WholeFoods Magazine Staff

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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Raphael Mechoulam Receives ABC Norman R. Farnsworth Excellence in Botanical Research Award

March 19, 2018

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Austin, TX - The American Botanical Council (ABC) recently presented the 2017 ABC Norman R. Farnsworth Excellence in Botanical Research Award to Professor Raphael Mechoulam, PhD, an Israeli organic chemist and the “father of cannabis research.” Mechoulam was the first researcher to isolate, determine the structure of, and synthesize delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC),...

AHPA Updates Primer on Product Liability Insurance

March 19, 2018

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has posted a revised version of its insurance primer for the dietary supplement industry. It answers common questions about product liability insurance, outlines the insurance purchasing process, and addresses common issues companies encounter when obtaining product liability insurance. Among the questions addressed in the...

Class Action Suit Targets Kombucha Products for False Advertising

March 16, 2018

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Some zombucha products are under fire for false advertising. As reported in Legal News Line by Food Navigator, a consumer has filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against Health-Ade Zombucha and Whole Foods Market California Inc. The plaintiff alleges that she and...

Bottled Water Contaminated with Microplastics, Study Shows

March 16, 2018

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

According to the BBC, the World Health Organization is launching an investigation into the potential risks of consuming plastics that contaminate drinking water after a report from Orb Media found that bottles of drinking water were contaminated with particles of plastic. Their study included 250 bottles across 11 brands bought...

Healthy, Vegan Shamrock Shake

March 16, 2018

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

This smoothie recipe is a delicious, healthy alternative to a St. Patty's Day classic! Ingredients: 1 handful of (washed and rinsed) spinach 1 ½ frozen bananas 1 ripe banana 1/8 tsp mint extract ½ tsp vanilla extract 1 tbsp natural sweetener Directions: Blend ingredients on a high setting in the...

Testing the Temperature at Alkemist Labs

March 14, 2018

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Alkemist Labs hosted clients and colleagues at its new testing facility outside Anaheim, CA, during the recent Natural Products Expo West. Click first image to view slideshow. [gallery columns="1" ids="56851,56850,56849,56848,56847"]...

Scenes from the League of Angels at Expo West

March 14, 2018

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

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Vitamin Angels Sets Audacious Goal

March 13, 2018

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Anaheim, CA — At this year’s League of Angels, the theme was mothers. The Vitamin Angels fundraiser that coincides every year with Natural Products Expo West also coincided with International Women’s Day, a perfect opportunity to introduce the charity’s new initiative: scale up its prenatal multivitamin program in an effort...

Whole Foods Market To Meet with Key Vendors About Concerns

March 13, 2018

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Austin, TX - Whole Foods Amazon will meet with some of its “most important brands” on March 19 to discuss growing tensions, according to a report from CNBC. The parties will reportedly discuss Whole Foods' efforts to centralize its merchandising. Of concern is the shift from local to national buying,...

Big Deal: Clorox to Buy Nutranext for $700 Million

March 13, 2018

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Oakland, CA — Consolidation in the supplement industry is escalating with the Clorox Co. agreeing to buy Nutranext — owner of Neocell, Rainbow Light, and Natural Vitality brands — for $700 million. Clorox already owns RenewLife. The Sunrise, FL based Nutranext manufactures and markets leading dietary supplement brands in the...