COVID-19
NPA Survey: Natural Products Businesses Brace for Big Reopening Bills
As Congress begins deliberations on additional financial assistance for individuals and companies impacted by the pandemic, the Natural Products Association (NPA) is pushing officials to include tax credits for natural products businesses facing steep reopening costs. In a new survey, NPA members projected spending an annual average of $13,595—with some expected to spend as much as $200,000—on ...
NSF Educational Posters Available to Help Prevent the Spread of COVID-19
Global public health organization NSF International is offering small businesses, community centers, apartment complexes and other facilities free posters to encourage personal behaviors that may prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (SARS-Cov-2). The educational posters were developed by NSF International based on guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World ...
New USDA Nutrition Guidelines Recommend Supplements for Pregnant Women
New guidelines released by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) underscore the need for expanding access to nutritional supplements, as more Americans look for ways to promote their health during the COVID-19 health crisis. Specifically, USDA’s guidelines recommend folic acid supplements for pregnant women and women who could become pregnant in order to prevent birth defects. “This ...
Mindy Barrows, Pecan Grove Acupuncture and Wellness Clinic
Mindy Barrows, Owner Pecan Grove Acupuncture and Wellness Clinic Richmond, TX [email protected] Mindy Barrows, BSc in biology, MAOM, DACM, has more than 30 years of experience in the health and nutrition field and both a master’s degree and doctorate in acupuncture and Chinese medicine. In her clinical practice, she specializes in neuro-acupuncture. Barrows’ passion for ...
COVID-19 and the Natural Industry … Continued
For July’s COVID-19 and the Natural Products Industry feature article, Vitamin Retailer spoke with Len Monheit, CEO, Trust Transparency Center, Spring TX, and asked him the following question: VR: Looking at product on shelf, what percent of the supply chain for dietary supplements was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and how are both the supply ...
COVID-19 and the Natural Industry
Industry leaders discuss repercussions of the pandemic. Panelists: Jim Emme, CEO, NOW Health Group, Bloomingdale, IL, www.nowfoods.com Jonathan Emord, President, Emord & Associates, Clifton, VA, www.emord.com Dan Fabricant, PhD, President and CEO, Natural Products Association (NPA), Washington, D.C., www.npanational.org Jay Jacobowitz, President & Founder, Retail Insights, Brattleboro, VT, www.retailinsights.com Mark LeDoux, CEO and Chairman, Natural ...
Operating a Health Food Retail Establishment in the Age of the Coronavirus
In the space of a few short weeks, what we thought of as our comfortable reality was changed; probably forever. In February, the most important thing was finding a potential pathway to market for CBD. By mid-March, everyone’s primary concern seemed to be a search for an adequate supply of toilet paper and perhaps washing ...
GNC Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
According to Bloomberg, Pennsylvania-based GNC Holdings Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection with the aim of selling itself and closing stores after its latest effort to manage its debt load unraveled amid the coronavirus pandemic, the company announced on Tuesday. The health and wellness company’s Chapter 11 petition filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware allows the ...
Choline May Play a Neuroprotective Role in COVID-19 Infections During Pregnancy
New York-based Balchem Corporation’s Human Nutrition and Health division offered an analysis of a recently published study making headlines that found that choline may play a protective role by helping pregnant women mitigate negative effects of COVID-19 on their newborns.[1] This study, conducted at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and published in the Journal ...
VR Coronavirus Survey Shows Zinc Is Top-Seller During Pandemic;
Health Food Stores Face Significant Business Challenges Due To COVID-19
Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic earlier this year along with the resulting “shelter at home” and “social distancing” orders for U.S. citizens, health and natural food retailers have experienced (and reacted to) many challenges to their ability to service customers—and for some stores serious threats to the survival of their businesses. While natural ...
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