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CV Sciences Announces Distribution Partnership With Harris Teeter
CV Sciences, Inc., a California-based supplier and manufacturer of hemp cannabidiol (CBD) products, announced further expansion of its PlusCBD Oil brand with Harris Teeter (North Carolina). CV Sciences’ expansion in the food, drug and mass (FDM) retailer channel broadens distribution and availability of the company’s PlusCBD Oil Original and Extra Strength Balms, and PlusCBD Oil Roll-Ons to 150 ...
Trump Expected to Nominate Stephen Hahn as FDA Commissioner
President Donald Trump has decided to nominate Stephen Hahn, MD, FASTRO as FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) commissioner, sources familiar with the decision told BioCentury. Other news outlets have also released similar reports. Hahn, chief medical executive of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, is HHS (United States Department of Health and ...
Whole Foods Expands Topical CBD Products to Over 350 Locations
By the end of September, Whole Foods Market will have expanded distribution of topical CBD products to 13 additional states, making CBD products available in a total of 359 Whole Foods Market stores across the U.S.—the new states include Arkansas, Arizona, California, Georgia, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia. Along ...
CRN Survey Finds Dietary Supplement Use at an All-time High
In its 20th year, the CRN Consumer Survey on Dietary Supplements reveals the highest overall dietary supplement usage to date, with 77 percent of Americans reporting they consume dietary supplements. The survey reports the majority of both males and females, aged 18+, take dietary supplements, which is in line with previous surveys’ findings. Among all the age ...
House Votes to Allow Hemp & CBD Banking
The Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking (SAFE Banking) Act of 2019, H.R. 1595, first introduced in 2017 and reintroduced in March 2019 by Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), was officially passed by the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday afternoon by a vote of 321 to 103. The hemp and cannabis industries have had to operate through ...
Hemp Banking to Hit House Floor
Legislation that would encourage U.S. banks and credit card companies to do business with hemp and CBD companies will hit the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives in the next few days as early as today. Difficulty in finding banks and credit card companies to handle financial transactions has been an issue surrounding the ...
Dr. Bronner’s Donates $150,000 to Oregon Psilocybin Service Initiative
On Sept. 20, David Bronner, Cosmic Engagement Officer (CEO) of California-based Dr. Bronner’s, was in Portland to join Tom and Sheri Eckert, local therapists and chief-petitioners of Oregon’s statewide ballot initiative to legalize psilocybin assisted therapy, as they welcomed famed mycologist Paul Stamets and special guests for an event at the Newmark Theatre. At this ...
FDA Records Show Dietary Supplement Recalls Are Relatively Infrequent
Recall data from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) shows that 14 of 803 (1.7 percent) recorded recalls initiated in 2019 involved dietary supplements, and among these, three were Class I recalls (the most serious recall class), according to an article published in the August 2019 AHPA Report. “These recall data provide additional evidence of the overall safety ...
Whole Foods to Cut Medical Benefits for Part-time Workers
Whole Foods is cutting medical benefits for hundreds of part-time workers, the Texas-based retailer confirmed. The changes will take effect on Jan. 1 and affect just under 2 percent of Whole Foods’ total workforce. Whole Foods has about 95,000 employees, so it means about 1,900 people will lose benefits. The benefits that the company is ...
The Vitamin Shoppe Launches Personalized Vitamin and Supplement Subscription Service
The Vitamin Shoppe announced the launch of Only Me, a personalized online assessment that delivers a custom assortment of vitamins and supplements to participating subscribers each month. The new subscription service from The Vitamin Shoppe provides customers with a wellness regimen tailored to their individual health and lifestyle needs, while offering products from The Vitamin ...
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