Vitamin D-Day: United voice on an “unacceptable” health threat
Health care professionals, medical researchers and politicians called for a concerted effort to tackle the growing problem of vitamin D deficiency at a special...
Dragon’s organic ‘rejects’ pick up £1m investment
Organic home delivery business Gousto has won backing of around £1 million within days of being sent packing by the Dragon’s Den investors.
Gousto, which...
Up to 98% of fruit and veg contains pesticide
The amount of food contaminated with pesticide residues has nearly doubled in a decade, a new report from the Pesticide Action Network (PAN) reveals.
Pesticides...
Replace juice with whole fruit to reduce diabetes risk say scientists
Eating whole fruits could provide protection from type-2 diabetes, while drinking too much fruit juice may put people at risk of developing the disease.
That's...
Organic food protects gut bacteria
The theory that pesticide residues in food are killing human gut bacteria and contributing to major 21st Century illnesses is becoming mainstream, says a...
HFMA: “Challenge on glucosamine is watershed moment for health food...
A legal challenge to the current status of glucosamine products is a watershed moment for the health food trade with major implications for both...
Which? says supplement firms are breaking new health claims laws
The consumer group Which? claims that some food supplement manufacturers are breaking new EU rules on health claims.
Which? says that while most companies have...
Health screening programme condemned as “useless”
NHS health checks for the over 40s are “useless" and are likely lead to patients taking drugs they don’t need.
That’s the conclusion of researchers...
Verdict’s in on that ‘lab-burger’: Leave food production to farmers
The natural and organic community has been giving its verdict on the lab-grown burger created by Dutch scientist Dr Mark Post and presented to...
Whole industry gets behind Organic September
Support for this year’s Organic September is coming from the full width of the organic sector – from independent retailers to supermarket chains, farmers...
Government review acknowledges case for UK solutions for MPLs and botanicals
A major new Government review has acknowledged the case for UK-led solutions to issues such as the setting of maximum levels for vitamins and...
“I had a burning desire to start a health food store...
When Janet Barnett told friends she was starting a health food store in a gritty small town on the northern edge of Liverpool they...
Brands leading organic back to growth
Mainstream organic brands are leading the wider organic category back to sustained growth, reports The Grocer.
Citing new market data from Kantar, the food industry...
Prince Charles in talks with Hunt on homeopathy
The Times and Daily Mail report that Prince Charles met privately with the health secretary Jeremy Hunt at Clarence House last week to discuss...
Cautious welcome for Monsanto’s abandoned GM crop applications
Monsanto is withdrawing its current applications to cultivate genetically modified crops in Europe following years of frustration at EU approval systems.
But despite a flurry...
MHRA sets December end-date for herbal sell through
The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is proposing a 31 December 2013 end-date for the sell through of unlicensed herbal products.
Following the...
Study linking omega-3s with prostate cancer “inconclusive” – HFMA
The Health Food Manufacturers Association (HFMA) says that a recent US study which found a link between omega-3 fish oil supplements and an increased...
MEP backs CHC campaign to halt higher-strength VMS ban
Conservative MEP Emma McClarkin has backed consumer calls for European officials to halt plans to impose restrictive maximum levels on vitamins and minerals.
Leading natural health...
Who’s who in Natural Beauty back for 2014
The Natural Beauty Yearbook’s Top 25 hotlist has always been a high point of the industry year – and now we need your help...
Homeopathic group says ASA ruling was “attack on CAM”
The homeopathy action group H:MC21 and its supporters last week gathered outside the Advertising Standards Authority in protest at a ruling by the ASA...