BNF launches new nutrition training for teachers
The British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) has launched a new professional development platform for primary school teachers.
UK gets its first Veggie lotto
A new weekly lottery – Veggie Lotto – has been launched by The Vegetarian Society.
Tesco launches Little Helps to Healthier Living campaign
Tesco will run a ‘Little Helps to Healthier Living’ campaign across the UK throughout May.
Single nutrient approach does “disservice to whole foods like milk”
The dairy industry says that health professionals should move away from focusing on single nutrients like saturated fat, which does a “disservice to whole foods like milk and dairy”.
Post-Brexit fair trade petition submitted
A petition signed by over 38,000 people demanding that post-Brexit trade deals work for farmers and workers in developing countries has been submitted to the Department for International Trade (DIT).
General Election prompts organic policy push
The SA is pushing for eight policies to be included in all political parties’ manifestos ahead of the snap general election on 8 June.
Consumer confusion prompts labelling campaign
The Soil Association (SA) has launched a campaign for greater clarity on beauty product labelling.
EFSA ‘overly upbeat’ on pesticides
The annual European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) report on pesticide residues in food has had an overly positive interpretation by the European body, according to Greenpeace and the Pesticide Action Network (PAN)-Europe.
NHS enters natural bodycare market
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust has created its own brand of skin creams – My Trusty – that is free from parabens, Sodium Lauryl Sulphate (SLS), preservatives or artificial perfumes.
NHS enters natural bodycare market
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust has created its own bodycare brand – My Trusty – that is free from parabens, Sodium Lauryl Sulphate (SLS), preservatives or artificial...
Industry must agree clear goals for post-Brexit future
The UK natural health sector must adopt a unified perspective and agree clear objectives to present to government officials in order to secure the best outcome for industry and consumers in a post-Brexit future.
Natural & Organic Products Europe in pictures
From busy aisles to packed seminar sessions; celebrity interviews to prestigious awards ceremonies, last week's Natural & Organic Products Europe event in London was buzzing!...
Natural & Organic Products Europe welcomes 10,571 attendees
Natural & Organic Products Europe 2017 welcomes 10,571 attendees
Upcoming ISO guidelines could legitimize greenwashing
The forthcoming global guidelines for natural and organic cosmetics – ISO 16128 – are not fit for purpose according to industry experts.
Health stores see sales and footfall rise, but Brexit fears temper...
Health food retailers saw average customer spend and footfall rise in 2016 but fears over rates and rents and the impact of Brexit have dampened business optimism for some, the latest NPN survey of natural products retailers shows.
Wake Up To Organic hits 150 store mark
Over 150 stores have signed up to this year’s Wake Up To Organic campaign, surpassing the 70 stores involved last year.
Natural & Organic Awards Europe 2017 winners named
The winners of the Natural and Organic Awards Europe 2017 were announced yesterday (Monday 3 April) at the Natural & Organic Products Europe trade show in London.
Watch: Natural & Organic Products Europe 2017 in 60 seconds
While NPN's reporters are busy writing up news reports from this week's Natural & Organic Products Europe, our 60-second 'show highlights' video will hopefully give you...
Sugar limits for nine food groups set by PHE
Public Health England (PHE) has challenged food and drink manufacturers to reduce sugar in their products by 5% this year and 20% by 2020.
Unicorn co-operative makes final of BBC Food & Farming Awards
The Unicorn workers’ co-op in Manchester is among the three finalists in the Best Food Retailer category of the BBC’s national Food & Farming Awards.