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Veg Power, a crowdfunded initiative spear-headed by Peas Please, launched on 3 May with the aim of proving that more effective and targeted marketing can be used to ‘increase vegetable consumption’.

'Putting it on the plastic' took on a new meaning at The Rubbish Café, launched by Ecover in London on 2 May, which ran for three days and accepted only plastic waste as currency.

Celebrity doctor and GP Dr Rangan Chatterjee, from the BBC’s Doctor in the House, says he believes health stores are a vital resource in...

Environmentalist and MP for Zac Goldsmith says that in the fight against plastic pollution, the responsibility should be placed squarely on the shoulders of producers.

The gloomy state of the high street has done nothing to hamper the financial spirits of Holland & Barrett (H&B), which has reported a growth of 7.1% in its first results since its acquisition by billionaire Mikhail Fridman.

The debate that pitches natural – or food state – vitamins against synthetic versions is based on a ‘fake dichotomy’, a prominent figure from the UK supplements industry has claimed.

The New Products Showcase at this year's Natural & Organic Products Europe featured a record number of Health & Nutrition entries, with the category seeing innovation across a diverse range of health areas.

The UK's biggest and busiest natural and organic trade event, Natural & Organic Products Europe (NPE), opens its doors to the industry this weekend, with record attendance expected.

In light of the Government’s recent announcements about the consultation process due to take place later this year on plastics, The Planet Mark (a globally recognized sustainability certification) has published a Guide to Plastic Consumption and How to Reduce It.

It’s that time of year again, when the winners of the Freefrom Food Awards are announced, and this year’s top accolade ­– the FAIR trophy for Best FreeFrom Food – was presented to Orgran for its Vegan Easy Egg.

UK multiple Morrisons has joined the Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI), a group of organizations committed to reducing the increasing global problem of abandoned, lost and discarded fishing gear (ghost gear), which maims and kills millions of sea creatures each year.

The Government’s ongoing narrative around tackling waste and pollution generated from single-use plastic could see cotton buds, coffee stirrers and plastic straws added to Theresa May’s environmental action plan.

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has officially opened ‘Herb House’, Pukka Herbs' eco-themed new offices near Bristol.

The UK Advertising Standards Association (ASA) has told the food-to-go chain Pret A Manger to stop using “natural” in its advertising, following a complaint by the food and farming charity Sustain.

Wessanen UK-owned Fairtrade tea brand Clipper has announced it will go plastic-free by summer 2018.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has concluded that catechins from green tea infusions and similar drinks are generally safe, however when taken as food supplement, it says that doses at or above 800mg/day might pose health concerns.

Midcounties Cooperative and Happerley have announced that the latter's food traceability certification will become mandatory for all food suppliers across the co-op's Best of...

An enzyme which is able to digest some of the most common plastics polluting the environment has been engineered by scientists in the UK...

Following consideration of a record number of entries for the live Innovation Pitch at Natural & Organic Products Europe, Holland & Barrett's (H&B) executive buying team has announced that six shortlisted exhibitors are one step closer to winning a potential listing with the chain retailer.  

Professor Tim Benton of Leeds University recently highlighted the worrying issue of ‘cheap food at any price’ at an EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee roundtable.