U.S. Right to Know has found that Monsanto has budgeted up to $17 million — in one year alone — to discredit international cancer scientists who warn people about the health risks of glyphosate, the super-toxic herbicide.
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U.S. Right to Know has found that Monsanto has budgeted up to $17 million — in one year alone — to discredit international cancer scientists who warn people about the health risks of glyphosate, the super-toxic herbicide.
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Self-help guru Tony Robbins has backed Nunbelievable, a mission-based, direct-to-consumer organic baked goods company that aims to help end hunger in the United States.
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A jury has awarded Edwin Hardeman $80 million in damages, whose lawyers argued that the glyphosate-based herbicide caused his cancer after more than two decades of Roundup usage on his property.
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Despite the rulings that glyphosate causes cancer, many farmers are sticking with the toxic pesticide — for now.
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With eight different meal options priced from $15.99 to $19.99, Amazon Meal Kits are now available at select Whole Foods locations in the San Francisco Bay Area, Southern California, Nevada and Arizona.
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You know it is a tectonic shift in the world when 7-11 is testing out organic turmeric slurpees, thanks to Tractor Beverage Company.
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In an interview with senior vice president of merchandising and product development Jeremiah McElwee, it was also revealed that Thrive Market is seeing real growth in collagen and CBD.
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The pharmacy chain says the products include topicals such as creams, sprays, roll-ons, lotions and salves, but it is not selling any CBD-infused supplements or food.
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Bareburger, which sells organic burgers alongside the GMO Impossible Burger, is now facing a class action lawsuit for deceptive marketing.
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CNBC compared buying organic items at all four markets, and Aldi came in as the least expensive.
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WeWork is launching WeWork Food Labs, a food-centric coworking space and innovation lab that will also contribute $1 million in equity investments to a handful of startups.
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Starbucks is investing $100 million in a newly created fund — to be managed by Tesla investor Valor Equity Partners — to promote companies developing new technologies and products for the food and retail industries.
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The Oakland-based organic food company Revolution Foods has closed on a $10 million round of financing led by Nuveen Investments.
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In another blow to Bayer/Monsanto, a California court ruled that the company’s weedkiller caused cancer, only 8 months after another jury issued a $289 million verdict over similar claims in a different case.
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Diana Food North America, part of Germany’s Symrise Group, has introduced a line of organic, sustainably sourced colors for foods and beverages, including a blue made from spirulina and a pink/reddish color sourced from red beet.
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SPINS and HowGood have partnered with the goal of offering their mutual clients greater insight on sustainability, transparency, and health and wellness — from source to consumption.
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In celebration of Beauty Week 2019, Whole Foods Market’s global beauty buyers and experts have unveiled their inaugural list of top beauty and wellness trends for the year.
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In a high-profile NYT advertisement, Clif Bar challenges Kind Bar to do the right thing and go organic.
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In a historic milestone, Once Upon a Farm has become the first refrigerated brand of organic baby food approved for Women, Infant, Children Program (WIC)-eligible families in West Virginia and Florida.
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General Mills continues to show incredible leadership in soil and biodiversity, as it has committed to advance regenerative agriculture practices on one million acres of farmland by 2030. The company also donated $650,000 to non-profit Kiss the Ground, which will support farmer training and coaching through Soil Health Academies.
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A great profile of Suja and its CEO Jeff Church, as the company’s investment in infrastructure gives it tremendous agility to roll out new products and expand into different categories.
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The former Co-CEO of Whole Foods has invested in and joined the board of New Barn Organics, a fast-growing, organic plant-based food company.
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Moringa superfood company has raised $5M from Kellogg’s venture capital fund eighteen94 capital and Griffith Foods, and it intends to enter the foodservice space as a supplier of this super-hot ingredient.
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In a move that would expand the retail and technology giant’s grocery footprint beyond its Whole Foods chain, Amazon will open dozens of its own grocery stores in cities across the country.
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