Awards launch to celebrate free-from eating
This month sees the launch of the FreeFrom Eating Out Awards organised by the team behind the FoodsMatter website.
The awards are designed to celebrate...
Damning report on Fairtrade contains “significant flaws”
A government-sponsored report claiming to show that workers on Fairtrade farms are often paid less than non-Fairtrade workers contains “significant flaws” says the Fairtrade...
Tesco removes sweet temptation from checkouts
Tesco has announced that it will be removing confectionery from checkouts across its full range of store formats by the end of December 2014.
The...
High Court rejects attempt to reclassify glucosamine as a medicine
The High Court in London has today (22 May) rejected a pharma-led attempt to ban glucosamine’s right to exist as both a food and...
Mainstreaming of organic in US slows growth at Whole Foods
US retail commentators believe the presence of organic and natural brands on mainstream supermarket shelves could be slowing growth at Whole Foods Market.
Whole Foods...
H&B bets on an omni-channel future
Holland & Barrett owner NBTY Europe is continuing to invest in bespoke retailing technology to keep it at the forefront of the growing trend...
Pine bark extract reduces psoriasis symptoms
In a study conducted by Chieti-Pescara University in Italy, researchers have found that supplementation with a natural plant extract from French maritime pine tree...
TanOrganic launches skin safety campaign
To mark Skin Cancer Prevention & Awareness Month, organic fake tan brand TanOrganic has launched a skin safety campaign to highlight the dangers of...
Study may explain why the Mediterranean diet is so healthy
Researchers at King’s College London think they may have discovered why the Mediterranean diet is so healthy.
The Mediterranean diet typically includes unsaturated fats found...
It’s murder on the showfloor …
… but you better not kill the groove!
Watch out for some very familiar faces in some very unfamiliar poses at this year’s Natural &...
‘Fast bread’ linked to surging rates of coeliac disease
The ‘real bread’ pioneer Andrew Whitley says that the rapid fermentation processes used in modern breadmaking could be responsible for surging rates of coeliac...
NDNS finds UK diets still lacking
The results from the first four years of the National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) published by Public Health England have revealed that the...
US organic sales break through $35 billion mark
The latest survey on the US organic industry by the Organic Trade Association (OTA) has revealed that organic sales now account for over 4%...
HFMA survey finds UK adults lack nutrition awareness
Only 6% of UK adults understand government recommendations regarding vitamins and minerals, according to a new survey commissioned by the Health Food Manufacturers Association...
MHRA steps up herbal dangers message
The Medical and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a new warning about the dangers of buying unregulated herbal medicines.
Just days after the...
LoveLula Boutique launches for fledgling brands
Online natural beauty website LoveLula has created a new section called LoveLula Boutique which offers aspiring natural beauty brands a platform from which to...
Statin users feel encouraged to eat more
Statin users may feel encouraged to eat more because of a perceived protective effect against the negative impacts of high fat and calorie intake.
That’s...
Latest ‘Organic. Naturally Different.’ ads launch at top London sites
The latest phase of the ‘Organic. Naturally Different.’ campaign launches this week as a series of new ads appears across the capital, including sites...
Whole Foods enters price-match scrum
Whole Foods Market has introduced ‘price match’ tickets on thousands of branded products, reports The Grocer.
Posters have gone up in Whole Foods stores with...
Rainbow warrior
Retailer, wholesaler, activist, lifelong vegetarian and above all wholefoodist – Rainbow Wholefoods founder Richard Austin tells Natural Products editor Jim Manson why he is...