Industry News

The latest news from the natural and organic products industry.

EU legislation: It's a minefield out there

EU legislation has created a “minefield” for health food manufacturers says the executive director of the HFMA, Graham Keen. “The good news,” he says,...

Post-Brexit fair trade petition submitted

A petition signed by over 38,000 people demanding that post-Brexit trade deals work for farmers and workers in developing countries has been submitted to the Department for International Trade (DIT).

Free From Skincare Awards winners 2016 announced

This, the fifth year of the Free From Skincare Awards, saw over 270 natural and organic skincare brands competing to win in 14 categories. Cited...

Ad flags up crucial decision on MPLs and botanicals

The Alliance for Natural Health (ANH) has partnered with Viridian Nutrition to flag up to MPs the crucial decisions the Government must soon make...

EFSA ‘overly upbeat’ on pesticides

The annual European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) report on pesticide residues in food has had an overly positive interpretation by the European body, according to Greenpeace and the Pesticide Action Network (PAN)-Europe.

ASDA to use Vegan Trademark

ASDA is to put the Vegan Trademark on 16 of its own-brand products – becoming the first UK supermarket to use this trademark.

The Big Fairtrade Breakfast

This year’s Fairtrade Fortnight (29 February - 13 March) aims to highlight the severe lack of food security for farmers with its ‘Sit down...

Sainsbury’s new fair trade pilot disempowers farmers says Fairtrade Foundation

The Fairtrade Foundation won't be involved in the new Sainsbury’s Foundation tea pilot due to concerns that it fails to meet core principles of Fairtrade.

Vitamin D: MP warns ‘cheap way of tackling COVID’ is being...

MP and former cabinet minister David Davis says mounting evidence of the usefulness of vitamin D in tackling COVID-19 must not be ignored.  

US food giants want to label GM food ‘natural’

The trade association representing many of America’s biggest food and drink firms wants to label genetically modified foods ‘natural’, reports the New York Times. The...

Feeding the world: understanding the limits of science

A frank discussion on the role of food science hears calls for public needs and choices to be made a top priority for industry and policy...

Entries set to open for the Natural Heath International Beauty Awards...

The Natural Heath International Beauty Awards, which celebrates the best natural beauty products on the market, will open for entries om 12 September. Several new...

BOOM winners announced at upbeat Borough Market event

Winners of the Soil Association’s prestigious BOOM (Best of the Organic Market) Awards were announced last night, 5 July, 2017 at a ceremony in London’s renowned Borough Market.

123 pesticides found in school fruit and veg

Children in England are exposed to a ‘cocktail of pesticide residues’ in the produce they consume through the School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme (SFVS).

Expert calls for research into link between VMS and productivity

Dr Adam Drewnowski has called for further research into the connection between food supplements, dietary nutrient density and productivity in the workplace.

ASOS to expand natural and organic beauty range

UK-based fashion and beauty e-tailer ASOS has announced plans to expand its eco-friendly edit of sustainable fashion, accessories and beauty buys, sourced from across the...

Vitamin C studies often flawed says top lab

Researchers at the world famous Linus Pauling Institute claim many studies into the health benefits of vitamin C have produced flawed results due to...

Victoria Lambert is HFMA Health Journalist of the Year

The HFMA’s Health Journalist of the Year Award for 2010 has been awarded to Victoria Lambert at Natural and Organic Products Europe on the...

Vegans warned about ‘unwittingly supporting animal exploitation’

UK-based Ethical Consumer magazine has warned vegans that they could be “unwittingly supporting animal exploitation” as the companies behind many of the Britain’s leading vegan brands also have a heavy involvement in the meat and dairy industry.

Top food behaviour experts line-up for conference

Some of Britain’s best-know food and behaviour experts have been lined up for a one-day conference on the subject Nutrition for Behaviour, Learning and...