Florida and Nevada—Six people and two companies—Blackstone Labs and Ventech Labs—were charged in a scheme to distribute illegal dietary supplements, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. According to the release, the indictment alleges that the defendants sold hundreds of thousands of illegal products, including anabolic steroids,...
Austin, TX—The American Botanical Council (ABC) has awarded its 2018 James A. Duke Excellence in Botanical Literature Award to Ethnopharmacologic Search for Psychoactive Drugs: 50 Years of Research, Volumes I and II, according to a press release. The Duke Award is given to books annually that significantly contribute to medicinal plant related...
Bloomingdale, IL-- NOW has been awarded The Best and Brightest Companies to Work For, as well as honored for employee wellness programs, according to a press release. The National Association for Business Resources (NABR) chose NOW as one of the nation’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in the Large Business category. The...
New York, NY—The Plant Based World Conference & Expo announced the keynote speakers for 2019: Ann Beaty, the director of Kroger Merchandising Consulting at 84.51°; Edward Brown, president of Restaurant Associates; and Michele Simon, executive director of Plant Based Foods Association. They will be discussing the growth of the plant-based...
New York—KIND Healthy Snacks filed a Citizen Petition urging the FDA to update the nutrient content claim regulation, according to a press release, which says that the current regulation looks at quantities of specific nutrients irrespective of the quality of the overall food, enabling food marketers to put health claims...
Chicago, IL--What's Next for Meal Kits, a new report from The NPD Group, suggests that 93 million Americans who have never tried meal kits are interested in trying them. The marketing research and consumer trends group also reports that Americans who once exclusively purchased meal kits through subscriptions are now seeking meal...
It is with heavy hearts that we share news of the passing of longtime WholeFoods Magazine Editor-in-Chief Alan Richman. He died on Wednesday, March 13, 2019, at the age of 79. Alan was born in The Bronx in 1939. He graduated from Hunter College, where he was the editor of...
Secaucus, NJ—Lycored, which specializes in supplements, announced today in a press release that the company received a U.S. patent for its omega-3 compositions. Lycored's omega-3 patent is made up of fatty acid with a tomato extract, Lycomato®, lycopene, carnosic acid and/or lutein. Lycored's report, published in the NeuroMolecular Medicine Peer Reviewed Journal...
Columbus, OH—A new study published in the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry suggests that green tea could lower risk of obesity and other inflammatory biomarkers. In the experiment performed by Richard Bruno, lead author and professor of human nutrition at Ohio State University, and colleagues, male mice were divided into two...
Singapore—Researchers have found that seniors who consume more than two standard portions of mushrooms weekly may have 50% reduced odds of having mild cognitive impairment (MCI), according to an article in NUS News. The researchers are a team from the Department of Psychological Medicine and Department of Biochemistry at the...
