Dr Oz under fire from senators over ‘miracle’ claims
The American TV host and natural health champion Dr Mehmet Oz has faced a grilling by senators for allegedly spreading “false hope” and “perpetuating...
Consumers should “have a choice” over GM says OMSCO boss
The executive director of the organic milk cooperative OMSCO says he believes consumers should “have a choice” about whether to choose to eat GM...
Camexpo prepares for first show at Olympia
Visitor registration has opened for camexpo, the UK’s leading event for complementary healthcare practitioners and therapists.
The show takes place at camexpo’s new home, London’s...
VAT levy would be attack on natural healthcare – IAHS
The Irish Association of Health Stores (IAHS) has launched a campaign to overturn Government plans to levy 23% VAT on a range of natural...
All in one ‘statin alternative’ launches in the UK
Perfect Vascular Natural, a clinically tested heart health supplement combining the ‘natural statin’ red yeast rice, plant sterols and CoQ10, is launching in the...
Organic Awards 2014 open for entries
The Soil Association’s Organic Awards (previously the Organic Food Awards) are now open for entries.
This year the award categories have been expanded to include,...
Method range gains Cradle to Cradle GOLD mark
Cleaning brand Method Europe says that 85% of its range – 12 products in total – is now Cradle to Cradled Certified GOLD.
Cradle to...
New EU rules could mean England becoming a “GM centre of...
An EU Directive intended to allow EU states to be GM free could turn out to be catastrophic for English farmers, the Soil Association...
BerryWhite secures Waitrose listing
BerryWhite, the producer of organic fruit based juice drinks, has secured a nationwide listing with Waitrose.
Two products will go into stores in July –...
Keep protein levels up to lower stroke risk say researchers
Scientists in China say that increasing the amount of protein in a person’s diet appears to lower their risk of suffering a stroke.
As little...
Statins advice “medicalises” healthy people say doctors
A group of leading doctors is calling for a rethink on official guidelines on the statins.
Draft guidelines from the National Institute for Health and...
Ecover pledges to label novel cleaning ingredient
Ecover has posted an updated statement about its plans to replace palm oil with an algae-derived ingredient made using a new technology called synthetic...
NBTY staff dig in for day of tree planting
Staff from Nuneaton based NBTY Europe have been helping to create England’s biggest new forest by planting over 200 new trees at a site...
Budgen’s retailer Andrew Thornton shows how it could be
Budgen’s franchisee Andrew Thornton has offered an alternative vision of how the 190-store food store chain could look.
Thornton’s relaunched Belsize Park (London) store sees...
Robert Taylor is new HFMA chair
The HFMA has announced that Robert Taylor of member company Vitabiotics is its new chair, supported by Ray Myers of Wassen as the new...
Seven day organic diet cut pesticide levels by 90%
A NEW study by scientists in Australia shows that eating an organic diet fort just one week can reduce pesticide levels in adults by...
Evidence against GM is growing say ‘Myths and Truths’ scientists
The scientists behind a landmark report that demolished GM industry safety claims say the evidence of risk and actual harm from GM foods has...
Take part in our industry survey
In November of this year Natural Beauty Yearbook will unveil the initial findings of our major new industry report. We’re really excited about this because we believe the...
Poll reveals parents lie about how much junk food their kids...
According to research conducted by www.vouchercodespro.co.uk as part of an ongoing study into Britain’s grocery shopping habits, a fifth of UK parents with kids...
Organic farmer loses landmark GM contamination case
Australian farmer Steve Marsh, who took a neighbouring farmer to court after GM seed contaminated his organic crops, has lost his landmark case.
In 2010...