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...
SOS! We need your donations – US retailer’s expansion plea
You’ve got a thriving local natural products store with a tribe of loyal customers. You’d love to expand into bigger premises. Then suddenly the...
Gluten-free beauty claims on the increase
Gluten-free credentials are increasingly finding their way into the UK beauty sector, with a 22% increase in the use of the gluten-free claims in...
Soil Association Conference steams in!
This year’s Soil Association Conference will take place at STEAM, the Museum of The Great Western Railway, Swindon, on 8-9 October
The two day event...
Gluten-free beauty claims on the increase
Gluten-free credentials are increasingly finding their way into the UK beauty sector, with a 22% increase in the use of the gluten-free claims in...
Severe vitamin D deficiency doubles dementia risk, study finds
Vitamin D deficiency is associated with a substantially increased risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease in older people, according to one of the biggest...
GMO OMG! – it’s time to spell it out
Whole Food Action – the recently formed nertwork of wholefood stores – is calling on the trade to support a mass GM awareness-raising event.
Between...
More independents join the virtual high street
Growing numbers of independent retailers are selling on the virtual high street through sites like MyHigh.St.
MyHigh.St offers specialist independent stores an online selling platform...
MPI releases labelling guidelines for manuka honey
The New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has released an interim manuka honey guide amid growing evidence that ‘fake’ manuka products are on...
Get ready for Organic Beauty Week
One of the main fixtures of the Organic September events calendar is Organic Beauty Week which runs from 8-14 September. Focusing on all things...
Organic has become preserve of well off says Raymond Blanc
The organic movement’s original aim of making good food available to all has been derailed, says the restaurateur Raymond Blanc. Instead, he says, organic...
Diversify plant foods to boost health benefits say Harvard researchers
Diversifying plant foods – adding in more wholegrains, nuts and pulses – could provide more health benefits than aiming for higher fruit and veg...
Pertwood expands organic production
Pioneer organic farm and cereal producer Pertwood is expanding organic production on its Wiltshire farms.
Lower Pertwood Farm, which started its organic journey back in...
UK organic sales looking healthy
According to the latest retail figures from Kantar Worldpanel, over the past 12 months sales of organic produce grew by over 5%, up £44...
Pesticide firms too close to bee death research say MPs
A committee of MPs says that the Government has allowed pesticide manufacturers too much control over research into how their products could be causing...