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EFSA rejects study linking GM maize to cancer in rats

The European Food Safety Authority says that the recent study linking genetically modified…

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Conference puts spotlight on ‘The Future for Botanicals’

Chris Kilham, 'The Medicine Hunter', will join a panel of industry and…

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ASA rejects complaint about organic ad’s pesticide claim

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled that an organic industry advertisement…

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Study links fast food with lower IQ

Children who grow up on a diet of fast food meals will…

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The ‘Organic. Naturally different.’ campaign just got fruitier.

The ‘Organic. Naturally different.’ campaign just got fruitier.

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GM researchers subjected to co-ordinated harassment

Several prominent scientists have signed an Open Letter warning of “grave threats”…

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What are we writing about?

What have we been writing about here on the NP news desk…

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GM tumour study was food industry mag’s “biggest ever story”

The editor of food industry weekly The Grocer says that its coverage…

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FSA reviews ‘may contain’ advice amid concern over alibi labelling

The omnipresent phrase ‘may contain’ is one of ‘those deeply annoying facts…

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British media’s “monumental indifference” to GM health risks

A leading figure from the organic sector has warned that parts of…

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Scandinavia: High value market – with important national differences

A major new series of reports from Euromonitor International offer detailed and…

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EU’s health claims deadlines are “a fantasy land”

Thousands of health food product packs will need to be “comprehensively re-engineered…

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Pesticide-related illness costs Africa $90bn

The potential cost of pesticide-related illnesses in sub-Saharan African between 2005 and…

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Retailers could be hit by new claims laws

Health store owners could face serious restric- tions on their ability to…

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Herbals expert presents MHRA with Echinacea safety file

Following controversial new advice that Echinacea should not be used in children…

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Frenchs scientists say GM maize caused tumours in rats

French scientists say that rats fed a lifelong diet of the world’s…

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Soil Association gets all animated about organic

To celebrate Organic September, the Soil Association has collaborated with animation students…

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Looking to make your mark in Scandinavia?

Next month (14-15 October) thousands of natural products professionals from across the…

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‘Millennials’ hold the key to future organic growth

Organic industry leaders on both sides of the Atlantic believe that younger…

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‘Millennials’ hold the key to future organic growth

Organic industry leaders on both sides of the Atlantic believe that younger…

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