Haddonfield, NJ—Reviva Labs is looking to help solve problems for independent retailers and consumers. The problem: COVID-19 put a stop to in-store demos and forced shelf-based product testers to be removed. Reviva paused its brand ambassador in-store demo program in mid-March 2020 and supported the removal of in-store shelf-based testers...
Phoenix, AZ—Last year, Sprouts Farmers Market announced its goal to drive efficiencies across its network of fresh distribution centers by locating them within 250 miles of the stores they serve. This week, the grocer announced the opening of a new distribution center in Aurora, which is its first center in...
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England—Consuming a 25g serving of processed meat a day is associated with a 44% increased risk of developing dementia. However, eating some unprocessed red meat—such as beef, pork, or veal—could be protective, as people who consumed 50g a day were 19% less likely to develop dementia. That’s...
Chicago, IL—Having vitamin D levels above those traditionally considered sufficient may lower risk of infection for Black people, according to a new study from the University of Chicago Medicine. The study retrospectively examined the relationship between vitamin D levels and likelihood of testing positive for COVID-19 in 3,000 patients...
Oslo, Norway—Kappa Bioscience’s workforce is now wholly carbon neutral, according to a post on LinkedIn. Kappa partnered with Ecologi to offset its employees’ carbon footprint by planting trees. According to Ecologi’s website, Kappa has planted 2,668 trees, for a carbon reduction of 193.37 tons—the equivalent of 479,751 miles driven in...
Washington, D.C.—The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) launched its Self-Care Leadership Series with a Fireside Chat with Dr. Scott Gottlieb, which covered a range of topics including COVID-19 and CBD. On the latter, the former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner noted that dietary supplements are becoming more complex in...
Silver Spring, MD—FDA has issued warning letters to two companies for selling products labeled as containing cannabidiol (CBD) in ways that violate the FD&C Act. Honest Globe Inc. and Biolyte Laboratories LLC have marketed pain relief products that the FDA is calling unapproved new drugs. Honest Globe was warned in...
A new human clinical trial has found that Bioenergy Life Science’s RiaGev ingredient can increase NAD+ and NADP+ levels in healthy, middle-aged adults, according to a press release. NAD+ is a molecule containing ribose and nicotinamide, which enables cells and mitochondria to convert food into ATP, the body’s source of...
Austin, TX—Joyful, energized, focused, relaxed...one year into the COVID-19 pandemic, most of us are looking for more of that in our lives. According to a recent survey conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of Whole Foods Market, 85% of respondents would like to take steps to improve their overall ...
McLean, VA—Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) launched a multi-million dollar global food challenge on Thursday, March 25, at 11:30 p.m. EDT, according to a press release. 500 billion people globally suffer from food allergies, the release states. 85 million people in the U.S. are impacted, with 32 million suffering...
