“Massive herbal scam” or the wrong kind of test? – the...
This week the New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman instructed four of America’s biggest retailers – GNC, Target, Walgreens and Wal-Mart – to...
Warning: Excessive wellness can be unhealthy
Modern society has a wellness obsession that is producing some distinctly unhealthy effects, claim the authors of new book.
André Spicer, a professor of organizational...
Common OTC medicines linked to raised dementia risk
A study by US researchers has linked prolonged use of certain widely available over-the-counter medicines with an increased risk of dementia.
The medicines implicated –...
Campaigners attack Aldi as energy drinks appear in ‘health lanes’
Action on Sugar has criticized the discounter Aldi after high-sugar energy drinks were spotted in its new ‘health lanes, reports The Grocer.
The retailer hit...
Christmas 2014 saw highest ever sales of organic veg – Produce...
Produce World Group, the UK’s leading organic vegetable grower and supplier, says demand for organic veg during Christmas 2014 was the biggest it has...
Christmas 2014 saw highest ever sales of organic veg – Produce...
Produce World Group, the UK’s leading organic vegetable grower and supplier, says demand for organic veg during Christmas 2014 was the biggest it has...
Fair trade milk label needed to end supermarket “cultural cleansing by...
The founder of the Sustainable Food Trust, Patrick Holden, is calling for a fair trade milk label to end the “cultural cleansing by price”...
Real Farming Conference hits its stride as big brother “loses the...
The clash of the New Year farming conferences in Oxford has now swung in favour of previous ‘upstart’ the Real Farming Conference, says Michael...
Natural and organic world gets behind people-friendly GM Free Me campaign
Well-known figures from the natural products world have been getting behind a new initiative that aims to give ordinary people a louder voice in...
Why we’ll be sprouting, spiralizing and ancient-graining in 2015!
Everywhere you look, health pundits and food writers are making their predictions for this year’s big health and foodie trends. We’ve been listening to...
Green groups fear MEPs’ vote will create GM crop fast-track
Organic and green groups say that new proposals intended to allow EU states to ban GM crops on environmental grounds could instead create a...
Organic could be worse for the environment, Krebs claims
The former chairman of the Food Standards Agency John Krebs has claimed that organic farming could have a more damaging climate change effect than...
New Web app launching to help navigate EU cosmetic regs
A new user-friendly app called Cosmetri is being launched on 15 February aiming to help small cosmetic producers navigate through the complexities of the...
Adding herbs and spices to recipes comes with heart health benefit
Adding antioxidant-rich herb and spice blends to meals could help to offset some of the effects of consuming unhealthy fats, US scientists have shown.
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Pine bark extract cuts common cold duration and severity
New clinical research shows that the pine bark extract Pycnogenol significantly shortens the duration of the common cold and reduces the severity of sore...
Vitamin D may play vital role in syncing our body clocks
Vitamin D may play a vital role in regulating our body clocks, reports New Scientist.
The researchers, from Monterrey Institute of Technology, wanted to see...
20-minute online test shows how to halve Alzheimer’s risk
One in four people over 50 are predicted to develop Alzheimer’s, currently suffered by 850,000 people in Britain. Currently there are no effective drug...
Progressive Budgens retailer says put people and planet first
Progressive Budgens retailer Andrew Thornton has launched an initiative to show businesses how to put people and planet first “and trust that profit will...
Soil Association catering mark hits one million meals
Last week the Soil Association announced that one million meals are now being served every work day in schools, universities, nurseries, workplaces, hospitals, care...
Consumers more savvy about synthetic chemicals says report
Key findings from Organic Monitor’s Consumer Insights report Consumer Expectations of Natural & Organic Cosmetics were presented at the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit which took...