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December 15, 2014

First USDA Organic Certified Coffee Capsule Enters Nespresso Market

First USDA Organic Certified Coffee Capsule Enters Nespresso Market
MIAMI, Oct. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Artizan Coffee Company, a Miami-based Specialty Coffee Roaster, has received full USDA Organic Certification status for its line of Nespresso Compatible Coffee Capsules.
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Consumer Reports: Don't Trust 'Natural' Personal-Care Products
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Sales of cosmetics and personal-care products labeled “natural” have soared recently, but “natural” on the package does not necessarily mean natural inside. … The best label to look for in beauty products is USDA Organic. Another …
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December 13, 2014

Rules sketchy on nonfood organic products

Rules sketchy on nonfood organic products
Body products, including lotions, are displayed here at a Whole Foods Market. These kinds of products can be labeled as organic with little federal oversight, but some retailers such as Whole Foods have stepped in with their own standards. (AP Photo …
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Not so natural cosmetics
The best label to look for in beauty products is USDA Organic. Another option, if you … Besides the word "natural" Consumer Reports says when looking for cosmetics don't put much weight into the claims "dermatologist tested" or "hypoallergenic." They …
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December 12, 2014

Latest FDA OTC Registered News

FDA Panel Rejects OTC Use of Montelukast (Singulair Allergy)
The Nonprescription Drugs Advisory Committee of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has voted against recommending that montelukast (Singulair Allergy, Merck) be approved as an over-the-counter (OTC) drug for the treatment of allergic rhinitis …
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Make all Rx contraceptives OTC, lawyer urges FDA
Attorney and former FDA director of medical device compliance Larry R. Pilot has petitioned the agency to begin the administrative process to switch all oral contraceptives to over-the-counter status, arguing that their safety and effectiveness is well …
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December 10, 2014

New Study Shows Taking Vitamin D with a Meal Containing Fat Aids Absorption

New Study Shows Taking Vitamin D with a Meal Containing Fat Aids Absorption
“This finding improves our understanding of how the composition of a meal taken in conjunction with vitamin D impacts its absorption” said first author Bess Dawson-Hughes MD a senior scientist at the USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at …
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Dow Chemical and Monsanto Are At It Again as EPA and USDA Approve "Agent …
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently gave Dow Chemical approval to manufacture and sell next generation, genetically engineered (GE) corn and soy that can withstand massive dosing of the herbicide …
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MANUFACTURE OF ANIMAL FOOD OR UNINSPECTED ARTICLES AT …
Is the manufacturing of uninspected products, such as animal food, in the edible product departments limited to the establishment's approved hours of operation? 3. Does the establishment have adequate facilities to maintain sanitary conditions if …
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December 9, 2014

Latest NSF Cosmetics News

Using Biodiesel in Urban Transit Buses Could Reduce Harmful Emissions
SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 28, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Do transit buses operating on biodiesel emit more or less particulate matter and gases than those using conventional diesel? The Mineta National Transit Research Consortium (MNTRC) has …
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Nanoparticles: Panacea or Pandora's Box?
Those that end up in water — from cosmetics, toothpaste, clothing and more — concentrate and become magnified as they move up the food chain. And in one experiment, silver nanoparticles in wastewater runoff killed a third of exposed plants and …
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Consumers welcome EPA's dental mercury rule
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Consumers for Dental Choice, the advocacy wing of the mercury-free dentistry movement, commends the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's proposed rule to require dental clinics to install …
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December 7, 2014

17 Organic And Eco-Friendly Beauty Products You Need This Earth Day

17 Organic And Eco-Friendly Beauty Products You Need This Earth Day
Which got us thinking: Are there safer, wearable, natural and earth-friendly beauty buys out there? We were thrilled to discover that becoming conscious cosmetic consumers is only a click away thanks to Environmental Working Group's Skin Deep cosmetics …
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Organic Cosmetics for Bitcoin
The company was founded by Amber Karlson and the president of Wisdom Survival Kits Pavel Dolzhenko so people all over the world could enjoy the advantages of natural cosmetics. “I've been using Bitcoin since last march, attending meetups for about a …
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Gratitude Beauty: My Favorite Color Cosmetics for Gifting, Receiving, and …
I love green beauty! Not unlike a truffle pig, I enjoy unearthing precious delights of mind-body care. It's of utmost importance to me that the products I allow into my space are both high-performing and cruelty-free; effective and organic …
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December 6, 2014

