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INTRODUCING MARIPOSA FROM TEA FORTÉ

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Thursday, February 22, 2024
New York Botanical Garden, Collection, Senior, Marketing, Education, Flower, Citrus, Horticulture, Celebrate, Ginger, Publishing, Rejuvenation, Butterfly, MSRP, NYBG, Research, Tea

MAYNARD, Mass., Feb. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Tea Forté introduces Mariposa, the sixth curated collection with The New York Botanical Garden, featuring a stunning uplifting watercolor created by an artist at NYBG that captures the vibrant hues of blossoms growing within the renowned 250-acre garden. This exquisite tea collection evokes an enchanting essence of botanical bliss with lush, fruity flavors and floral aromas; each vibrant blend inspires happiness, harmony, and rejuvenation while supporting NYBG's work in plant research and conservation, horticulture, and education. 

Key Points: 
  • MAYNARD, Mass., Feb. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Tea Forté introduces Mariposa, the sixth curated collection with The New York Botanical Garden, featuring a stunning uplifting watercolor created by an artist at NYBG that captures the vibrant hues of blossoms growing within the renowned 250-acre garden.
  • "Mariposa is a collection of vibrant blends perfect for spring rejuvenation," says Jill Piscopo, Senior Vice President of Marketing for Tea Forté.
  • Celebrate spring with the vitalizing blends from Mariposa:
    CUCUMBER MINT A cool spearmint and basil green tea with a hint of sweet blueberries.
  • NEW PINK PAPAYA NECTAR An herbal tea with tropical fruit notes, infused with juicy papaya and delicate flower petals.

Nona Lim Unveils Instant Noodle Bowls And Heat & Serve Entrees, Marking A Decade Of Authentic Asian Culinary Excellence

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Thrive Market, Culture, Ginger, Heat, Spice, GMO, MSG, Garlic, Creativity, All, SRP, Sodium, Category, Food delivery

OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Nona Lim, the authentic Asian brand offering comfort, vitality and creativity in every bite, proudly commemorates a decade of connecting cultures through wholesome, flavorful cuisine. In 2014, Nona Lim embarked on a quest to introduce clean-label, tasty Asian flavors through their small-batch, slow-simmered bone broths. Founder Nona Lim was inspired by the rich hawker culture of her childhood in Singapore, a melting pot of pan-Asian flavors, aromas and cultures.

Key Points: 
  • In 2014, Nona Lim embarked on a quest to introduce clean-label, tasty Asian flavors through their small-batch, slow-simmered bone broths.
  • In addition to their original slow-simmered bone broth, the Nona Lim lineup now includes soups, fresh noodles, stir-fry kits and the latest Instant Noodle Bowls and Heat & Serve Meat Entrees.
  • "Marking a decade of Nona Lim is truly exhilarating," said founder Nona Lim.
  • Nona Lim's Instant Noodle Bowls (SRP $5.99) represent a groundbreaking innovation in the instant noodle category.

Badlands Ranch Announces Launch Within The Independent Pet Channel

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Pet, Animal, Dog, Ginger, Skin, Health, VSI, Digestion, ADMC, Partnership

PARK CITY, Utah, Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Badlands Ranch™, the premium dog nutrition brand providing superfood-packed dog food and treats for canine health, is excited to announce that the brand is now available to independent pet stores through its partnership with key distributors in the channel including Phillips Pet Food & Supplies, Veterinary Service Inc (VSI), American Distribution and Manufacturing Company (ADMC) and National Animal Nutrition, Inc (NAN).

Key Points: 
  • Founded by actress, animal advocate, and philanthropist Katherine Heigl, Badlands Ranch is an extension of her passion for animals, striving to enhance the lives of pets worldwide through unparalleled nutrition.
  • Badlands Ranch's dedication to pet well-being aligns seamlessly with the commitment to quality and community-building within the independent pet channel.
  • Part of the brand's commitment to pet well-being is the annual contribution of $250,000 to the Jason D Heigl Foundation to support the rescue and adoption of hundreds of pets in need.
  • "I am so excited to launch Badlands Ranch in independent pet stores and make our premium products accessible at local pet stores across the country," said Katherine Heigl, Founder of Badlands Ranch.

Looking for Your Next Whisky Adventure? Head to the Forthwest!

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Giant, Name, Giant Peach, The Spice of Life, Freedom, Multimedia, Whisky, Pacific Northwest, Dodge, Ginger, Mouth, Honey, Glass, Water, The Freshwater Trust, HRD, Palate, Apple, River, Vanilla, Nose, Hood River Distillers, Liquor

HOOD RIVER, Ore., Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Calling all whisky drinkers… are you controlled by the common… Blanketed by boredom…Overwhelmed by the ordinary? Hood River Distillers, invites you to shake off the constraints of the conventional and embrace a bold new direction for flavored and unflavored whiskies. 

