the United Nations World Food Programme.” Health Plus of Chino, CA has three new employees.
Albuquerque, NM—Homeopathic medicine supplier Heel USA held an editors’ summit in early October. The opening night of the event featured a presentation from Heel USA president and CEO Thierry Montfort on the company history and an overview of homeopathy, which he stated should be composed of “effective yet gentle medicine.”...
Washington, D.C.—In October, The Institute of Medicine (IOM) released the first report of a two-phase study examining nutrition rating systems and symbols on front-of-package (FOP) labeling. This first report details the nutrition science basis for FOP labeling systems and concludes that FOP labeling systems ought to reference serving size, calorie...
Rockville, MD—Based on results from a 10-year study tracking the retail industry’s efforts to improve food safety factors, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) concludes that the presence of certified food safety managers on site to oversee and enforce food safety practices in stores significantly increases compliance...
Arlington Heights, IL—John Carlson, co-founder and president of Carlson Laboratories, will retire after 45 years of heading the company. Carlson will not completely break from the company, instead serving as its Director Emeritus, an “advisory role,” says the firm. Carlson has been an active member of many organizations including National...
Boston, MA—Natural Products Expo East, held here October 13–16, wrapped up its run in Boston with a 1,300-booth exhibit hall and an organic-heavy educational line-up, due to its combined program with the Organic Summit and the Organic Trade Association (OTA)’s All Things Organic show. Next year, Expo East is slated...
Pomegranate product makers POM Wonderful are embroiled in a fight with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over their use of health claims-based marketing for their products. The action is the latest example of efforts by FTC and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to more heavily scrutinize...
Washington, D.C.—Last month WholeFoods reported that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was giving signs it would approve the introduction of a genetically modified salmon product. Eleven senators from mostly coastal states have since tried to halt the approval process, urging FDA to consider the matter more closely...
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