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Three More States Introduce Age Restriction Bills
As of February 2025, Illinois, Maryland and Washington have become the latest states to introduce age restriction bills on weight-loss and muscle-building dietary supplements for consumers under the age of 18. The total is now up to nine states alongside Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Texas, New Hampshire and Virginia. On Jan. 30, Maryland Delegate ...
Age Restriction Bills Introduced in Virginia and New Hampshire
On Jan. 1, Delegate Baxter Ennis (R-VA) filed House Bill 1585 to prohibit the sale of weight-loss or muscle-building supplements and over-the-counter medication to minors. The bill is expected to be formally introduced to the Virginia House of Delegates beginning Jan. 8. “No person shall sell to, distribute to, purchase for, or knowingly permit the ...
Sprouts Farmer’s Market Expands Presence in Virginia
On May 12, Sprouts Farmer’s Market, based in Phoneix, AZ, opened its second location in Virginia. The new store, which occupies 26,000 square feet of space, is located in Manassas, Prince William County, in the 250,000-square-foot Manaport Plaza. The national retailer signed a lease with Finmarc Management, a real estate investment and management firm which ...
BIO-CAT Microbials Invests $35 Million in State-of-the-Art Virginia Fermentation Facility
BIO-CAT Microbials, LLC, a Virginia-based microbial solutions company, has recently announced a $35 million investment to significantly expand its Troy, VA facility to include fermentation capabilities. The company will be breaking ground on an initial 53,800 square-foot expansion phase in March of 2022, with potential future expansion up to an additional 100,000 square feet. The expansion, anticipated to be completed in ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Virginia Becomes First State to Regulate CBD as a Food Product
Virginia became the first state in the nation to pass legislation regulating CBD as a food product, according to the Natural Products Association (NPA). NPA President and CEO Daniel Fabricant, PhD, offered to meet with Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam to discuss CBD regulations, and work with his administration to protect consumers. NPA’s letter to Gov. Northam can ...
Industry Members Respond to Earth Fare and Lucky’s Market Closures
On Feb. 3, Earth Fare, the North Carolina-based specialty natural and organic grocery store and full-service supermarket, announced that it will begin inventory liquidation sales at all of its stores. All employees have been notified of the impending closure of the company’s stores and corporate office. The company will continue to pursue a sale of ...
Amazon Begins Curbside Pickup at Some Whole Foods Stores
Washington-based Amazon.com Inc. said it was launching curbside pickup at Whole Foods stores, in its latest tactic to win over U.S. grocery shoppers, according to Reuters. Customers can place orders via Amazon’s Prime Now app and ask to have groceries loaded into their car upon arrival at a store, the company said in a statement. ...
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