nutrition
Earth Fare Takes a Stand Against Food Insecurity
Nearly 40 million Americans suffer from food insecurity, defined as unable to acquire or uncertain of having enough food to fuel an active, healthy lifestyle, and the record-breaking rise in inflation only exacerbates the problem. To combat this issue, and as part of Earth Fare’s (Asheville, NC) commitment to provide clean, healthy food for everyone, ...
Vitamin D VITAL for Health—Study, Editorial a Disservice to Americans Seeking Better Health, CRN States
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has responded to the results of an ancillary study of the Vitamin D and Omega-3 Trial (VITAL) reported in the New England Journal of Medicine on July 28th. Andrea Wong, Ph.D., CRN senior vice president scientific and regulatory affairs, stated “Vitamin D and calcium work in tandem to support bone ...
USDA to Invest in Expanding SNAP Online Shopping
The USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service has announced it is seeking applications for a $5 million competitive grant to help expand the number of retailers that offer SNAP online shopping. The SNAP EBT Modernization Technical Assistance Center grant will fund an organization to provide extensive support to retailers with the technology and systems needed for ...
Video: Interview with Steve Mister, Council for Responsible Nutrition
Steve Mister, President & CEO, Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) met with Vitamin Retailer to discuss the organization’s latest news, the pandemic’s impact on the natural products industry and more. For more information, visit www.crnusa.org.
Video: Interview with Karen Howard, Organic & Natural and Brian Terry, Nordic Naturals
Karen Howard, CEO & Executive Director, Organic & Natural Health Association and Brian Terry, Director of Sales, Nordic Naturals, met with Vitamin Retailer to discuss their partnership with the Williams-Franklin Foundation, involvement with the HBCU scholarship fund and more. For more information, visit www.organicandnatural.org and www.nordic.com.
CRN Says Publications Shine Necessary Spotlight on Women’s Nutritional Needs
A new publication in the Journal of Nutrition, “Sex Differences Across the Life Course: A Focus on Unique Nutritional and Health Considerations Among Women,” summarized topics presented at the Council for Responsible Nutrition’s (CRN) 2021 Science in Session symposium (registration for the 2022 event will open soon). Women have unique nutritional needs based on physiological and hormonal changes ...
Rhode Island Senate Considers Legislation Restricting Dietary Supplement Accessibility
The Rhode Island State Senate is advancing through the chamber S. 2613, which prohibits dietary supplements from being directly accessible to customers and mandates that only retail clerks may have access. While the bill does not regulate internet sales of dietary supplements in Rhode Island, it requires brick and mortar retailers to post a warning ...
NPA Responds as Durbin-Braun Proposal for Dietary Supplements Makes Its Way into PDUFA
On May 17, the United States Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee (HELP) released a discussion draft of its legislation to reauthorize FDA user fees for drugs, biologics and medical devices package, which includes the controversial and divisive Durbin-Braun premarket approval concept and more that would be damaging to the industry, according to the ...
Video: Interview with Adam Ackerman, BioBottles USA
Adam Ackerman, Co-founder & CMO, BioBottles USA, met with Vitamin Retailer to discuss the company’s unique product, industry demand for sustainable packaging solutions and more. For more information, visit www.biobottlesusa.com.
Video: Interview with Tim Prince, Diem Direct
Tim Prince, Chief Sales Executive, Diem Direct, LLC met with Vitamin Retailer to discuss the unique products the company offers, the challenges it faced during the pandemic and more. For more information, visit www.diemdirectllc.com.
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