Fairtrade Foundation calls on Cameron to make trade fair
As world leaders, including David Cameron, will formally adopt the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) this weekend, a reform of the EU sugar market,...
Onion skin extract helpful for hypertensives says study
A new study has found that quercetin-rich onion skin extract has a positive effect on the blood pressure (BP) of people with hypertension.
In a...
Indoor pesticides linked to childhood cancers
Scientists in America have found an association between indoor pesticides and a heightened risk of certain childhood cancers.
Researchers from Harvard T. H. Chan School of...
Vegan farming minister shock: “I don’t have a beard and I’m...
The new shadow farming minister Kerry McCarthy has been mocking media and industry stereotyping of her vegan lifestyle and principles.
An outspoken critic of the...
New retail landscape could favour health stores and eco brands
The rapidly changing retail market could favour independent health retailers and eco brands, a leading retail analyst has suggested.
Martin Watkins, head of retail and...
National Eye Health Week
The sixth annual National Eye Health Week is now in full swing and will run until 27 September.
The event sees eye health charities, organizations...
camexpo previews its exhibitor show highlights for 2015
VMS & Nutrition, Natural Health & Beauty
With the full exhibitor line up now almost confirmed, camexpo – the UK’s leading complementary, natural and integrative...
Low vitamin D levels linked to increased risk of early AMD
According to a study from The University at Buffalo, published in the Archives of Ophthalmology, women with high vitamin D status are less likely...
Organic revival is grocery market’s “great success story”
The return to growth of organic retail sales is a “great success story” a top retail expert told a packed trade briefing in London...
Fairtrade sales now benefit 1.5MN producers
Fairtrade International’s recently published 2014-2015 report Global Change, Local Leadership, has revealed that one and a half million farmers and workers in 74 countries...
New study finds cocoa flavanols improved heart health
A study published in the British Journal of Nutrition (BJN) has found that consuming cocoa flavanols lowers blood pressure and increases blood vessel function...
Conventional underwear is pants! – Norwegian Army goes organic
The Norwegian Army is to kit out its fighting forces with organic underwear.
The Norwegian Army's Defence Logistics Organisation (DLO)has just signed three contracts with...
Top expert asks – “is NADH the most singularly important compound...
NADH (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide hydride) has been steadily gaining a reputation for being one of the most promising natural substances in the body.
One of...
Organic brands fly as market growth strengthens, says Wessanen CEO
Leading organic and natural food business Wessanen says that its organic brands are performing strongly as the UK market for organic food and drink...
Start me up! – Soil Association launches organic start-ups’ training
The Soil Association is inviting start-ups and small businesses looking to break into the thriving organic sector to take part in a special one-day...
InFusion drinks range leads olive leaf into new waters
Olive leaf supplements specialist Ovio is set to make waves in the fast-growing healthy soft drinks category with the launch its InFusion range.
The new...
The Better Food Co gets stuck into Organic September
Bristol-based The Better Food Company is putting on a whole series of events – both free and ticketed - running throughout Organic September.
Starting with...
Meros Dairies slays dragons in Soil Association Scotland competition
After taking on six other budding food and drink entrepreneurs in Soil Association Scotland’s Organic Dragons' Den in Edinburgh last month, Demetra Pantelouris of...
Get set for Organic Beauty Week
This year’s Organic Beauty Week is kicking off on 14 September, so ensure you make the most of the campaign to drive both awareness...
Negative neonic findings just keep on coming…
In the same week Friends of the Earth announced it was mounting a legal challenge to the UK Government’s decision to allow the use...