Industry News

The latest news from the natural and organic products industry.

Food shoppers re-focus on quality as confidence grows

More shoppers have adapted to the new economic reality and believe the worst is behind them, according to research released last week by IGD...

EU/US deal on organic is “historic game changer”

Organic businesses have welcomed a historic mutual recognition agreement on organic between Europe and the United States. Under the deal organic products certified in Europe...

EU/US deal on organic is "historic game changer"

Organic businesses have welcomed a historic mutual recognition agreement on organic between Europe and the United States. Under the deal organic products certified in Europe...

IADSA will make case for supplement additives at Codex

IADSA says it will press the case for the continued use of “key additives” in food supplements at the Codex Alimentarius. The international supplements industry...

Unliked: Waitrose feels the heat over ‘Monsanto broccoli’

Angry online criticism of Waitrose is building after the upmarket grocer chose to stock broccoli grown from seeds supplied by a Monsanto subsidiary. The 'Bellaverde'...

Unliked: Waitrose feels the heat over ‘Monsanto broccoli’

Angry online criticism of Waitrose is building after the upmarket grocer chose to stock broccoli grown from seeds supplied by a Monsanto subsidiary. The 'Bellaverde'...

UK industry welcomes MEPs’ claims list objection

The UK health food trade has welcomed a decision by MEPs on the influential ENVI Committee to raise an objection to the European Commission’s...

Report reveals organic impact of community farming

A new impact assessment of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) in England commissioned by the Soil Association has highlighted the benefits  to communities, local economies...

Organic is just “common sense” Browning tells Countryfile

The Soil Association director Helen Browning has told the BBC’s Countryfile programme that organic farming makes “common sense” in a world of diminishing resources. A...

“We need supermarkets” — Soil Association

The Soil Association’s trade consultant, Finn Cottle, has warned the organic movement not to be “elitist” about supermarkets, reports Farmers Weekly. Cottle told delegates at...

Play your trump cards EU Commissioner urges organic sector

The EU Commissioner for Agriculture, Dacian Cioloş, told a major conference last week that the organic food sector has a “strong hand to play...

Play your trump cards EU Commissioner urges organic sector

The EU Commissioner for Agriculture, Dacian Cioloş, told a major conference last week that the organic food sector has a “strong hand to play...

MEPs block ‘X% less’ labelling

The European Parliament has voted against a proposed amendment of European food labelling laws that would have allowed food firms to use the 'X%...

Tell us who YOU think should win our top Award

Once again we’d like you, the readers of Natural Products, to help us find the winner of the Natural Products Outstanding Achievement Award. Presentation of...

As seen on TV!

Has your company, store or organisation got a newsworthy short film or video clip currently playing on YouTube or Vimeo? If so, why not...

Who's who at Olympia – show exhibitor list released

Momentum continues to build for this year’s Natural & Organic Products Europe  with the release of its initial exhibitor list. With just two months to...

Who’s who at Olympia – show exhibitor list released

Momentum continues to build for this year’s Natural & Organic Products Europe  with the release of its initial exhibitor list. With just two months to...

ANH-Intl launches health claims “veto campaign”

Health campaign group Alliance for Health International (ANH-Intl) has launched a health claims “veto campaign”. Last Friday, a short list of just 220 health claims...

ANH-Intl launches health claims “veto campaign”

Health campaign group Alliance for Health International (ANH-Intl) has launched a health claims “veto campaign”. Last Friday, a short list of just 220 health claims...

Surfing the silver tsunami!

In a special a live interview format at this year’s Natural & Organic Products Europe, Britain's leading spokesperson on nutrition in the media, Patrick...