Win £250 of NutriCentre book vouchers!
At Natural Products we’ve teamed up with our friends at Viridian Nutrition and the Health Food Institute to offer one lucky independent retailer £250 worth of NutriCentre book...
Ella’s Kitchen founder hits out at media’s “infantile ‘bad food’ lists”
The founder of organic baby food brand Ella’s Kitchen, Paul Lindley, has condemned what he calls the media’s “infantile ‘bad food’ lists”.
The comments come...
Paterson and Walpot in race to get GM crops approved
Owen Paterson, the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, has backed proposals at the EU Environment Council meeting in March to...
Independent retailers spearhead organic growth
Independent retailers are spearheading a return to growth of the organic market a major new report from the Soil Association has found.
The 2014 Soil...
Natural & Organic Products Europe unveils new exhibitors for its biggest...
Nearly a quarter of the countries in the world will be represented at this year’s Natural & Organic Products Europe when it returns to...
Natural & Organic Products Europe unveils new exhibitors for its biggest...
Nearly a quarter of the countries in the world will be represented at this year’s Natural & Organic Products Europe when it returns to...
NAHS teams with top business coach at Olympia show
The National Association of Health Stores (NAHS) is teaming up with acclaimed business coach John Silvestro in an exciting retailer initiative at this year’s...
Study suggests high protein diet carries similar cancer risk to smoking
In a study conducted by the University of Southern California and published in the journal Cell Metabolism, researchers have found that high protein intake...
MHRA releases latest final determinations list
As the May 1 deadline for the removal from sale of unlicensed herbal medicines approaches the MHRA has released its latest batch of product...
L’Oréal to co-develop biosynthetic ingredient for cosmetics
GM ingredients may find their way into every day cosmetic products following L’ORÉAL’s recently signed agreement with Evolva for the co-development of novel biosynthetic...
Independents reclaim the UK High Street
Some good news for independent retailers has come in the form of research from business insurance broker Simply Business which has found that the...
Daily peanut consumption cut blood pressure and cholesterol
A new study just released in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that daily consumption of peanuts result in positive health benefits.
The study,...
OF&G names new CEO
The new chief executive of one of the UK’s leading organic bodies has been named.
Roger Kerr has taken the reins at Shropshire-based Organic Farmers &...
OTB hits back at NFU ‘waste of money’ snipe at organic
The Organic Trade Board has hit back at provocative comments from the National Farmers Union that EU organic promotions are “a waste of resources”.
The...
Natural living and home products launch at Natural & Organic Products...
With the natural living and home sector on the rise, the following is just a selection of new and innovative products on show at this...
‘Billboard of bananas’ highlights human cost of supermarket price wars
A giant billboard made from over 5,000 bananas was unveiled on Clapham Common, London, this week to mark the start of the Fairtrade Fortnight...
Use of term ‘probiotics’ amounts to health claim, ASA tells advertiser
Probiotics International Ltd, owner of the Bio-Kult brand, has been told by the Advertising Standards Authority that it must not in future use the...
Biodynamic winemaker who defied insecticide order could face prison
A biodynamic winemaker appeared before a French court yesterday to face charges of failing to spray his vines with insecticide.
Prosecutors requested that Emmanuel Giboulot...
Check out CHC’s latest newsletter
The latest quarterly newsletter from leading natural health campaign group Consumers for Health Choice is out now.
The issue include details of the campaign launched...
Mixing it up
Mixologiste is predicted to be the next key beauty trend for 2014 according to Mintel, which says that manufacturers are creating new combinations which...