Chris O'Brien

Chris
O'Brien
Articles by Chris O'Brien
Brew up profits with beer and wine
If you're looking to stock products that post strong growth in today's marketplace, consider expanding your beer and
Santa Barbara fire claims Vitamin Angels' Howard Schiffer's home
Vitamin Angels founder and president Howard Schiffer and his wife Kim lost their home to the fire raging in Santa
Santa Barbara fire claims Vitamin Angels' Howard Schiffer's home
Vitamin Angels founder and president Howard Schiffer and his wife Kim lost their home to the fire raging in Santa
Walmart gets greener
Walmart hosted its fourth annual Sustainable Packaging Exposition last week as part of the retailing giant's ongoing
Antioxidant values in food misleading: Study
Marketers making claims armed with ORAC values might want to tread lightly, according to a new study at the University
Antioxidant values in food misleading: Study
Marketers making claims armed with ORAC values might want to tread lightly, according to a new study at the University of Massachusetts Department of Food Science.
Nanoparticles pose mega questions in cosmetics
Nanoparticles are no small matter when it comes to cosmetics and consumer safety. Some say this technology will help
Obama appoints FDA Commissioner, pledges to clean up agency
President Obama nominated former New York City Health Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, MD, as FDA commissioner on
Asian invasion in your freezer
Just because the economy is slowing down doesn't mean consumers are eating less. They're keeping healthy appetites as
Companies sour on GM sugar beets take pledge
More than 70 companies have signed a registry and pledged not to use or sell sugar from genetically modified sugar
Yoplait's rBST-free pledge cleans up its culture
Earlier this week, General Mills made the commitment to eliminate milk sourced from cows treated with rBGH in the
Congresswoman DeLauro calls for food safety reform and splitting FDA
Following the latest outbreak of salmonella-tainted peanut products, U.S. Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., introduced
Whole Foods antitrust hearings canceled, adjudication postponed
In the seemingly endless saga between Whole Foods and the Federal Trade Commission, the FTC today issued an order
New studies find mercury in high fructose corn syrup
Two recent studies have revealed previously unreported trace levels of mercury in high fructose corn syrup. Both
"Natural" claim most popular in 2008
The latest review from the Mintel Global New Products Database found a 16 percent increase in products with "natural"
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