46% of UK millennials use food ingredients to make beauty treatments...
In a SONAR survey conducted for a new report by The Innovation Group, 46% of UK millennials say that they use food ingredients to...
Local produce trumps organic for German consumers
A survey carried out in eight supermarkets across Germany has found that organically-minded consumers prefer locally produced food to organic food that originates from...
NZ research claims calcium doesn’t benefit bone density
Research published on the British Medical Journal’s website, has concluded that “for most individuals concerned about their bone density, increasing calcium intake is unlikely...
Sugar tax: Public Health England heaps pressure on Government
Public Health England – England’s official health protection body – says that a sugar tax should form part of a national strategy to tackle...
Mintel’s top trends for 2016 fit health stores’ remit
Mintel has just published its report Global Food and Drink Trends 2016, outlining the top trends set to impact global markets and the implications...
“Nothing serious” – industry’s verdict on US supplement study highlighting hospital...
Industry and nutrition figures on both sides of the Atlantic have vouched for the safety of dietary supplements after a US study showed that...
First beauty brands display Real Beauty Manifesto logo on-pack
Three British natural skincare brands have become the first to display the Real Beauty Manifesto (RBM) logo on-pack.
Angela Langford, SKN-RG and Essentially Nature have...
The Soil Association’s 12 sustainable days of Christmas
The Soil Association has unveiled 12 tips to have a more sustainable, organic Christmas this year.
The initiative comes as part of its larger Organic...
Have yourself a very merry (organic) Christmas
In November the Soil Association launches its Online Christmas Market to link suppliers and buyers of organic Christmas produce.
“It’s very much focused around ways...
Additives top consumers’ food black list
Additives – including artificial colourants, sweeteners and preservatives – have come top of a global ‘black list’ of food concerns.
A survey conducted by retail...
Eating organic lowers pesticides levels in children, US researchers show
Researchers in America have shown that when children eat organic fruits and vegetables, levels of pesticides in their body fall significantly.
Scientists from the Center...
The Times blasts Coca Cola for “systematically undermining the science on...
Coca Cola is distorting the debate on sugar, a hard-hitting editorial in The Times today alleges.
The newspaper also publishes the findings of its own...
We need to talk about cancer
Supporting cancer patients with complementary therapies needs to be done from a position of knowledge, and with care. But practitioners shouldn’t be afraid of...
Brighton goes it alone with city-wide sugar tax
Within days of the UK Government officially rejecting proposals for a tax on sugary drinks, Brighton & Hove Council has launched a voluntary sugar...
Beauty Bites
Naturtint’s Reflex Non-Permanent Colour Rinse has won the Gentle Hair Colourant category in the Janey Loves 2015 Platinum Awards.
Works with Water is sponsoring the...
GM crops banned in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Environment Minister Mark H Durkan said he is prohibiting the cultivation of genetically-modified (GM) crops in the country.
The minister’s announcement follows the...
Government rules out sugar tax – Sustain calls decision “absurd”
The UK Government says it has “no plans” to introduce a tax on sugar-sweetened drinks.
Responding to the petition for a 7p tax on a...
Supermarkets failing to capture the high value organic shopper
Britain’s supermarkets are missing a trick as sales of organic food and drink continue to grow says the Organic Trade Board.
The OTB’s campaign manager,...
Omega-3s may increase attention in children with and without ADHD
Researchers from the Netherlands and Germany have found that consuming omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) supplements can help with attention problems in those diagnosed...
Vitamin D status linked to cognitive function
Researchers at the UC Davis Alzheimer’s Disease Centre and Rutgers University have found that vitamin D deficiency among the elderly is related to accelerated...