San Francisco, CA—Judge Suzanne Ramos Bolanos upheld the ruling that linked Bayer’s Roundup to Dewayne Johnson’s non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, but decreased the punitive damages from $289 million to $78.5 million, according to the Wall Street Journal. If Johnson agrees to the reduction by December 7th, no new trial will be necessary.
A study published on October 22nd, 2018, in JAMA Internal Medicine found that people who consume high amounts of organic food have a smaller cancer risk. The study was performed on 68,946 French adults between May 10th, 2009, and November 30th, 2016. 78% of the participants were female, the average...
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Organic Valley has found a solution that will allow it to use 100% sustainable energy by 2019, according to New Hope Network. They collaborated with their local utilities and developer, OneEnergy Renewables, to form a community solar partnership that New Hope calls a “model to emulate.” OneEnergy will break ground...
Washington, DC—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has released their 2018 Consumer Survey on Dietary Supplements, and it shows increased usage of and trust in supplements. The survey included a national sample of 2,004 adults aged 18 and over, 1,504 of which were considered supplement users. The poll has a...
The new line of organic sweets from Lovely Candy Company is designed for those who crave candy, but also want to eat healthy and follow certain dietary restrictions. It features bite-sized chocolate candies, vegan chewy candies, lollipops, and hard candies. All products are free of high-fructose corn syrup, gluten, GMO’s,...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Baltimore, MD – The Southern warmth overflowed with the champagne this year when we toasted Susie Farbin and Diana Hicks, owners of MaMa Jean’s Natural Market, our Retailer of the Year, on the floor of Expo East. The store owners were joined by Susie’s son Jeff Norman, who is the...
What’s Selling is a monthly review of the best-selling products determined from unit sales at six natural products stores rotated from a base of selected stores. The intention is to provide indications of sales trends.
Los Angeles, CA—NutraIngredients Asia handed out their “Ingredient of the Year: Sports Nutrition” award to Ixoreal BioMed for their KSM-66 at their conference in Singapore. KSM-66 is, according to Ixoreal BioMed, the most bioavailable ashwagandha on the world market. The editor-in-chief of NutraIngredients, Gary Scattergood, said that “The awards were...
A study published in JAMA Network Open on October 12th by Jenna Tucker et al looked at the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) list of dietary supplements that have tested positive for unapproved and unlisted drugs. The study examined 776 products. Nearly 80% contained one hidden ingredient; the other 20% tested...
