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Austin, TX—In response to a survey showing consumer confusion surrounding beauty products, a press release says, Whole Foods Market will host the Whole Foods Market Beauty Swap on Saturday, March 30, as an effort to educate consumers about the ingredients found in common beauty and body care products. Consumers can visit select Whole Foods Market […] The pos […]

New York—High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) caused mice predisposed to colon cancer to develop larger tumors, according to a study by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and New York-Presbyterian investigators, and it doesn’t take much: the mice only consumed the equivalent of one can of soda per day. A press release from Weill says that the […] The post Stud […]

Washington, DC–Outgoing FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb shared his thoughts on the the most efficient pathway to legalize CBD while speaking at a talk hosted by the Hutchins Center on Fiscal & Monetary Policy and the USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy at Brookings Institution. After his talk, Gottlieb was interviewed by Bloomberg report […]

San Francisco, CA—A federal jury in San Francisco found that Monsanto’s glyphosate-based herbicide Roundup was a substantial factor in causing the cancer of a California man. The Guardian reports that Edwin Hardeman of Santa Rosa was the first person to challenge Monsanto’s Roundup in a federal trial and alleged that his exposure to Roundup caused […] The po […]

Dieting is, generally speaking, a choice. Which diet a person chooses is, generally speaking, also a choice: People swear by every diet in the book, and, as every body is different, that only makes sense. The only exception is the gluten-free diet, which, for those suffering from celiac or gluten intolerance, is a necessity. That’s […] The post Generation GF […]

In the crowded retail space, everyone is looking for that boost that will help them stand out. Enter branded ingredients. “Working with a branded ingredient can really help manufacturers with so many different aspects,” says Elyse Lovett, marketing manager for Kyowa Hakko USA, “including quality, transparency and marketing support.” Branded ingredient suppli […]

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Washington, D.C.—Commissioner Scott Gottlieb’s departure doesn’t seem to be slowing the FDA down any, if the spate of industry-affecting actions taken on the 19th means anything. The FDA posted a warning letter to Nutra Pharma Corp. for illegally marketing unapproved products with claims about their ability to treat addiction and chronic pain, according to o […]

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