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The clash of the New Year farming conferences in Oxford has now swung in favour of previous ‘upstart’ the Real Farming Conference, says Michael...

The Soil Association’s (SA) Food for Life programme has received a £1.25 million grant from the Big Lottery Fund

MEPs have voted to ban dairy-related terms being used for plant-based alternatives but has given the go-ahead for meat-related descriptions.

The winners of the coveted Natural and Organic Awards 2015 were announced on Sunday 19 April in The Platinum Suite at ExCeL London, after...

Scientists are looking for volunteers for a trial to test the effectiveness of vitamin D in boosting the immune system against COVID.

India’s ‘organic hub’ – a cluster of fertile, proactively organic states in Northeast India – is helping drive strong market growth in the country and setting it on its way to securing 2% of the world organic food market.

Europe’s biggest trade event for natural and organic celebrates its 20th anniversary at ExCeL London in April With its milestone twentieth anniversary fast approaching, Natural...

Claims made by Burger King that its plant-based Rebel Whopper product is '100% beef-free' were misleading, the ASA ruled this week.

Everyone in Britain should take vitamin D supplements during the autumn and winter months, Public Health England (PHE) will advise the government today.

Gluten-free foods and fish oil supplements may no longer be available on prescription in England

Diet drinks and zero calorie sodas have become the fallback for the fizzy drinks giants when their full sugar products are targeted by campaigners....

The online organic cosmetic science school Formula Botanica has moved its online courses over to a new eLearning platform, Moodle, for 2016. Motivated by the...

At a special HFMA Brexit seminar in London this week senior representatives from three government departments urged natural products companies to step up the pace of their preparations for Brexit.

The findings of a new clinical trial show that fish oil supplementation improves memory in healthy adults The results of the study presented today (29th...

A new study in Australia has found that the probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus and peanut oral immunotherapy (OIT) used in conjunction can lead to a...

The German footwear company Birkenstock – famous for its iconic cork sandals – used this week’s Biofach exhibition in Nuremberg to preview a comprehensive range of natural cosmetic products.

A former desert might seem an unlikely place for organic farming to be flourishing but at a farm in the pro-organic, anti-GM United Arab...

In a letter to the editor, John Brear, national sales director at Bio-Nature, takes a moment to share his thoughts on his friend and colleague Diane Suddell, who passed away on 25 July. 

Researchers from Britain and America say vitamin supplements are a waste of money and have declared ‘case closed’ on the discussion about their benefits....

Food and drink companies looking for investment to take their businesses to the next level are being invited to a free consultation and seminar...