GMO’s
GMO Food Labeling Bill Passes In The Senate
According to a Reuters report, the U.S. Senate on Thursday, July 7, approved legislation that would for the first time require food to carry labels listing genetically-modified ingredients, which labeling supporters say could create loopholes for some U.S. crops. The Senate voted 63-30 for the bill that would display GMO contents with words, pictures or ...
NSF International Acquires DNA Testing Laboratory
NSF International (Ann Arbor, MI) has acquired AuthenTechnologies (Richmond, CA), which provides next-generation DNA-based species identification services that improve the authenticity, safety and quality of natural products, including dietary supplements, foods and other consumer products. Unlike traditional DNA barcoding, which relies on longer segments of the same DNA region for identification, AuthenTechnologies employs a highly ...
Washington & The Natural Industry
Partisanship aside, well-tended friendships, education and vigilant attention from the natural industry make for good relations inside the Beltway. Introducing the participants: • Robert Craven, CEO, FoodState (MegaFood) • Daniel Fabricant, PhD, Executive Director and CEO, Natural Products Association (NPA) • Mike Greene, Vice President, Government Relations, Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) • Risa Schulman, ...
Science Mag Rejects Dr. Bronner’s Advertorial on GMOs
As part of Dr. Bronner’s GMO labeling advocacy, just prior to the momentous vote in Oregon, the company placed an advertorial in major nationally syndicated magazines including Harper’s, Scientific American, New Yorker, The Nation, but Science magazine refused to run the ad. The advertorial discusses the rise in pesticide inputs precipitated by GMOs. “For example, the ...
United Natural Product Alliance Upcoming Educational Events
“The Gluten-free Market: A Market Overview and How to Achieve Best-in-Class Certification” Webinar, Thursday, July 31, 11 a.m.- 12 noon Being able to demonstrate that your products are safe for the gluten-free consumer via a label with a visible certification mark from a highly qualified certifier is a true differentiator in the fast-growing and highly ...
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