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NOW Again Honored as a “Great Place to Work”

by Angela Sabarese | August 21, 2023

NOW (Bloomingdale, IL) was again honored as being a “Great Place to Work” by the National Association for Business Resources in their Summer 2023 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For. NOW was honored in three separate categories: 2023 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in the Nation (12th consecutive year) One of the […]

Natural Doesn’t Always Mean Harmless

by James Gormley | January 4, 2021

Vitamin Retailer spoke with Vancouver-Washington-based physician Zora De Grandpre, ND, who serves as an expert for Leafreport, which is based in Tel Aviv, Israel, www.leafreport.com. She offers some general cautionaries for retailers and the natural products industry, at large: While most natural products have mild to moderate adverse effects, it is obviously incorrect to think […]

Dr. Bronner’s Launches Campaign in Support of Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy

by Nicholas Saraceno | September 9, 2020

California-based Dr. Bronner’s, family-owned maker of a natural brand of soap in North America, has launched its Heal Soul campaign to support public education efforts, advocacy organizations, and political campaigns around the country working to mainstream psychedelic-assisted therapy and medicines to treat depression, PTSD, addiction and end-of-life anxiety. The company has donated over $3 million […]

Industry Urges FDA to Define “Natural”

by Corinne Anderson | May 16, 2016

The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) submitted comments to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) encouraging the agency to establish, through rulemaking, a regulatory definition for the term “natural” (and possibly other terms, such as “100% natural” and “made with natural [named ingredient(s)]”) for the labeling of human food products, and other products regulated by […]

Skintillating!

by Lisa Schofield | December 1, 2015

Recharge your natural beauty selection. “Fresh.” “Clean.” “All natural.” These are the most common—and powerful—descriptors used in commercial advertising for skin and related beauty products. Like makeup that’s been smeared, the line between “healthy and natural” skin and beauty products versus “conventional” becomes more indistinct, as mass market and department store products have long ago […]

NPA Welcomes FDA Process to Define “Natural”

by Corinne Anderson | November 18, 2015

The Natural Products Association (NPA) responded to recent steps taken by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to define the term “natural” on food labels. “It’s about time that natural be defined by experts and no Madison Avenue ad executives,” said Dan Fabricant, PhD, executive director and CEO of the NPA. “NPA strongly supports […]

Association’s ‘Natural’ Definition to Go Beyond Organic Standard

by Corinne Anderson | October 26, 2015

Organic & Natural Health Association (Organic & Natural) released the results of a consumer research study conducted as the first step in their initiative to set the standard for the term “natural.” The online research study of 1,005 U.S. consumers was conducted by Natural Marketing Institute (NMI). The study found that one in three consumers […]

Jessica Alba’s Honest Company Launches Cosmetic Line

by Corinne Anderson | September 8, 2015

According to Fortune, The Honest Company, based in Los Angeles debuted a new cosmetics and facial care product line. The website, which will go live on September 9, will include 17 skin products and 66 makeup products. “Alba told the publication that the line fulfills a vision she’s had for years: to create cosmetics that […]

FDA: What is the meaning of ‘natural’ on the label of food?

by Daniel Breeman | February 27, 2015

From a food science perspective, it is difficult to define a food product that is ‘natural’ because the food has probably been processed and is no longer the product of the earth. That said, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not developed a definition for use of the term natural or its derivatives. However, […]

A Defining Moment

by Daniel Breeman | February 27, 2015

As the industry pushes for a definition of “natural” to call its own, who will lead the charge? If it says “natural” it must be true, right? It’s no secret that the term “natural” carries a rather broad meaning in the natural products industry. And because of this, confusion among retailers, suppliers, manufacturers and certainly […]

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