Key Points: 
  • "Whisky is often positioned as traditional and largely looking to the past," said David Ballew, President and CEO, Hood River Distillers (HRD).
  • The Forthwest® Whisky portfolio includes three flavored whiskies crafted using proprietary natural flavor blends – Shiny Apple, Giant Peach, Spice of Life; and one 5-Year-Old Blended Canadian Whisky.
  • Unlike most flavored whiskies, the Forthwest Whisky flavored portfolio is bottled at 80 proof, as is the unflavored whisky.
  • "But we also realized that some people prefer the flavor of their whisky to be … whisky.

Evolent Adds Russell Glass, Headspace CEO, to Board of Directors

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024
EVH, Mental health, Intelligence, Marketing, Health, Growth, Glass, Sale, Ginger, Duke University, Economics, Management

Dr. Sotunde stated, "I've been incredibly impressed with Evolent during my time on the Board.

Key Points: 
  • Dr. Sotunde stated, "I've been incredibly impressed with Evolent during my time on the Board.
  • I would also like to take this opportunity to welcome Russ Glass to the Evolent Board of Directors.
  • Chair of the Evolent Board of Directors Cheryl Scott added, "On behalf of my fellow Directors, we want to thank Tunde for his commitment and valuable contributions to Evolent during the last several years."
  • Ms. Scott continued, "After conducting a broad, national search, the Board is pleased to appoint Russell Glass as an Evolent Director.

A patch a day? Why the vitamin skin patches spruiked on social media might not be for you

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Social media, Adhesive, Ibuprofen, Vitamin D deficiency, TGA, Excipient, Caffeine, Nicotine, Scurvy, Vitamin, COVID, Sleep, Skin, Ginger, Risk, B3, Safety, Menopause, Nutrient, Water, Therapeutic Goods Administration, Patient, Medicine, Oil, Immunity, Tablet, Malnutrition, Taurine, Dietary supplement

Vitamin patches are trending on social media and advertised in posts and podcasts.

Key Points: 
  • Vitamin patches are trending on social media and advertised in posts and podcasts.
  • With patches marketed for sleep, detox, immunity and hangovers, they are being talked up as near magical fix-all stickers.

What are vitamin patches?

  • Vitamin patches are adhesives designed to deliver vitamins or nutrients to your bloodstream directly through the skin.
  • Patches promising an energy boost offer caffeine, taurine, gluconolactone, green tea extract and vitamins B3, B5 and B6.

Do they work and are they safe?

  • Vitamins are generally approved as listed medicines, meaning the ingredients have been assessed for safety but not for efficacy (whether they do what they promise).
  • However, there are no items listed as vitamin patches on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods.
  • Ordinarily, to be absorbed through the skin a chemical needs to be lipophilic, meaning it likes fats and oils more than water.
  • So, the form in which the vitamins have been produced and supplied will dictate whether they will get into the skin.
  • The health condition called scurvy is thought to occur when daily vitamin C intake drops lower than 7 milligrams per day.
  • The recommended daily intake of vitamin C is around 45 milligrams per day – more if a woman is breastfeeding.


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Why not just take a tablet?

  • One selling point used by the marketers is that patches are a “cleaner” form of vitamins.
  • A vitamin in tablet or gummy form will contain inactive ingredients called excipients.
  • But many patches don’t list all their ingredients – just the active vitamins – so this claim can not be tested.

Should you buy them?


As there are no vitamin patches approved by the TGA in Australia, you should not buy them. If at some point in the future they become listed medicines, it will be important to remember that they may not have been assessed for efficacy. If you remain curious about vitamin patches, you should discuss them with your doctor or local pharmacist.

  • He is a Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute, a member of the Australasian Pharmaceutical Science Association, and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
  • Nial regularly consults to industry on issues to do with medicine risk assessments, manufacturing, design, and testing.

Immune Support Matters: OjasTee Redefines Wellness with its Immune-Boosting Spice-Based Products

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Monday, February 12, 2024
Human evolution, Philosophy, Mérieux NutriSciences, Absorption, Exercise, Meat, Ginger, Spice, Yoga, Health, HEALTH, Vegetable, Dietary supplement, COVID-19, Certification, Medicine, Mind, Tennis, Antioxidant, Publication, Mérieux family, Feedback, Seasoning, Immune system

Inspired by the challenges posed by the COVID-19 and its variants, OjasTee is on a mission to provide wellness products.

Key Points: 
  • Inspired by the challenges posed by the COVID-19 and its variants, OjasTee is on a mission to provide wellness products.
  • The 7-spice blend, carefully curated with ingredients like Turmeric, Cumin, Cinnamon, Ginger, Nutmeg and Pepper aims to support the immune system through its potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory qualities.
  • Merieux NutriSciences labs certified the presence of Curcuminoid, the active component in Turmeric and a major ingredient in all of OjasTee's products.
  • For more information about OjasTee and its transformative products, visit https://ojastee.com/ .

