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The Buzz In Natural: March 2025

A roundup of thought-provoking posts we saw on social media!

February 20, 2025

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Check out our monthly roundup of the latest trends, insights, and industry discussions on social media!

Natural Products Industry News Briefs: Lief Labs, Mushroom Council, Califia Farms & More

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

March 1, 2024

Richard Ortega, Associate Editor, WholeFoods Magazine

Catch up on all the latest news in the natural products industry, including new partnerships and more.

Spreading Inspiration Through Label Art

June 23, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Seattle, WA—Jones Soda Co. fans in U.S. and Canada can expect "Messages of Hope" on their cream soda labels starting in July. As a way to spread optimism and resilience, the beverage labels will feature inspirational images created by consumers, the company announced in a press release. The images range...

FDA Officially Extends Nutrition Facts Label Compliance Date

May 4, 2018

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C. - Food manufacturers have received an 18-month extension for meeting updated nutrition and serving size requirements on product labels. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a final rule — published in the Federal Register — saying it was extending compliance dates for providing updated nutrition information on the...

Why Transparency is the Key to Successfully Following Your Diet

February 1, 2018

Label Insight

By Kira Karapetian, Vice President of Marketing, Label Insight Every January scores of consumers pledge to live a healthier lifestyle and kick-start a new diet or food plan. In fact, 67% of Americans are prioritizing healthy or socially-conscious food purchases in 2018, according to a recent survey. And while diets...

Label Changes and Uncertainty

June 29, 2017

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

New York, NY — On May 27, 2016, sweeping changes were made to the nutrition and supplement facts labels. Originally, compliance deadlines established required companies with more than $10 million in sales to comply by July 2018 and those below $10 million to comply by July 2019. These deadlines have...

Only the Best for My Pet

February 27, 2017

Sebastian Krawiec

Many of your customers are sure to have pets whom they value like members of the family and wish to sustain with a wholesome diet. In fact, according to poll cited in a report by Nielsen, 95% of pet owners consider their pets to be part of the family, up...

Food Labels Confuse Shoppers with Allergies

November 10, 2016

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

A new study published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology suggest consumers with concerns of a food allergy are often confused with labels that say “may contain” or “manufactured on shared equipment.” The online study, which 6,684 consumers from the U.S and Canada participated in, was conducted by...

CRN Unveils Supplement OWL

November 1, 2016

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Dana Point, CA—Since officially undertaking the process of designing a product registry in April of this year, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) finally unveiled its new Supplement Online Wellness Library (OWL), at its annual symposium, The Conference, on Thursday, October 27. As reported previously by WholeFoods, the intention of...

FDA Proposed Rule for Term "Healthy" on Foods

October 21, 2016

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Silver Springs, MD—The U.S. Foods and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a proposed rule for the use of the term “healthy” on human food products and opened the issue up for public comment for 120 days. Under section 403(r)(1)(A) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C), a food...