FSA orders crackdown on ‘fake’ manuka honey
Trading Standards officers have been told by the Food Standards Agency to…
Pai highlights plague of ‘fake’ beauty logos
Organic skincare brand Pai Skincare is staging a special event to highlight…
Ireland launches ambitious organic action plan
The Irish Government wants to see 5% of farmland in Ireland under…
Vitamin D-Day: United voice on an “unacceptable” health threat
Health care professionals, medical researchers and politicians called for a concerted effort…
Dragon’s organic ‘rejects’ pick up £1m investment
Organic home delivery business Gousto has won backing of around £1 million…
Up to 98% of fruit and veg contains pesticide
The amount of food contaminated with pesticide residues has nearly doubled in…
Replace juice with whole fruit to reduce diabetes risk say scientists
Eating whole fruits could provide protection from type-2 diabetes, while drinking too…
Organic food protects gut bacteria
The theory that pesticide residues in food are killing human gut bacteria…
HFMA: “Challenge on glucosamine is watershed moment for health food industry”
A legal challenge to the current status of glucosamine products is a…
Which? says supplement firms are breaking new health claims laws
The consumer group Which? claims that some food supplement manufacturers are breaking…
Health screening programme condemned as “useless”
NHS health checks for the over 40s are “useless" and are likely…
Verdict’s in on that ‘lab-burger’: Leave food production to farmers
The natural and organic community has been giving its verdict on the…
Whole industry gets behind Organic September
Support for this year’s Organic September is coming from the full width…
Government review acknowledges case for UK solutions for MPLs and botanicals
A major new Government review has acknowledged the case for UK-led solutions…
“I had a burning desire to start a health food store … right here”
When Janet Barnett told friends she was starting a health food store…
Brands leading organic back to growth
Mainstream organic brands are leading the wider organic category back to sustained…
Prince Charles in talks with Hunt on homeopathy
The Times and Daily Mail report that Prince Charles met privately with…
Cautious welcome for Monsanto’s abandoned GM crop applications
Monsanto is withdrawing its current applications to cultivate genetically modified crops in…
MHRA sets December end-date for herbal sell through
The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is proposing a 31…
Study linking omega-3s with prostate cancer “inconclusive” – HFMA
The Health Food Manufacturers Association (HFMA) says that a recent US study…
