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Vitamin Angels Outperforms Nearly 9,000 Charities Evaluated by Charity Navigator
California-based Vitamin Angels, a global aid charity that provides nutritional support to women and children in need, was once again recognized by Charity Navigator for excellence in administrative and financial transparency. Only 4 percent of charities evaluated have received as many consecutive 4-star ratings from Charity Navigator. “This esteemed designation from Charity Navigator indicates that ...
Organic & Natural Submits Petition to FDA for Vitamin D, Preterm Birth Health Claim
Organic & Natural Health Association submitted a petition to the FDA (Food and Drug Administration), requesting that the agency permit dietary supplements containing vitamin D to make a health claim concerning the association between vitamin D and a decreased risk of preterm births. The nutrition trade organization has asked the FDA to acknowledge numerous studies ...
PCC Will Put Grocery in Heart of Seattle’s Downtown
According to The Seattle Times, Washington-based PCC Community Markets, the regional chain of cooperatively owned organic-food stores, is joining the ranks of downtown grocers in a big way with a new location in the under-construction Rainier Square tower. As in urban centers around the country, downtown Seattle’s residential population is growing, with developers building apartments ...
Clorox Announces Agreement to Acquire Nutranext
California-based The Clorox Company announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Nutranext, a health and wellness company based in Sunrise, FL, which manufactures and markets dietary supplement brands in the retail and e-commerce channels, as well as in its direct-to-consumer business. Nutranext’s products include multivitamins under the Rainbow Light brand, the No. 2 ...
Carrington Farms Acquires Organic Whey Protein Brand
The Carrington Tea Co. LLC DBA Carrington Farms (New Jersey) announced it has acquired tera’swhey in Wisconsin. Founded in 2009 and made from grass fed dairy cows in Wisconsin, tera’s is the first and most complete line of USDA Certified Organic whey proteins in the U.S. – tera’swhey has sustained substantial year-over-year growth in the ...
Unexpected Results of New Calcium Study Raise Questions
In response to a new study, “Calcium and vitamin D supplementation and increased risk of serrated polyps: results from a randomised clinical trial,” published online in the British medical journal Gut, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) issued the following statement: “CRN is surprised by the results of this new study as previous research has ...
Supplement Industry Questions Protein Powder Study
Recently, the Clean Label Project, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, published a study showing that popular protein powder supplements could contain dangerous levels of heavy metals, such as arsenic, cadmium and others. In its analysis, the Clean Label Project assigned each product a score for four individual elements: heavy metals, pesticides, contaminants like BPA, and nutrition. ...
Natural Grocers to Open Tenth Store in Oregon
Natural Grocers will open a store in Warrenton, OR, on Feb. 28. The chain currently operates nine stores in Oregon, offering 100-percent organic produce, naturally raised meats , 100-percent free-range eggs, 100-percent pasture-based dairy, GMO (genetically modified organism)-free prepackaged bulk products, groceries that don’t contain any artificial colors, flavors, sweeteners or preservatives, and more. Family-run Natural Grocers was ...
Fresh Thyme Selects Schafer Condon Carter as Agency of Record
Fresh Thyme Farmers Market (corporate office in Illinois) announced that it has named independent agency, Illinois-based Schafer Condon Carter (SCC), as its first Agency of Record. SCC will be responsible for elevating the brand’s marketing initiatives including brand strategy, creative development, public relations, influencer and social as well as media strategy, planning, and buying across ...
Amazon Begins Grocery Delivery from Whole Foods Market
Amazon (Seattle, WA) and Whole Foods Market (Austin, TX) announced the introduction of free two-hour delivery of natural and organic products from Whole Foods Market through Prime Now, with plans to expand across the U.S. in 2018. Starting February 8, Prime customers in neighborhoods of Austin, TX, Cincinnati, OH, Dallas, TX and Virginia Beach, VA can shop through Prime ...
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