Soil Association plans Expo West presence in 2014
The Soil Association is planning to host a showcase stand at next year’s Natural Products Expo West, where around 60,000 industry traders will converge...
Health claims – “Doing nothing isn’t an option”
With new EU health claims regulations now law, a senior figure from Trading Standards has warned suppliers and retailers that “doing nothing is not...
MPs back Commons Motion warning of FSD job loss threat
A cross-party group of MPs has backed a House of Commons Motion warning of job losses and store closures if restrictive levels for vitamins...
True Colours
With NATRUE certification now available in the UK we speak to technical adviser Richard Swann about what makes the certifier more than just another...
Capping vitamin levels “would hit consumer choice and cut jobs” say...
The Daily Telegraph has today published an article highlighting the concerns of three MPs over plans for setting maximum permitted levels (MPLs) for vitamins...
Parking charges “hammering town centres”
Figures released this week showing a huge rise in revenue for councils through car parking fines and charges is damning proof local authorities are...
‘Agroecology Alliance’ launched at alternative farming conference
There was passion and realism on display at this year's Real Farming Conference, the feisty rival to the establishment Oxford Farming Conference. Michael Wale...
Professor offers science lesson to GM ‘conversionista’
A US university professor has welcomed former anti-GM-activist Mark Lynas’s “discovery of science”.
Lynas attributes his new-found affection for GM (which he trumpeted at last...
Former anti-GM activist attacks “pernicious myth of organic”
A former anti-GM activist has accused the organic movement of perpetrating “the most pernicious myth of all” by claiming that organic methods can help...
Duchy profits up a third
Profits at Duchy Originals rose by a third in 2012 to £3.23 million, reports Retail Gazette.
In 2009 the organic brand passed into Waitrose fold...
Big firms fear weak NHCR enforcement
Big food firms who have spent millions of pounds ensuring packaging, ads and websites are compliant with the EU Nutrition & Health Claims Regulation...
Ethical spending hits all time high
Ethical spending hit an all time high of £47 billion in 2011 according to the latest survey of the sector by the Co-operative Group.
But...
Ethical spending hits all time high
Ethical spending hit an all time high of £47 billion in 2011 according to the latest survey of the sector by the Co-operative Group.
But...
Milk thistle sales soar in party season
Sales of milk thistle soared over the Christmas and New Year party season, reports The Observer.
The newspaper said that growing awareness of the herb’s...
Sweeteners linked to weight gain
New research by scientists in Brazil has linked non-nutritive sweeteners (NNSs) like saccharin and Aspartame with weight game.
There has long been a suspicion that...
Message to supermarkets: Do more in 2013 to keep out countryside...
Supermarkets need to do more to encourage better management of our British landscapes, support local food producers, and pay farmers a fair price for...
FreeFrom Skincare Awards back for 2013
After a successful first year the FreeFrom Skincare Awards will be open for entries on January 1 2013.
The Awards, which celebrate the best skincare...
‘Think global, act cellular’ – Holden’s recipe for food system overhaul
A leading figure in the organic sector says that the food movement must mobilise public opinion more effectively if it is to break through...
“We’re winning” say US GM-labelling campaigners
The Non-GMO Movement, the US group campaigning for the mandatory labelling of GM food, says the movement is winning despite the recent defeat of...
Organic food pioneer wants ad campaign to boost indie sales
A prominent business figure from the organic and ethical food sector wants to see more effort made by industry to help boost sales through...