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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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Sink Your Teeth into Natural Oral Care

January 20, 2012

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

What’s the best way to achieve a healthy smile? Regular use of toothpaste, floss and mouthwash, of course! But, there’s a lot to learn about how natural ingredients support healthy gums and teeth, as well as some alternative ways to achieve long-term oral health. Toothpaste Ingredients Let’s take a...

NewsBriefs: February 2012

January 20, 2012

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Stores can now get staff training via the Web courtesy of Nature’s Formulary of Clifton Park, NY. In-person training with educators is still available, but now stores can bolster their knowledge with 15-minute training videos presented by Amber Vitse, director of Ayurveda education and P. K. Davé, president. Retailers...

Climate Solution Postponed, Canada Drops Out

January 20, 2012

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Durban, South Africa—This monthly section devoted to environmental news wrapped up last year’s coverage with a preview of the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which was held here from November 28th to December 9th. Now, those talks recede into...

Supplier Briefs: February 2012

January 19, 2012

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

BASF Corporation of Florham Park, NJ now has two new distributors for its North American human nutrition customers: Brenntag Specialties, Inc. and Horn Company. JIAHERB, Inc. of Parsippany, NJ launched a new U.S. Web site (www.JIAHERBinc.com) and expanded its overseas manufacturing facilities. NHK Laboratories, Inc. of Santa Fe Springs,...

Mainstream Soda Would Dissolve Mouse, Says Manufacturer

January 19, 2012

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Edwardsville, IL—A hearing has brewed over the accusations of a man who found a mouse in a can of mainstream citrus-flavored-soda in 2009 and sent it to the company who has since offered a bizarre defense. According to Legal Newsline, the accuser, Ronald Ball, said he found a mouse in...

Probiotics Standards Proposed for FCC

January 19, 2012

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Rockville, MD—The U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) has announced some additions to the latest version of its Food Chemicals Codex (FCC). The FCC is a compilation of purity and identity standards that apply to food ingredients. About 1,100 monographs comprise the compendium. Starting with its latest edition, the standards may also include...

Positive Preliminary Results Announced on K2 Study

January 19, 2012

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Lysaker, Norway—Researchers from Maastricht University in the Netherlands have released some preliminary results from a recent trial on a branded natural vitamin K2 ingredient (MenaQ7 from NattoPharma, based here). The team collected data from 244 postmenopausal women from 2008 through 2011. During the three-year trial, the women took a...

Grocery Briefs: February 2012

January 19, 2012

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Portland, OR-based Portland Roasting Coffee Company has officially launched a brand licensing program, with the two Portland Roasting Café locations in the Oregon Convention Center. The company was also named “Roaster of the Year” by coffee industry trade journal Roast Magazine. Organic rice and rice products producer Lundberg Family...

Organic Standards Updated, With Contentious Results

January 19, 2012

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Savannah, GA—The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB), the policy recommendation body for the National Organic Program (NOP), decided on several organic food issues at its most recent meeting, including sulfites in wine, outdoor access for poultry and, controversially, DHA algal oil and ARA fungal oil as organic additives. The move...

Report: Global Grain Production Takes Hit, Should Recover

January 19, 2012

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Harvests of maize, rice and wheat, the three leading grain crops in the world, last year came in at levels below those of 2008, marking an overall dip in production. While both maize and rice set record production highs, the dramatic drop-off in wheat production left the total for all...

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