Pulmuone Foods signed an agreement to buy substantially all of Vitasoy USA's commercial assets, including the Nasoya, Azumaya and San Sui brands. The company says the deal makes it the U.S. tofu leader, with operations across Korea, the U.S., Japan and China.
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Food
Treat Yourself Well to Zemas Cookies
Zemas Madhouse Foods launched ready-to-eat cookies in four flavors made with ancient whole grains and a chia, hemp and flax blend, free of gluten, dairy, rice, GMOs and the top eight allergens. Its Sweet Potato Spice cookie won Prevention's 2016 Cleanest Packaged Food Award.
Diet
Mediterranean diet helps type 2 diabetes mellitus
In the MeDITA randomized trial, people newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes who followed a Mediterranean diet for a year had lower C-reactive protein and higher adiponectin than those on a low-fat diet, which the researchers read as reduced inflammation alongside some fat loss.
Drug
FDA enhances warnings for certain painkillers
The FDA is requiring a new boxed warning on immediate-release opioid painkillers covering misuse, abuse, addiction, overdose and death, plus added safety labeling across all prescription opioids. The agency calls it part of a broader plan to address the overdose epidemic.
Politics
Come April Fool's Day, Will the Joke Be on Us?
The Organic Consumers Association warns the DARK Act is not dead: Sen. Pat Roberts lacked the votes on March 16, but Mitch McConnell switched his vote so an amended bill could return. Readers are asked to call senators against any compromise preempting Vermont's law.
Supplements
Labdoor Tests 36 Best-Selling Magnesium Supplements
Labdoor tested 36 best-selling magnesium supplements and found only about half within 5% of their label claims, with measured content ranging from 38.1 mg to 691.2 mg per serving. More than half exceeded the 350 mg upper intake limit, and two in three were projected to exceed an arsenic limit.
Disease
Could periodontitis be a sign or cause for Alzheimer's disease?
A six-month study of 60 elderly people with mild to moderate Alzheimer's found periodontitis at baseline correlated with cognitive decline, and both conditions tracked with the severity of systemic inflammation. The study found no evidence that gum disease causes Alzheimer's.
Politics
Don't Ask, Won't Tell - newsletter 032016 from Organic Consumers Association
The Organic Consumers Association celebrates the Senate's failure to pass Sen. Pat Roberts's bill preempting Vermont's GMO labeling law, and warns he will return after the Easter recess seeking a compromise to keep the Vermont law from taking effect July 1.
Law & Regulations
USDA Consolidates and Streamlines Regulations for processed meats
FSIS proposed a rule that would drop redundant trichinae control requirements for pork and consolidate the regulations for thermally processed, commercially sterile meat and poultry. Plants would still have to control trichinae through their HACCP plans. The agency is taking comment.
Politics
Goodbye DARK Act, Hello big market breakthrough
Center for Food Safety reports the Senate defeated the DARK Act and General Mills then said it will label genetically engineered ingredients nationwide to comply with Vermont's July law, following Campbell's in January. Both say prices will not rise because of the change.
Farmers Markets
The Hunterdon Land Trust hosts a winter Farmers’ Market
The Hunterdon Land Trust runs a winter farmers' market every other week from 11 am to 1 pm at the historic Dvoor Farm in Flemington, NJ, where 16 local farms sell produce, cheese, meat, eggs, flowers, herbs, bread, coffee and alpaca goods.
Food
Tops Markets and United Fresh Start Foundation Celebrate National Nutrition Month by Donating Salad Bars to Four Buffalo Public Schools
Tops Friendly Markets and the United Fresh Start Foundation unveiled the first of four salad bar donations to Buffalo public schools, with a ribbon cutting at School #81. The donations come through the Let's Move Salad Bars to Schools initiative.
Food
United Fresh Women In Produce Honor - Nominations Being Accepted
United Fresh is accepting nominations for its 2016 Women in Produce honoree, the speaker chosen each year for a reception held alongside its convention. A committee of peers, including honorees from the past 19 years, reviews nominations submitted by members.
Food
Huge News from General Mills!
An EWG appeal celebrating General Mills' announcement that it will label GMO ingredients in all its products, following Campbell's January decision and the defeat of the DARK Act, and asking readers to thank the company.
Politics
Until Victory, Always' - newsletter 031916 from Organic Consumers Association
The Organic Consumers Association celebrates the Senate's failure to pass a bill preempting Vermont's GMO labeling law, but warns that Sen. Pat Roberts will be back after the Easter recess to broker a compromise before the law takes effect July 1.
Advisories
Federal Seafood Guidelines May Put Moms and Babies at Risk
EWG tested hair samples from more than 250 women of childbearing age who eat at least as much seafood as federal guidelines recommend. Nearly 60 percent carried more mercury than is healthy during pregnancy or nursing, and nearly 30 percent exceeded EPA's safe level.
Politics
You defeat the DARK Act!
The DARK Act failed to win the votes needed to end debate, leaving GMO labeling laws in Vermont, Connecticut, Maine and Alaska intact. The writers argue the bill's QR code scheme would have shut out the third of Americans without smartphones or reliable internet.
Politics
The DARK Act: You Slayed It-For Now!
Sen. Pat Roberts lacked the votes to pass S. 2609, the bill opponents call the DARK Act, the Organic Consumers Association reports. It names the senators who crossed party lines and warns a compromise could still revive the bill before Vermont's labeling law takes effect July 1.
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