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The editorial team at WholeFoods Magazine has decades of experiences reporting on natural products and dietary supplement industry news, trends, and more. This national business-to-business magazine has been published continuously for more than 40 years (the magazine was founded in 1977, and has been owned by Wainer Finest Communications since 1984). It is the longest-tenured media outlet of its kind in the natural products industry. The editorial focus at WholeFoods Magazine is, and always has been, on informing and educating members of the natural products industry.

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California Hemp Farming Approved; Farm Bill Stalls

October 2, 2018
WholeFoods Magazine Staff
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Vote Hemp, the nation’s leading grassroots hemp advocacy organization working to change state and federal laws to allow commercial hemp farming, celebrates the passage of SB 1409 in California, which legalizes hemp farming in the state. A major victory for the hemp industry, Governor Brown signed Vote...
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Amazon Sets $15 Minimum Wage, Whole Foods Workers Included

October 2, 2018
WholeFoods Magazine Staff
Seattle, WA – With treatment of its fulfillment center work force facing increased scrutiny, and unionization efforts underway by Whole Foods Market team members, Amazon.com will raise its minimum wage to $15 per hour for all U.S. workers – including part-timers and those hired through temp agencies. The increase takes...
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Trading NAFTA For USMCA and Sales For Aid

October 1, 2018
WholeFoods Magazine Staff
Washington, DC—The trade rollercoaster shows no signs of slowing down, between governmental aid that isn’t enough and a deal to replace NAFTA that’s giving us greater access to Canada’s dairy market. The Wall Street Journal reported that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has already paid out $35 million...
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FDA Reconsiders Probiotic Labeling

October 1, 2018
WholeFoods Magazine Staff
Washington, DC — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a draft for new guidance allowing probiotics to be measured in colony forming units (CFUs) on the Supplement Facts Label, although it is neither required nor a replacement for the weight of the probiotics. A CFU is a bacterium...
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ABC Issues Tea Tree Oil Lab Guidance

October 1, 2018
WholeFoods Magazine Staff
Austin, TX  — The ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program (BAPP) released a Laboratory Guidance Document (LGD) on tea tree oil, the essential oil obtained from tea tree (Melaleuca alternifolia and M. linariifolia) leaves. Tea tree oil is a popular ingredient known for its antimicrobial properties. Medicinally, it is widely used...
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Glyphosate Exposes Honey Bees to Pathogens, New Study Finds

October 1, 2018
WholeFoods Magazine Staff
Austin, TX—Glyphosate may be indirectly killing bees. Glyphosate, the active chemical in the pesticide Roundup, functions by blocking an enzyme in the shikimate pathway, which pests have and animals do not. Theoretically, therefore, it is non-toxic. However, a study conducted by researchers at the University of Texas at Austin, called...
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Deerland Updates Name and Logo

September 28, 2018
WholeFoods Magazine Staff
Kennesaw, GA—Deerland Enzymes, Inc. is now Deerland Probiotics & Enzymes, a switch made to reflect the company’s broader range of expertise and commitment to innovation. The change will be formally unveiled at SupplySide West. “In light of our rapid growth in the probiotic space and the recent acquisition of National...
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Glyphosate Petition Submitted to EPA

September 28, 2018
WholeFoods Magazine Staff
The Environmental Working Group and other food companies sent a petition to the Environmental Protection Agency this week, calling for more stringent limits on the amount of glyphosate residues allowed on oats and a prohibition on the pesticide’s use as a pre-harvest drying agent. In the petition, the group is...
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Tariffs Have Been Implemented. What Next?

September 25, 2018
WholeFoods Magazine Staff
The tariffs have been realized; the trade talks have been canceled. The trade war shows no sign of letting up. Brace yourself for higher prices. Leslie Gallo, VP of operations and sales for Artemis International, is worried. “For all of us, in almost any industry, it is likely just a...
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Organic Trade Association Honors Leaders

September 25, 2018
WholeFoods Magazine Staff
Baltimore, MD —The Organic Trade Association annual awards dinner served up inspiration along with some delicious organic fare. The Growing the Organic Industry Award went to Margaret Scoles. The executive director of the International Organic Inspectors Association (IOIA), she brought her grandchildren with her and mentioned her first inspection, 30...
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