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Aspartame, Pesticides, And New Codex Leadership

Looming on the Horizon is Also a Scheme to Regulate Supplements Globally

March 28, 2025

The National Health Federation (NHF)—in attendance at these Commission meetings for over two decades as a Codex-accredited INGO—was primarily interested in the food standards being discussed for aspartame, pesticide residues, and the new work proposed by India to set global standards for dietary supplements.

Natural Products Industry News Briefs: ADM, NutriLeads, Nutriventia, and More!

What's new in the natural products industry? Catch up on all the latest.

December 19, 2023

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Catch up on the latest news in the natural product industry, from M&As to awards and more.

Codex Moves Forward on Several Fronts

As it begins celebrating its 60th Anniversary

May 31, 2023

Scott C. Tips

It had been three-and-a-half years since the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU) had last met in person. It was a refreshing change to see familiar faces in person among the delegates assembling for the Nutrition Committee meeting in Düsseldorf, Germany the week of March 6-10, 2023.

Insights & Innovations in the Botanicals Space

Experts answer our Qs on sustainable sourcing, research, trends, & more! Plus: The latest need-to-know info on CBD & hemp

May 30, 2023

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

Experts answer our Qs on sustainable sourcing, research, trends, & more! Plus: The latest need-to-know info on CBD & hemp.

The Senator Versus the Pesticide Industry

Over 1 billion pounds of pesticides are used in the United States each and every year, while approximately 5.6 billion pounds are used worldwide.

March 27, 2023

Scott C. Tips

Over 1 billion pounds of pesticides are used in the United States each and every year, while approximately 5.6 billion pounds are used worldwide.

It’s Official, Courtesy Of Codex – Spiders, Ticks, And Lice For Breakfast, Oh My!

July 21, 2022

Scott C. Tips

"Disgustingly, many delegates actually thanked [industry group] CropLife for presenting a plan on how to poison the World faster!" The new Chairman of the Codex Alimentarius Committee on Pesticide Residues (CCPR) is Guibiao Ye and he is an excellent chairman. Unlike some others I have encountered, he lets everyone...

Assorted botanical and herbal ingredients

NOW Has Published a Test Method for Pesticide Residues in Botanicals

September 1, 2021

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Bloomingdale, IL—NOW scientists have published a test method developed for analysis of pesticide residues in challenging botanicals such as hawthorn extract, according to a press release. Herbal extracts can be difficult to test for pesticides when using gas chromatography – tandem mass spectrometry, according to the press release, “due to...

EPA Banning Use of Pesticide Chlorpyrifos on Food Crops

August 20, 2021

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C.—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking action to address the risk of chlorpyrifos, a pesticide in use since 1965, in an effort to better protect human health, particularly for children and farmworkers. EPA reported that chlorpyrifos, organophosphate insecticide, leads to neurotoxicity and has been associated with potential...

Sabinsa Now Offering Glyphosate Test Results

November 23, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

East Windsor, NJ—Sabinsa is now offering glyphosate test results to customers, according to a press release, using a proprietary method for testing glyphosate developed by Sami-Sabinsa. Glyphosate, sold under the name RoundUp, has been used as a pesticide in the U.S. since 1974. It is also used to dry crops...

Pesticide Tolerance Regs for Herbs and Spices Incorporate AHPA Recommendations

November 13, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Silver Spring, MD—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule on November 6 revising and expanding the pesticide tolerance crop grouping regulations for herbs and spices. A press release from the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) states that the revisions incorporated many of the comments AHPA submitted in...