Expo West: What's new in 2012
Natural Products Expo West 2012 has rolled out exciting programs, exhibits and sessions to enhance your show experience. Here are the highlights.
How to court newly eco-conscious consumers
More and more consumers are becoming eco-aware—even given the current economic recession—making the newly environmentally conscious a key kind of new shopper to lure into your store.
FDA delays triclosan ruling until 2012
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration was set to rule on the use of the synthetic antibacterial triclosan in consumer products by this past spring, but the agency will postpone making a stance until 2012.
Q&A: Nick and Helen Forster of eTown
eTown, a 20-year-old weekly radio broadcast, blends live music and musician interviews with conversation about environmental and social issues.
Natural products get innovative
Here are 15 food, beverage, grocery, supplements and personal care items that wowed us with their unique functionalities, formulations and eco-attributes.
Grocer shoots for package free, zero waste
Austin, Texas-based in.gredients hopes to revolutionize grocery shopping by using packaging only when absolutely necessary. We talked to other natural products retailers that are driving the movement forward with innovative sustainability practices.
FDA moves to clear up murky nanotechnology guidelines
Despite nanoparticles' widespread use in commercial products, the definition, characterization and regulation of the technology had been based on particle size not properties. FDA's new guidance seeks to change all that—but what does that mean for nanotechnology's future?
