Prince’s Foundation closes after fraud investigation
The Prince’s Foundation for Integrated Health has been closed following the arrest of one of its senior officials on suspicion of fraud and money...
Prince’s Foundation closes after fraud investigation
The Prince’s Foundation for Integrated Health has been closed following the arrest of one of its senior officials on suspicion of fraud and money...
Organic wins the day in US media debate
Organic won the day in a major televised US debate last week on the motion ‘ Organic Food is Marketing Hype’.
At the start of...
Natural beauty retailers need to be “more slick”
Sharing his extensive retail knowledge at Natural & Organic Products Europe? last month, Jeff Martin, operations director at As Nature Intended told?...
One rule for GM crops, another for vitamins and minerals?
The Alliance for Natural Health was in Brussels this week to challenge The European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) track record of “green lighting as...
Industry keeps pressure on MPs over vitamin levels
A letter published in the Daily Telegraph last week (April 23) warned of the threat to British jobs if the European Commission goes ahead...
Take the Poll: Celebrity supporters
Celebrity supporters are a growing feature of the natural and organic sector. Are they in the main a help, or a hinderance, to the...
Governments using flawed food production data to justify GM expansion
Governments and pro-agribusiness groups are using flawed data on food production requirements to push for an expansion of GM food crops, claims a new...
DON’T punish successful pioneers, DO nurture small brands
What should independent retailers do when a pioneer natural or organic brand is acquired by a major multinational?
That was the question under discussion at...
Food firms alliance calls for end to “piecemeal” approach on claims
Over 350 food and supplements firms from across Europe are calling for an end to the EU’s “piecemeal” approach to the Nutrition and Health...
Food firms alliance calls for end to “piecemeal” approach on claims
Over 350 food and supplements firms from across Europe are calling for an end to the EU’s “piecemeal” approach to the Nutrition and Health...
Mail On Sunday writer scoops HFMA journalism award
The HFMA’s Health Journalist of the Year Award for 2009 has been awarded to Sarah Hartley at Natural and Organic Products Europe.
Sarah Hartley has...
Organic movement plans for growth after sales slump
Organic sales fell by 13% in 2009, down from £2.1 billion (2008) to £1.84 billion. But some categories bucked the overall downward trend, with...
Natural & Organic Products Europe in pictures
Over 8,000 natural products professionals converged on London's Olympia for Natural & Organic Products Europe (April 11-12 201).
Look out for a full write-up soon...
Natural & Organic Products Europe in pictures
Over 8,000 natural products professionals converged on London's Olympia for Natural & Organic Products Europe (April 11-12 201).
Look out for a full write-up soon...
Researchers show Omega-3s boost lung function during sport
New research by scientists in Germany and Iran has demonstrated that omega-3 fatty acids may have a valuable role to play in boosting lung...
Asda delists Fairtrade coffee duo
Asda has delisted two pioneer brand Fairtrade coffee products and replaced them with own-label lines, reports The Grocer.
The retailer told the food industry weekly...
Top food behaviour experts line-up for conference
Some of Britain’s best-know food and behaviour experts have been lined up for a one-day conference on the subject Nutrition for Behaviour, Learning and...
Study linking multivits and breast cancer “fundamentally flawed”
A study linking regular use of multivitamins with an increased breast cancer risk has been dismissed as “fundamentally flawed” by industry and consumer groups.
The...
UK industry confident on supplement shelf-life
The UK health food trade says it has “no doubt” that properly stored food supplements are effective until their best-by dates.
Last week the Daily...