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A new study published in the Journal on Orthopaedics & Traumatology has found that French maritime pine bark extract may curb muscle loss due to ageing.

This year’s Organic September was a great success but there’s always room for more independent stores to get stuck in. So what’s in it...

Shoppers will know straight away that things are going to be different at Whole Foods Market, when Amazon completes its $14 billion acquisition of the natural food retailer on Monday (18 August).

“Engaging authentically with our customers – that’s our big opportunity as independent retailers.” So says Food For Thought owner Alan Martin in a new video interview for Natural Products News.

Have you booked your place yet for this autumn’s must-attend retailer event – Natural Products Live? 100% retailer focused, Natural products Live is a one-day...

Holland & Barrett has opened a major new store in Leicester featuring an entire 767 sq foot mezzanine floor given over to the natural beauty...

Campaigners and industry groups have questioned the validity of a study by scientists in Finland linking vitamin use with a higher death rates among...

Marks & Spencer is scaling back some of its organic produce targets, reports Marketing Week. The high street retailer says it has been forced to...

After delaying its launch due to coronavirus, TerraCycle has today introduced its zero-waste shopping platform Loop to the UK in a partnership with Tesco.

Greta Thunberg has been awarded the Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity after judges described her as ‘one of the most remarkable figures of our days’.

The Natural Food Show – the UK’s biggest trade event for natural and organic food and drink – has released its latest preview of...

The European Specialist Sports Nutrition Alliance (ESSNA) is to hold a meeting and its first global conference in Brussels in September to discuss the...

Two surveys reveal food and drink manufacturers aren't providing clear labelling, and even when they do some ingredients are unrecognizable.

Exposure to pyrrolizidine alkaloids in food, in particular for frequent and high consumers of tea and herbal infusions, is a possible long-term concern for human health due to their potential carcinogenicity, say scientists at the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).

Natural Beauty News, the UK’s dedicated trade publication and news site for the natural and organic beauty industry, is now accepting nominations for its...

New research by scientists in Germany and Iran has demonstrated that omega-3 fatty acids may have a valuable role to play in boosting lung...

The New Zealand Government’s Ministry For Primary Industries (MPI) will release a new scientific definition for mānuka honey in early February.

Jeanette Orrey, the school meals policy advisor for the Food for Life Partnership, has been awarded an MBE in the New Year Honours for...

The National Association of Health Stores (NAHS) has been presented with the UK Health Radio Outstanding Contribution to health, wellbeing and lifestyle award, for its work in ‘promoting and protecting the interests of the specialist health food store’, and ‘encouraging the proliferation of health food stores and their aim to improve the health of the nation’.

A report will warn that lemon and pine scents commonly used in household products – including natural brands – contribute to dangerous air pollution.