Europe’s agriculture ministers back organic expansion
Senior political figures from across Europe gave their unequivocal support for the organic food and farming sector at a major conference in Germany last...
Revolt grows against EC’s fast-tracked organic rules change
Evidence that attitudes are hardening towards the European Commission’s plan to radically overhaul organic regulations in Europe was on clear display at last week’s...
New hope for peanut allergy suffers
A new study in Australia has found that the probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus and peanut oral immunotherapy (OIT) used in conjunction can lead to a...
No action taken on sugar in cereals, survey finds
A new survey by Action on Sugar has found that cereal manufacturers have made little attempt to tackle the worrying issue of excessive sugar...
Decaff green tea extract reduces body fat, enhances exercise performance
A new study has shown that extracts of decaffeinated green tea can reduce body fat when compared to placebo and improve metabolic efficiency in...
EFSA updates guidance for immune function- and gut-related health claims
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has issued its draft update of its guidance for health claims related to gut and immune function and...
Study links cocoa with improved cognitive function
According to a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, cocoa flavanol consumption improves cognitive function, blood pressure control and metabolic profile...
Get involved as Fairtrade Fortnight gets down to basics
Fairtrade Fortnight is on its way, taking place between 23 February and 8 March, so retailers, get ready to celebrate!
This annual event gives retailers...
Future proof your beauty business
The organic and natural cosmetics market is growing but there are plenty of pressures and challenges for manufacturers, brands and retailers to face: how...
Irish regulator “out of order” on herbal supplements – ANH
A draft Guide from Ireland’s medicine regulator telling retailers which herbal products they should or shouldn’t sell would effectively ban food supplements containing many...
“Massive herbal scam” or the wrong kind of test? – the...
This week the New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman instructed four of America’s biggest retailers – GNC, Target, Walgreens and Wal-Mart – to...
Warning: Excessive wellness can be unhealthy
Modern society has a wellness obsession that is producing some distinctly unhealthy effects, claim the authors of new book.
André Spicer, a professor of organizational...
Common OTC medicines linked to raised dementia risk
A study by US researchers has linked prolonged use of certain widely available over-the-counter medicines with an increased risk of dementia.
The medicines implicated –...
Campaigners attack Aldi as energy drinks appear in ‘health lanes’
Action on Sugar has criticized the discounter Aldi after high-sugar energy drinks were spotted in its new ‘health lanes, reports The Grocer.
The retailer hit...
Christmas 2014 saw highest ever sales of organic veg – Produce...
Produce World Group, the UK’s leading organic vegetable grower and supplier, says demand for organic veg during Christmas 2014 was the biggest it has...
Christmas 2014 saw highest ever sales of organic veg – Produce...
Produce World Group, the UK’s leading organic vegetable grower and supplier, says demand for organic veg during Christmas 2014 was the biggest it has...
Fair trade milk label needed to end supermarket “cultural cleansing by...
The founder of the Sustainable Food Trust, Patrick Holden, is calling for a fair trade milk label to end the “cultural cleansing by price”...
Real Farming Conference hits its stride as big brother “loses the...
The clash of the New Year farming conferences in Oxford has now swung in favour of previous ‘upstart’ the Real Farming Conference, says Michael...
Natural and organic world gets behind people-friendly GM Free Me campaign
Well-known figures from the natural products world have been getting behind a new initiative that aims to give ordinary people a louder voice in...
Why we’ll be sprouting, spiralizing and ancient-graining in 2015!
Everywhere you look, health pundits and food writers are making their predictions for this year’s big health and foodie trends. We’ve been listening to...