San Francisco has filed a lawsuit against leading food manufacturers, alleging deceptive practices and public health harms tied to ultra-processed foods. The action signals increased attention to processing methods and ingredient strategies that may influence future expectations for product developers.
For product developers, creating successful reduced-sugar formulations means navigating a complex landscape of functional trade-offs, ingredient innovations, and shifting definitions of what qualifies as "clean" or "natural."
Group warns against Congress banning intoxicating hemp products.
May 29, 2024
In response to a bipartisan amendment to the Farm Bill seeking to ban intoxicating hemp products from the market, the Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA) warn Congress that “prohibition isn't the answer.”
Moving cannabis to Schedule III, where it would exist among ketamine and anabolic steroids, would highlight its accepted medical uses and a lower potential for abuse.
The Natural Products Association (NPA) announced that Corey Hilmas, MD, Ph.D., has been hired to serve as its new senior vice president of Scientific and Regulatory Affairs.
June 4, 2014
The hiring is the third major personnel announcement for NPA in recent weeks.