Win £3k of organic beauty products at Olympia show
Organic and natural beauty brand distributor Australis is teaming up with its favourite suppliers to offer UK health food stores the opportunity to win...
Campaign wants “political will and muscle” on THMPD enforcement
The companies behind the recently launched Herbal Quality Campaign are warning that small UK herbal firms could be forced out of business because, they...
The Big Breakfast Butty Challenge is on
The Vegetarian Society is challenging home cooks and chefs across the UK to come up with a Big Veggie Breakfast Butty “that is such...
Chief medic voices vitamin D concern
England’s chief medical officer, Dame Sally Davies, is concerned that young children and some adults aren’t getting the levels of vitamin D they need.
According...
Eight teas a day can lower blood pressure
New research shows that drinking eight cups of tea a day can lower blood pressure and could prevent heart disease.
The research, carried out by...
Big name brands confirmed for Natural Food Show 2012
Dorset Cereals, Kallo Foods, The Food Doctor, Windmill Organics, Green & Blacks, Clipper Teas, Infinity Foods, and Tree of Life are just a few...
Minister signals support for organic
Defra’s farming minister, Jim Paice, has signalled the government’s ongoing support for Britain’s organic sector as the 2012 ORC Organic Producer’s Conference begins in...
Which? — nutritional therapists giving "dangerous advice"
The consumer group Which? has published a report accusing nutritional therapists of providing advice that “could seriously harm patients health”.
But the report’s findings, and...
Which? — nutritional therapists giving “dangerous advice”
The consumer group Which? has published a report accusing nutritional therapists of providing advice that “could seriously harm patients health”.
But the report’s findings, and...
CHC puts supplements message right under MPs' noses!
Consumers for Health Choice (CHC) has placed a full page advertisement in The House Magazine, the official ‘trade mag’ for MPs and members of...
CHC puts supplements message right under MPs’ noses!
Consumers for Health Choice (CHC) has placed a full page advertisement in The House Magazine, the official ‘trade mag’ for MPs and members of...
Christmas 2011 — late gift for retailers?
Health store retailers interviewed by Natural Products reported stronger than expected sales this holiday season.
NP spoke with six retailers in the west of England...
Organic benefits as ‘generation Jamie’ emerges
Organic food sales look set to benefit from a generation of younger consumers who have grown up watching TV chefs such Jamie Oliver.
New research...
Experts want vitamin D added to Scotland’s food
International experts in health and nutrition are calling for some food staples in Scotland to be fortified with vitamin D.
The call comes as evidence...
‘Naturality’ tipped as biggest food trend for 2012
‘Naturality’ is being tipped as the biggest food industry trend for 2012 by analysts New Nutrition Business.
In its new report 10 Key Trends in...
Could smartphone apps cut through maze of eco-labels?
Could personalised smartphone apps start displacing the maze of eco-labels consumers have to negotiate every time they go shopping?
That’s the intriguing suggestion being made...
Conference will talk to broader audience says Browning
Soil Association director Helen Browning says that the organisation’s annual conference will aim to “speak to a broader audience — non-organic farmers and the...
Fat tax “stigmatises our products” — Coca Cola
A new ‘fat tax’ imposed by the French government on sugary soft drinks has been criticised by the Coca Cola Company for “stigmatising” its...
“Inspirational” school meals champion awarded MBE
Jeanette Orrey, the school meals policy advisor for the Food for Life Partnership, has been awarded an MBE in the New Year Honours for...
Is halal the next natural beauty trend?
In these enlightened times customers are used to talking about fair trade and organic beauty – but how about halal?
The success of Rose Brown’s...