Study linking omega-3s with prostate cancer “inconclusive” – HFMA
The Health Food Manufacturers Association (HFMA) says that a recent US study which found a link between omega-3 fish oil supplements and an increased...
MEP backs CHC campaign to halt higher-strength VMS ban
Conservative MEP Emma McClarkin has backed consumer calls for European officials to halt plans to impose restrictive maximum levels on vitamins and minerals.
Leading natural health...
Who’s who in Natural Beauty back for 2014
The Natural Beauty Yearbook’s Top 25 hotlist has always been a high point of the industry year – and now we need your help...
Homeopathic group says ASA ruling was “attack on CAM”
The homeopathy action group H:MC21 and its supporters last week gathered outside the Advertising Standards Authority in protest at a ruling by the ASA...
Award-winning Scandinavia show on track to double in size
Natural Products Scandinavia – the first dedicated natural and organic trade show for the Nordic region – is on target to double in size...
Daily Mail reveals how biotech firms mugged ministers
A Daily Mail investigation has revealed how the biotech industry gave ministers and senior Whitehall officials a corporate mugging at a secret meeting in...
“People buying into organic again” – Waitrose boss
Waitrose saw sales of organic food rise 6.6% in the last quarter, reports The Grocer.
Speaking at the opening of its new Greenwich branch, Waitrose...
Melchett slams Paterson’s “backward-looking, patronizing obsession with GM”
The Soil Association’s director of policy Peter Melchett has slammed environment minister Owen Paterson’s “backward-looking” and “patronising obsession with GM”.
Earlier in the day, in...
Campaign groups mobilise as fears grow over herbals U-turn
Health campaigners are mobilising supporters as fears grow that the Government is on the verge of abandoning its commitment to establishing a Statutory Register...
ASA ruling “at odds with NICE recommendations” – acupuncture groups
The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has ruled that two hospital leaflets on the benefits of acupuncture were “misleading” to patients and must be withdrawn. But...
Routine use of antibiotics in farming “is courting disaster”
The Soil Association has welcomed calls from UK government urging G8 action on antibiotic resistance in humans.
It says the use of antibiotics in farming...
Vitamin B shown to protect against brain shrinkage
Scientists at Oxford University have shown that consuming B vitamins can dramatically reduce brain shrinkage in later life and potentially protect against Alzheimer’s disease.
In...
CoQ10 shown to halve deaths from heart failure
European scientists have shown that CoQ10 could halve the rates of death from heart failure, reports food-e-news.
Research carried out by Professor Svend Aage Mortensen...
Stevia industry criticises consumer group over “not natural” charge
The European stevia industry has criticised a German consumer group that took the manufacturer of a stevia sweetener product to court claiming that stevia...
Soil Association hits out at beauty brand “greenwashing”
The Soil Association’s policy director Peter Melchett has hit out at “greenwashing” claims made by some natural beauty brands.
In a talk at the Organic...
Lynn Lord named as new HFMA Chair
The HFMA (Health Food Manufacturers’ Association) has named Natures Aid MD Lynn Lord as its new Chair.
Lord will be supported by Robert Taylor of...
Lynn Lord named as new HFMA Chair
The HFMA (Health Food Manufacturers’ Association) has named Natures Aid MD Lynn Lord as its new Chair.
Lord will be supported by Robert Taylor of...
Cheers! – organic brewery sees surge in sales
West Yorkshire-based Little Valley Brewery has seen a surge in sales of its award-winning range of premium quality cask and bottle conditioned organic beers.
Little...
“Don’t let EU Health Claims laws send consumer information into Dark...
Food and supplement businesses must collaborate to prevent EU Health Claims laws sending consumer information “into the Dark Age”.
That’s the conclusion of a new...
Vegan champion scoops top green award
Vegfest and vegan champion organiser Tim Barford was recognised for his outstanding community work during the glittering PEA Business Awards ceremony in central London...