Golden Sun Health Technology Group Limited Announces Strategic Transition into the Wellness Industry in China

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Friday, February 9, 2024
White tea, Oral hygiene, Investment, Growth, Health, Red, Ginger

Shanghai, China, Feb. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Golden Sun Health Technology Group Limited, formerly known as Golden Sun Education Group Limited (the “Company” or “Golden Sun”) (Nasdaq: GSUN), a provider of tutorial services in China, today announced its strategic transition into the wellness industry in China.

Key Points: 
  • Shanghai, China, Feb. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Golden Sun Health Technology Group Limited, formerly known as Golden Sun Education Group Limited (the “Company” or “Golden Sun”) (Nasdaq: GSUN), a provider of tutorial services in China, today announced its strategic transition into the wellness industry in China.
  • In December 2023, the Company launched the Fuding White Tea oral health products on various e-commerce platforms in China, including JD.com, Taobao, Red, and Yundinghuo.
  • Additionally, in 2023, the Company made equity investments in three Chinese companies that operate in the wellness industry.
  • Mr. Xueyuan Weng, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, commented, “We are thrilled to enter a new chapter with our strategic transition into the wellness industry.

Hand in hand with PROCOMER, 15 Costa Rican companies will participate in the most important trade fair for fresh produce

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Thursday, February 8, 2024
Agriculture, SAN, FDI, Food industry, Fruit, Catalog, Export, Golden Sweet, Coffee, Environment, Trade, Chocolate, Ginger, Investment

SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica, Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- 15 Costa Rican fresh produce companies will participate in what is considered the main event globally for the sector, in order to position their major export catalog.

Key Points: 
  • SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica, Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- 15 Costa Rican fresh produce companies will participate in what is considered the main event globally for the sector, in order to position their major export catalog.
  • It is the Fruit Logistica trade fair, which will take place from February 7 to 9, 2024 in Berlin, Germany.
  • "The Fruit Logistica 2024 trade fair is a new opportunity to continue positioning our diverse offering of fresh produce in the world.
  • Furthermore, attendees at the trade fair will taste Costa Rican coffee and a variety of dishes cooked with fresh produce on display in the pavilion.

Nigeria’s popular wara cheese has a short shelf life: we’ve found a way to keep it fresh for longer

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Thursday, February 8, 2024
Sorbic acid, Calotropis, Staphylococcus, Temperature, Wara, Whey, Codex, Growth, Sale, Staphylococcus aureus, Safety, Metabolism, Eating, Milk, Supermarket, Refrigeration, Overalls, Escherichia coli, Taste, Bacteria, Research, Physical examination, Ginger, Food preservation

The global market value of cheese was about US$83.4 billion in 2022 and is projected to exceed US$120 billion in 2028.

Key Points: 
  • The global market value of cheese was about US$83.4 billion in 2022 and is projected to exceed US$120 billion in 2028.
  • In Nigeria, the most popular cheese is wara, a soft product with a mild, sweet taste and milky flavour.
  • Wara also has a very short shelf life of about two or three days.
  • As Nigerian food scientists, we set out to find a way to preserve wara more effectively in its indigenous form.

Our research

  • In our experiment we preserved wara with chemical and natural preservatives: sorbic acid and ginger respectively.
  • We kept the wara in whey for three weeks.
  • Sorbic acid was added to different samples at a concentration of 0.05% and 0.1%, which is below its maximum permissible limit of 0.3% in cheese according to the international Codex Alimentarius standard.


5% ginger to portion A
2.5% ginger and 0.05% sorbic acid to portion B
0.1% sorbic acid to portion C
no preservatives in portion D.

  • The curd (the solid which separates from the liquid whey) was moulded into a cone shape.
  • Microorganisms are important in fermenting milk and most are beneficial, but could cause spoilage if their growth is not controlled.

The outcome

  • The use of 0.1% sorbic acid to preserve wara was the most effective in reducing bacterial and fungal count.
  • The addition of 2.5% ginger and 0.05% sorbic acid to wara reduced the microorganisms present and was much more effective than the addition of 5% ginger alone.
  • The physical examination of the stored wara showed that samples stored inside the refrigerator retained their fresh aroma throughout the period of storage.
  • Freshly made wara samples without preservatives had the highest score for taste, flavour, colour, texture and overall acceptability.
  • Adding 2.5% ginger and 0.05% sorbic acid reduced the sensory scores of wara compared to the 0.1% sorbic acid sample.


Malomo Adekunbi Adetola works for Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile - Ife, Nigeria. She receives funding from Carnegie and the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.