Organic sales predicted to hit £2bn in 2016
Leading organic businesses expect the organic market to grow steadily through 2015 with the prospect that sales will break through the £2 billion barrier...
Soil Association heads out west with oldest licensee Aspall
The Soil Association will be flying the flag again for UK organic when it rolls into California for this year’s Expo West Natural Products West...
MP claims astrology can relieve pressure on NHS
A long term political supporter of the natural health industry has claimed that astrology "has an active role in healthcare".
Discussing the resources pressure...
Organic sales up 4% as growth trend gains momentum
Sales of organic products rose by 4% in 2014 confirming the UK organic market's growth trajectory.
Figures published today in the Soil Association Organic Market...
Organic gets a big stage
The organic industry was given a big stage at last week’s Biofach Exhibition and Congress – both literally and in terms of the high...
Danish defence minister: Our service personnel deserve organic
Denmark’s Ministry of Defence is starting a pilot project to increase the use of organic products in the armed forces' canteens.
“About 1.1 million meals are...
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...