Morning markets: soymeal extends rally, helping grains too

Morning markets: soymeal extends rally, helping grains too
This time, Chicago wheat outpaced Minneapolis spring wheat, up 0.1% at $ 5.67 ½ a bushel, which has been boosted by improved fundamentals, with the USDA on Monday cutting its forecast for domestic stocks of the variety at the close of 2014-15, …
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Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. | "Creative Adaptation: Enhancing Oversight of …
Three federal agencies are principally responsible for regu- lating products of biotechnology: the EPA, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the US Department of Agri- culture (USDA), and in particular its Animal and Plant Health Inspection …
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DBT to hold Indo-US conference on synthetic & systems biology in New Delhi on …
… construct switches, cascades, stable oscillators, make genes from junk DNA, synthesise therapeutic molecules and biochemicals from microbes, use microbial factory for large scale manufacture and refinery, chemically synthesise non-natural DNA and …
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December 4, 2014

NSD and CME repository cooperate on OTC cross-border transactions

NSD and CME repository cooperate on OTC cross-border transactions
National Settlement Depository (NSD), Russia's central securities depository, a systemically important repository in the Russian market, and CME European Trade Repository Limited (ETR), the ESMA registered and regulated UK-based trade repository that …
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FDA to Revamp Approval Path for OTC Drugs
The agency said it is contemplating certain specific changes that it details in a Federal Register notice to be posted Friday. These include improving the FDA's ability to quickly require new warnings or label changes as safety issues emerge based on …
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A+ Secure Packaging, LLC Earns NSF International Good Manufacturing …
Earning GMP registration from NSF International verifies the A+ Secure Packaging facility meets or exceeds the safety and quality compliance requirements of its clients by demonstrating the proper methods, equipment, and controls for packaging …
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RNA Corporation Launches RNA Pharma LLC a Turnkey OTC products Contract …
RNA Corporation, a US contract manufacturer of ethnic, personal care, skin care, and OTC healthcare products, is proud to announce the launch of a wholly owned subsidiary RNA Pharma LLC, a FDA registered, FDA-cGMP, ISO 9001:2008, and ISO 22716 …
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December 2, 2014

Latest FDA OTC Registered News

Sunergy Clarifies Recent Press Release Issued By Sierra Leone National …
NEW YORK, NY /ACCESSWIRE/ December 1, 2014 / Sunergy, Inc. ("Sunergy" or "the Company") (OTC Pink: SNEY) (PINKSHEETS: SNEY), was made aware of a National Minerals Agency (“NMA”) press release published on November 27, 2014 in response to an anonymous …
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Perrigo Expands Partnership With 7-Eleven (PRGO)
Perrigo is a leading private-label OTC drug manufacturer. The recently announced partnership with 7-Eleven further expands the company's product base and potentially opens up a new market to private-label OTC products. The company has added two …
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Dufil Prima, Acorn Petroleum now trading on NASD OTC
Shareholders in both companies may now approach their NASD OTC registered brokers to dematerialise and trade their shares on the OTC market. Symbol codes are short unique identifiers made up of a combination of alphabets and numbers that represent …
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December 1, 2014

Latest USDA Organic Cosmetics News

'Organic' stuff is everywhere – but what does that mean?
That's when they can carry the familiar “USDA organic” seal or other official USDA certification. The rules are murkier when the items have ingredients that aren't regulated by USDA, like chemicals in soaps or makeup. The department doesn't police the …
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Don't Waste Your Money: Not so natural cosmetics
The best label to look for in beauty products is USDA Organic. Another option, if you shop at Whole Foods, look for their “Premium Body Care” seal. Those products are certified free of more than 400 risky ingredients. Besides the word “natural …
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J&J's Aveeno Organic Harvest baby care product loses USDA NOP certification
Soo Kim, from the USDA department of agriculture, told Cosmetics Design that the ingredient could not be certified as organic on account as it is not on the list of approved ingredients. "We determined the formulation of the product to be noncompliant …
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