Slow Food UK makes Natural & Organic Products Europe debut
Slow Food UK has confirmed that it will be hosting a special pavilion at next year’s Natural & Organic Products Europe (19-20 April 2015,...
Slow Food UK makes Natural & Organic Products Europe debut
Slow Food UK has confirmed that it will be hosting a special pavilion at next year’s Natural & Organic Products Europe (19-20 April 2015,...
Natural and organic beauty leaders pledge closer working
Prominent figures from the natural and organic beauty industry have called for the sector to work closer together and to present a more unified...
One in five suffer from food allergy/intolerance says YouGov
According to new research by YouGov, commissioned by the Food and Drink Innovation Network, a third of UK households are now affected by food...
First Natural & Organic Products Asia event hailed a success
The inaugural Natural & Organic Products Asia has been hailed a major success by exhibitors and visitors.
The event, which took place in Hong Kong...
Viva! launches dairy-free guides
Animal charity Viva! has published two new guides about dairy-free living.
Why You Don’t Need Dairy, by Viva! founder and director Juliet Gellatley, provides readers...
Swedish retailers report “amazing” organic sales growth
Sales of organic food products in Sweden grew by an extraordinary 30 per cent in the first half of 2014, according to figures obtained...
Natrue adopts IFOAM definition of organic
Natrue has updated its labelling criteria to address the challenge of what qualifies a raw material to be considered as ‘organic’.
Natrue has now adopted...
BHA counts cost of new EU food allergen regs
According to the British Hospitality Association (BHA), the cost to businesses to implement new EU Food Information Regulations could be up to £200 million...
Allergy groups delighted at Alpro decision to drop ‘may contain’ labelling
Allergy groups have welcomed an announcement by Alpro that it will start removing ‘may contain traces of almonds and hazelnuts’ labelling from its products.
The...
Natrue adopts IFOAM definition of organic
Natrue has updated its labelling criteria to address the challenge of what qualifies a raw material to be considered as ‘organic’.
Natrue has now adopted...
H&B staff qualified to give nutritional advice says regulator
A complaint from a consumer that Holland & Barrett staff are not qualified to give customers nutritional advice in-store been rejected by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).
The consumer questioned the...
The Organic Herb Trading Company pioneers FairWild supply
The Organic Herb Trading Company (OHTC) has become UK’s first processor and distributor of FairWild herbs and spices.
From the autumn of 2014 OHTC will...
Time to cut the crap: Tory MP’s verdict on the junk...
Conservative MP Sarah Wollaston is calling for supermarkets to be banned from offering cut price deals on junk food, reports Mailonline.
Wollaston, a former GP,...
Europe sees mineral market boom driven by premium supplements
According to a report by Micro Market Monitor (MMM), the European mineral market will grow to €636.80 million by 2018, up from €420.5 million...
As you like it
Next month Stratford-upon-Avon will see the opening of a new natural and organic spa and shop, The Bard’s Mistress.
Described as a luxury retreat, the...
Natural and organic brands feature strongly at 2014 lunch! show
Natural and organic brands will feature strongly at this year's lunch! show, which takes place on 23-24 September at the Business Design Centre in...
Non-GMO sales “skyrocket” in the US
Non-GMO sales in the US “skyrocketed” last year, according to data gathered by Nutrition Business Journal and New Hope Media.
NBJ’s research shows that products...
Inexperienced MEPs could nod through low MPLs, CHC warns
Consumers for Health Choice has warned that a new crop of inexperienced MEPs might be persuaded to vote in favour of very low maximum...
Don’t allow US hormones and pesticides into our food, Oliver warns
Jamie Oliver has warned that a controversial trade deal between the EU and US could open the door to food imports containing growth hormones...