Fair trade fault lines appear as brands go their own way
A special forum at last month’s Biofach exhibition heard how some leading organic and ethical brands have gone their own way on fair trade....
Anna Rosier is new OTB chair
The Organic Trade Board (OTB) has appointed Organix md Anna Rosier as its new chair. She replaces Huw Bowles who has held the post for...
MHRA warns consumers of butterbur hazard
The MHRA has warned consumers not to use unlicensed herbal products containing butterbur (Petasites hybrids).
The medicines regulator says that pyrrolizidine alkaloids (Pas), a naturally occurring...
Top international buyers confirmed for Olympia
The first ever International Buyer VIP Programme at Natural & Organic Products Europe promises to bring even more top international buyers to the event...
Organic pioneer says Defra must stand up for British exports
Organic food pioneer and businessman Alex Smith says the UK Government must now stand up for British organic exports and jobs.
Reacting to last week’s...
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...
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%...
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Once again we’d like you, the readers of Natural Products, to help us find the winner of the Natural Products Outstanding Achievement Award.
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