Each day at 5 p.m. we collect the five top food and supplement headlines of the day, making it easy for you to catch up on today's most important natural products industry news.
September 13, 2019
Microplastics make their way into the fish we eat, study finds
Although it’s been nearly 50 years since scientists found microplastics in the North Atlantic Ocean, researchers generally believed the tiny fragments stayed in fishes’ digestive system. However, a new study has found that the microplastics—which absorb toxic chemicals—make their way into the fish or seafood and become part of humans’ food system. Read more at TheFern.org…
Traditional grocery stores are losing shoppers but many aren’t giving up
The percentage of food and other consumables purchased at traditional supermarkets fell 2.5 percentage points last year, to 35% of the market. That share is expected to drop to 33% by 2023, according to a new report. The news is worse when small, natural and other grocers are included. Read more at Forbes…
China will reduce tariffs on some agricultural products, including soybeans, pork
A day after President Donald Trump announced he would delay the upcoming tariff increases, Chinese officials decided to exempt American soybeans, pork and other agricultural products from new tariffs. The country also made a large purchase of U.S. soybeans, its first in months. Read more at The New York Times