COVID-19
Dietary Supplement Usage Up Dramatically During Pandemic, New Ipsos-CRN Survey Shows
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has issued results of a COVID-19-focused consumer survey that discovered more than two in five (43 percent) of dietary supplement users have changed their supplement routines since the start of the pandemic. Among those who altered their regimens due to COVID-19, 91 percent report increasing their supplement intake which ...
Organic & Natural Health Association Urges More Vitamin D Testing
Many factors contribute to the vast health disparities reported in COVID-19 for obese people and multiple Black, Asian, and minority ethnic groups. Out of the many contributing biological, socioeconomic and behavioral factors, Organic & Natural Health Association said that one of these risk factors, vitamin D deficiency, could rapidly be reversed if more health education was disseminated ...
SENPA Board Announces Go-No-Go Date for SOHO Expo 2020
SENPA, a non-profit trade organization and its Board of Directors has set a “Go-No-Go” date of Oct. 1, 2020 for SOHO Expo currently scheduled Dec. 10-13, 2020 at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, FL. The Board established the Oct. 1 deadline due to the fluid environment surrounding COVID-19. SENPA is following ...
NPA Joins Coalition to Push Congress to Include Tax Credit in Stimulus Package
As Congress continues deliberations on additional financial assistance for individuals and companies impacted by the pandemic, the Natural Products Association (NPA) is joining businesses representing millions of workers and customers in an open letter asking officials to include tax credits for businesses facing steep reopening costs, as noted previously. Most recently however, a letter to ...
Legislation Introduced in Senate to Expand HSA & FSA for Nutritional Supplements
New legislation introduced last week in the U.S. Senate by Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) would expand health savings accounts (HSA), health reimbursement arrangements and flexible spending accounts (FSA) to cover dietary supplements. “The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us that we need to be giving people more avenues and opportunities to save money in preventative health ...
Online Grocery Sales Flourish for Retailers
In second quarter earnings, both Sprouts Farmers Market and Amazon saw positive results, with online sales serving as a huge contributing factor—during the current COVID-19 pandemic. According to Supermarket News, e-commerce sales increases and more effective promotions pushed Sprouts Farmers Market’s income up 91 percent from a year ago to $67 million, in the second ...
UNFI Announces Labor Agreement with Teamsters Local 414
On Aug. 3, Food wholesalers United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) issued the following statement regarding the long-term labor agreement that it reached with Teamsters Local 414 in Fort Wayne, IN. “We’re very pleased that Teamsters Local 414 has ratified a new long-term labor agreement for our distribution center in Fort Wayne, IN. UNFI’s four-year contract ...
Video: 2020 Retail Heroes
Honoring essential workers of the coronavirus in the natural products industry. Images from natural product retailers across the country. Feature
2020 Retail Heroes
Honoring essential workers of the coronavirus in the natural products industry. On March 16, 2020, The Natural Products Association (NPA) called for health food stores selling nutritional supplements to remain open during the U.S. government’s response to the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. The association noted that health food stores offer a wide range of essential ...
FDA Submits CBD Enforcement Guidance to White House For Review
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has submitted draft CBD (cannabidiol) enforcement guidance to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, according to Marijuana Moment. The contents or even basic scope of the document titled, “Cannabidiol Enforcement Policy; Draft Guidance for Industry,” are not yet publicly known. The agency was mandated ...
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