Opinion

Here we bring you the thoughts of the natural and organic products industry’s leading commentators and opinion formers.

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Stopping the Government from Backtracking on their Herbal Practitioners Promise

You don’t have to work in politics to realise that the Government…

Jim Manson

Drugs, bugs and environment…

It’s always fascinating to see how trends come and go especially in…

Jim Manson

Food for (psychiatrists’) thought

In-fighting among psychiatrists over what constitutes mental illness has hit new levels.…

Craig Sams

Company profile: Palm & Sole

For Kathy Webb, founder of beauty specialists Palm & Sole, being natural…

Jim Manson

Sugar – are you a user or an abuser?

As experts flail around not solving the global obesity crisis Craig Sams…

Craig Sams

Only organic can rescue our dried out planet

Water trumps everything. Water is food. But the worldwide well is running…

Craig Sams

Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!

Tesco’s horsemeat media confessional continues. First there was the visually stark yet…

Jim Manson

Serious about sustainability, having fun along the way

Dr Julia Wright reports from the recent Biofach event on why organic…

Jim Manson

A beautiful mind

Ahead of her appearance at Natural & Organic Products Europe, Elizabeth Barbalich from…

Jim Manson

No place to hide

The internet is the most powerful tool for transparency ever invented. There…

Craig Sams

Horst Power

In the run-up to his eagerly-anticipated appearance at Natural & Organic Products Europe,…

Jim Manson

Owen Paterson doesn’t get it

“Some companies seem to think consumers will keep taking it on the…

Jim Manson

GM – Dream or nightmare?

The American people are going to be very, very angry when the…

Craig Sams

Civilising influences

The ancient Mayan civilisation collapsed over a thousand years ago, but its…

Jim Manson

Regulatory threats … and opportunities

“Next week”, announced the dulcet-toned Charlotte Green, “Radio 4 will broadcast the…

Jim Manson

Festishistic? No, just enjoying food and having fun

You Aren’t What You Eat takes pot shots at fetishistic ‘foodists’ while…

Jim Manson

It’s independents who are growing organic sales – let’s support them!

Independent retailers are organic's true believers and best promoters. Let's use the…

Jim Manson

Do as I say, not as I do

Our democratically elected leaders have a nasty track record of forcing GM…

Jim Manson

Don’t leave it all to a few heroes

“Some people join associations to make problems go away. It’s not enough.…

Jim Manson

Who gives a toss about tiny differences in vitamins and minerals?

The fixation with tiny nutritional differences between organic and non-organic is a…

Craig Sams