San Francisco, CA—A federal judge has limited the evidence attorneys in an upcoming case can bring against Bayer in a trial determining whether or not the glyphosate-based pesticide Roundup caused plaintiff Edwin Hardeman’s cancer, according to Reuters. Reuters reported that this order, by U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria, splits the...
Camarillo, CA—The number of monarch butterflies turning up at California’s overwintering sites has dropped by about 86% compared to last year, the Xerces society told USA Today. USA Today reported that the species has dropped by around 97% since the 1980s. Every year, according to USA Today, monarch butterflies in...
City of Industry, CA—Natural Remedies announced in a press release that AIDP is now its exclusive distributor in North America for Natural Remedies’ entire product portfolio. Natural Remedies specializes in scientifically based botanical extracts and Ayurvedic products, including Turmacin, Gutgard, AP-Bio, Ocibest, and Bacopa-E. Anurag Agarwal, CEO and managing director...
Corvallis, OR— A higher intake of vitamin C is crucial for metabolic syndrome patients trying to halt a cycle of antioxidant disruption and health-related problems, according to researchers from Oregon State University (OSU). The findings, published in Redox Biology and covered in a report by Science Daily, suggest that a diet...
Washington, D.C.—In comments made to the FDA, the Natural Products Association (NPA) questioned why the Agency's draft guidance for food labeling serving sizes does not provide examples for dietary supplements, according to a press release. The NPA took issue with the fact that no examples were provided for dietary supplements carrying Supplement Facts...
As WholeFoods Magazine previously reported, Amazon is planning to build and expand Whole Foods stores across the U.S. in the hopes of putting more customers within range of its two-hour delivery service, Prime Now, according to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ). WSJ reported that this would bring Whole Foods to more suburbs, where...
Secaucus, NJ—Lycored’s Lycomato has become the first tomato extract to carry the Non-GMO Project Verified seal, according to a press release. Lycored is an international company that combines natural nutrition with science to develop natural ingredients, one of which is Lycomato, a proprietary blend sourced from non-GMO tomatoes. Zev Ziegler,...
Las Vegas, NV—CV Sciences, Inc., announced in a press release that it has been certified by the U.S. Hemp Authority Guidance Program. The program was developed by the U.S. Hemp Roundtable, and is designed to educate hemp farmers and hemp finished product producers in FDA Current Good Manufacturing Practices and...
Toronto, Canada—The Allergen Control Group (ACG), owners of the Gluten-Free Certification Program, announced in a press release the formation of two food-industry stakeholder working groups to support the development and launch of the first internationally recognized and voluntary Plant-Based Certification Program (PBCP). Paul Valder, president and CEO of ACG, said...
A study led by Cornell found that Midwest agriculture is increasingly vulnerable to climate change, according to reporting on the University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences website. The study, led by Ariel Ortiz-Bobea and titled Growing climatic sensitivity of U.S. agriculture linked to technological change and regional specialization, was published...
