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New Hampshire Joins List of States to Propose CBD Regs
As the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues to defy mounting requests from the U.S. Congress and the natural products industry to provide science-based and public health regulations for CBD, more states are rushing in to fill the vacuum, according to the Natural Products Association (NPA). New Hampshire recently joined Virginia, Texas and Hawaii ...
SOHO Healthfest Has Been Canceled
SOHO Healthfest, produced by SENPA and scheduled for August 14-16 at the Omni Mandalay Hotel & Resort in Dallas, TX, will not take place as planned, due to events outside of SENPA’s control, the organizer announced in a press release. These include national and state mandates to the COVID-19 pandemic, company travel restrictions and unforeseen ...
Hawaii Becomes Third State to Propose CBD Regulations
As the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues to defy mounting requests from the U.S. Congress and the natural products industry to provide science-based and public health regulations for CBD, more states are rushing in to fill the vacuum. The State of Hawaii recently joined Virginia and Texas in proposing new state regulations for consumable hemp ...
Dr. Bronner’s Now Sources 100 Percent of Organic Hemp Seed Oil in its Soap
California-based Dr. Bronner’s now sources its entire supply, approximately 30 metric tons annually, of USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture) Organic hemp seed oil used in its soap and other body care products, from U.S. farmers. This achievement marks the cumulative success of more than two decades of committed advocacy by the company to legalize hemp farming ...
Texas Proposes CBD Legislation
Texas recently released new proposed rules to regulate consumable hemp and CBD products. The new proposal from Texas comes on the heels of a new Virginia law regulating CBD as a food product. The proposal released by the Texas Department of State Health Services would: • Create rules related to the manufacturing, processing and distribution of consumable hemp products ...
Essential Formulas Celebrates 20th Anniversary
Texas-based Essential Formulas Incorporated (EFI) is commemorating its 20th anniversary offering scientifically proven probiotic products that empower people to lead healthier lives, according to the company. EFI was established as the sole U.S. distributor of microbiologist Dr. Iichiroh Ohhira’s award-winning probiotic products and in 2015 added the pioneering Reg’Activ Formulas with ME-3. “At EFI, we are intensely proud of 20 years leading the ...
Essential Formulas’ Paper on Postbiotic Metabolites Published
Ross Pelton, RPh, PhD, CCN and Texas-based Essential Formulas’ director of science has written a scientific paper titled “Postbiotic Metabolites: The New Frontier in Microbiome Science,” which was published in the June 2019 edition of The Townsend Letter, the Examiner of Alternative Medicine. “For several decades, the primary focus of microbiome science has been identifying and the naming of specific species ...
Wholesome Donates $10,000 to Feeding Texas for Ongoing Hurricane Harvey Relief
With the devastating hurricane tragedies this past year hitting close to home, Texas-based Wholesome wanted to continue to give back in any way it could, according to the company. Wholesome decided to involve its customers in the process, too. So, it committed donations to Feeding Texas for every customer that visited its booth at Natural ...
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 ...
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