In a study published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, women who consumed more fruits and vegetables, which contained high amounts of pesticide residue, were associated with a lower chance of pregnancy and a higher risk of pregnancy loss.
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Seeking to learn from its mistakes with GMOs, seed companies are looking to build trust with consumers for foods edited with CRISPR technology.
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In an attempt to grow its number of lower-priced grocery items, Amazon has cut its seller fees from 15% to 8%.
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Matt Seeley, CEO of the Organic Produce Network, talked about market dynamics, opportunities and challenges in the organic produce sector.
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Proposed instructions on how to crack down on fraudulent organic grains from abroad may not be not strong enough to protect the integrity of organic.
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On Amazon’s 3rd quarter conference call, CFO Brian Olsavsky said that the company will probably develop new store formats.
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The UK’s dominant organic supermarket chain has retained an investment bank and is putting itself up for sale.
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With facilities in New York City, Newark, Providence and Portland, Foodworks is providing a co-working space for food and beverage entrepreneurs.
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CircleUp Growth Partners is a new $125m fund that will make CPG investments using a machine-learning tool called Helio.
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On track towards a $20 million run-rate, the uber-successful REBBL wants to redefine the meaning of a functional beverage.
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Rodale, whose titles include Men’s Health, Prevention and Organic Life, has been sold to Hearst, ending the family’s 75-year control over a very influential health and wellness media property. Rodale Institute is a non-profit entity and has nothing to do with the sale of Rodale.
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Uniquely J, a private label of Jet.com, has released its first 50 products, including organic coffee, organic salsa, organic teriyaki sauce and other household items.
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Pipeline Foods has launched a Farm Profit Program, which will help farmers increase profitability through organic, regenerative production practices.
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A number of Whole Foods’ leases are preventing Amazon from executing specific strategic initiatives, such as installing Amazon lockers.
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In a report recently published in JAMA, it was found that people who tested positive for glyphosate, a chemical which causes cancer, grew by 500% over a 20-year period.
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Very big news! With a 10-year reauthorization for glyphosate having failed, the European Commission (EC) is now set to consider a phase-out or shorter license for the world’s most used herbicide.
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Target is in the process of opening up a dozen smaller-format stores across the country, which have more than twice the sales productivity of the company’s average store.
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In the UK, the Soil Association has released an app that can trace your organic food from field to fork.
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So far, Amazon’s takeover of Whole Foods has not disrupted grocery prices throughout the industry. However, it is very early.
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New data from the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) 2016 Certified Organic Survey was just released, and it showed sales from U.S. farms and ranches grew by 23% in 2016.
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Formed about a year ago, the Cold Pressure Council expects its members to start licensing the use of the new HPP logo beginning next spring.
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In what could be a sign of things to come – and what might have been dictated by Amazon – Whole Foods has closed its first location of its new 365 chain.
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Already available in 100,000 points of sale, Hippeas just raised $10 million, with the goal of doubling its 2017 revenues.
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With the release of the “Monsanto Papers,” we get a behind-the-scenes look at how Monsanto was able to get Professor Seralini’s study on glyphosate deleted from the archives of a scholarly journal for its lack of “conclusive evidence” – the first time this has ever happened.
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