Love Energy Savings Awards open for nominations
Following their successful debut last year, the Love Energy Savings Awards are back to search for the most energy-conscious businesses in the UK.
Government must take action to protect UK soil says report
A report by the Environmental Audit Committee warns that further action is needed if the Government is to manage the UK’s soil sustainably by 2030.
Brighton & Hove leads Wake Up To Organic initiatives
Brighton & Hove has emerged as an organic hot spot, with most of the city’s wholefood stores taking part in the Wake Up To Organic campaign.
Obesity charity’s praise for high-fat whole foods triggers health row
A major new report from the National Obesity Forum says that long-standing advice to follow low-fat diets and to lower cholesterol is having “disastrous...
Supplementing with omega-3s could save EU €12.9BN in healthcare costs
A report commissioned by Food Supplements Europe has found that the EU could save billions on cardiovascular disease (CVD) healthcare if omega-3 supplements were...
Minimal fish oil consumption lowers blood pressure
A study published in the Journal of Nutrition has found that consuming as little as 0.7g of fish oil per day can reduce blood pressure.
Organic accounts for nearly 5% of all US food sales, report...
The booming US organic industry posted new records in 2015, with total organic product sales rising to $43.3 billion, up a robust 11 percent...
Over half a million Britons say they live a fully vegan...
New research by The Vegan Society and Vegan Life magazine shows there are now three and half times as many vegans in Britain as...
Superfoods soar in popularity, says Mintel
Mintel Global New Products Database (GNPD) has highlighted the continuing popularity of superfoods, revealing that between 2011 and 2015 there was a massive 202%...
Glyphosate “unlikely” to present dietary exposure cancer risk, FAO/WHO panel concludes
A joint meeting of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) the World Health Organization (WHO) has concluded that the pesticide...
Scottish organic market back in growth
Soil Association Scotland announced the latest figures for the organic market in Scotland, reporting a growth of 2.6%.
Keep on rocking in the (GM) free world!
Leading organic brands and retailers – Doves Farm, Neal’s Yard, Pukka Herbs, Viridian Nutrition and As Nature Intended – are joining campaign group Beyond...
EU scheme brings Armenian and Moldovan organic producers to ExCeL
Armenian and Moldovan organic producers were at Natural & Organic Products Europe last month as part of a EU-funded initiative aimed at greening the economies...
BOOMtastic! – winners of new-look organic awards announced at Borough Market...
Winners of the prestigious BOOM (Best of Organic Market) Awards were announced last night (11 May 2016) at a ceremony held at Borough Market Hall...
Danish team find “no evidence” that probiotics benefit healthy adults
A team of Danish researchers who reviewed several trials on probiotic supplements say they found “no convincing evidence” that the products changed the composition...
Let’s stop this: MCS urges public to go plastic-free in June
The Marine Conservation Society (MCS), the UK’s leading marine charity, is asking people to give up single-use plastic during June.
The challenge is to say...
Researchers identify herbs that boost mood and memory
New research by a team at Northumbria University shows how particular herbs – peppermint, chamomile, rosemary and lavender among them – impact on mood...
Formula Botanica moves to Moodle
The online organic cosmetic science school Formula Botanica has moved its online courses over to a new eLearning platform, Moodle, for 2016.
Motivated by the...
Record breaker: Natural & Organic Products Europe sees 10% increase in...
Last month’s Natural & Organic Products Europe saw a record 10,226 total attendees from 86 countries pass through its doors over the two-day event.
Thanks to...
2016 Beauty Shortlist Baby Awards date confirmed
Winners of the 2016 Baby Awards, now in their fourth year, will be revealed on Friday 15 July.
The awards span a wide range of...