Buffalo Peacemakers Delivering Meals to Seniors for Free
Thanks to a new grant, a Buffalo community group is doing its part to ensure that members of our community who are most at-risk of hunger have enough food to eat.
According to a report by Kelly Khatib with WIVB, the Buffalo Peacemakers have been purchasing meals from restaurants in and around Buffalo and delivering that food to senior citizen centers and senior apartment complexes across Buffalo. The group plans to prioritize obtaining these meals from black-owned establishments.
This new initiative comes right on time considering that we just wrapped up Black Restaurant Week here in Buffalo.
CBD businesses raided as regulatory confusion reigns While the CBD market scrambles to prepare for the March Novel Foods deadline, products are being seized and retailers arrested in Ireland amid mass confusion over the law, with one retailer taking the authorities to court for their actions.
JP O’Brien is a health-focused entrepreneur who moved from Australia to Ireland with his wife and baby in 2018 to set up a small CBD cafe, Little Collins CBD Dispensary, with the hope of flourishing under EU regulations. But this has been far from the case.
His cafe has been raided on several occasions and his home raided once. He tells NutraIngredients his customers have even been threatened with arrest at their homes after gardaí (the national police service of the Republic of Ireland) intercepted his online orders.
ChickP ramps up commercialisation of clean label chickpea protein Israeli foodtech start-up ChickP Protein has swung into full commercial production of its 90% chickpea isolate.
The novel ingredient is a concentrated non-GMO, allergen-free chickpea protein isolate designed to provide a nutritional boost – along with the much desired boosted protein functionality – to an array of products, including baked goods and gluten-free treats.
ChickP said it has revved up consistent, stable production capacity to 20 metric tons per day, equating to more than 5,000 metric tons annually of the protein isolate.
ChickP was founded in 2016 by Ram Reifen, a paediatric gastroenterologist and a professor of human nutrition, on the basis of a patented technology developed after 20 years of research at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. His research is focused on fighting malnutrition in mothers and children with the use of chickpea protein isolates and chickpea star
Alpro speaks out against Amendment 171: ‘The current legal framework is sufficient’ Plant-based beverage brand Alpro has joined calls to block the progress of Amendment 171, which would see a European ban on the use of dairy-like terminology to describe plant-based alternatives.
The Danone-owned brand has added its name to a joint letter alongside the European Plant-based Foods Association (ESNA) and 90 other organisations represented by the European Alliance for Plant-based Foods. The coalition is calling on Member States and the European Parliament and Commission to oppose Amendment 171, arguing that it goes against EU consumers’ interests in transparent communication, fair competition and the bloc’s own climate ambitions.
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New US Hemp Authority standard spells out ‘broad’ and ‘full spectrum’ specs By Hank Schultz The US Hemp Authority has released the latest version of its certification standard whose aim is to promote best practices and heighten transparency among hemp companies.
Marielle Weintraub, PhD, president of US Hemp Authority, said the overarching goal of the program is to help consumers make sense of a market place jumbled with products of varying quality. Last year the US Food and Drug Administration tested a suite of CBD products bought on the open market and found
Bringing clarity to the marketplace
“We want consumers to very easily be able to look at products and see who’s following best practices,” she said.