Orange Wig Day is on the way!
To show support and raise awareness for people affected by anaphylaxis and severe allergies, the Anaphylaxis Campaign has organized Orange Wig Day 2015, taking...
Coeliac Awareness Week kicks off
Today (11 May) sees the start of Coeliac Awareness Week, organized by Coeliac UK, which aims to reach the half a million people currently...
UK consumers still unclear about gluten intolerance
New research by Udi’s Gluten Free has found that despite over one if five people in the UK believed to have a food allergy...
Why organic is booming in the Emirates
A former desert might seem an unlikely place for organic farming to be flourishing but at a farm in the pro-organic, anti-GM United Arab...
Tree of Life launches retailer beauty buyers guide
Natural and organic wholesale distributor Tree of Life has added a 52-page Natural Beauty Buying Guide to its insight series for retailers.
The guide offers...
Industry reacts to reports of low iodine levels in organic milk
Following recent press reports of a ‘new’ negative vitamin study which quoted two-year-old research, yet another instance of the media using out of date...
Natural Beauty Yearbook launches new beauty retailing awards
Diversified Communications UK, publishers of the Natural Beauty Yearbook, the definitive guide to the natural and organic beauty industry, has today announced the launch...
NAHS appoints new chair
Following Wendy Atkinson standing down as chair of the NAHS at its recent AGM, Gary Trickett has been proposed elected as the organization’s new...
You can help end the ‘cage age’ says Farmageddon author
Farmageddon author Philip Lymbery told natural products retailers and ethical businesses gathered at last week's Natural & Organic Product Europe that they have an...
Definition of ‘natural beauty’ open to interpretation in Asian market
Increased education is required to raise awareness amongst Asian consumers regarding what the terms ‘natural’ and ‘organic’ beauty means in the European market, says...
Beauty must go beyond the ‘natural’ value, says Organic Monitor
Ninety per cent of UK consumers deem the avoidance of synthetic ingredients as being ‘important’ when explaining why they buy natural and organic beauty...
Scientists call for herbal supplements certification system
Two prominent plant scientists are calling for a formal certification system for herbal food supplements.
Professor Michael Heinrich and Dr Anthony Booker, from the UCL...
FreeFrom Food Awards celebrate sector’s continued success
The winners of the seventh annual FreeFrom Food Awards were revealed at an evening event at The Royal College of Physicians in Regents Park...
ExCeL show sees natural and organic sector taken to another level
Over 9,200 natural and organic industry professionals were out in force last weekend, over 19-20 April, as ExCeL London was transformed into a vibrant...
Holland & Barrett takes on the supermarkets with larger format ‘More’...
Holland & Barrett opens the first of its large format Holland & Barrett More stores today.
The retailer says it will roll out 50 of...
Changing shopping habits offer health stores their biggest opportunity
Health food store owners say that changing shopping habits – shopping more frequently and more locally – offer the biggest opportunity to boost footfall...
Press reports of ‘new’ negative vitamin study quote old research
The results of a two-year-old study conducted by Dr Tim Byers of the University of Colorado Cancer Centre have been touted in the press...
Retailers and wholesalers welcome organic indie initiatives
Natural products retailers have welcomed two new initiatives designed to help independents boost their sales of organic food and drink.
The initiatives were launched yesterday...
Natural and Organic Awards – the winners in full
The winners of the coveted Natural and Organic Awards 2015 were announced on Sunday 19 April in The Platinum Suite at ExCeL London, after...
The natural winners
For the second year in a row Natural & Organic Products Europe teamed up with Natural Health Magazine to host the annual Natural Health...