Use of term ‘probiotics’ amounts to health claim, ASA tells advertiser
Probiotics International Ltd, owner of the Bio-Kult brand, has been told by the Advertising Standards Authority that it must not in future use the...
Biodynamic winemaker who defied insecticide order could face prison
A biodynamic winemaker appeared before a French court yesterday to face charges of failing to spray his vines with insecticide.
Prosecutors requested that Emmanuel Giboulot...
Check out CHC’s latest newsletter
The latest quarterly newsletter from leading natural health campaign group Consumers for Health Choice is out now.
The issue include details of the campaign launched...
Mixing it up
Mixologiste is predicted to be the next key beauty trend for 2014 according to Mintel, which says that manufacturers are creating new combinations which...
Vitamin E and selenium supplements raised prostate cancer risk
Taking vitamin E and selenium supplements may put men at significantly increased risk of developing life-threatening prostate cancer, US researchers have warned.
“Men using these...
Mixing it up
Mixologiste is predicted to be the next key beauty trend for 2014 according to Mintel, which says that manufacturers are creating new combinations which...
The future for herbals and botanicals? – about as clear as...
“By May 1 2014 all unlicensed herbal medicines – those without a THR or Product Licence – must be removed from your shelves,” Penny...
Cardiovascular risk factor lowered by krill oil
In a study recently published in the journal Nutrition Research, researchers have found that supplementation with krill oil lowers serum triglycerides – a cardiovascular...
Riverford to launch recipe kit boxes
Leading veg box operator Riverford Organic is set to launch into the recipe kit market, reports The Grocer.
Riverford MD Rob Haward told the food...
Kloos: Don’t strangle organic sector with red tape
Germany’s Permanent Secretary for Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection, Dr Robert Kloos, has urged the European Commission not to “strangle the organic sector with...
Kloos: Don’t strangle organic sector with red tape
Germany’s Permanent Secretary for Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection, Dr Robert Kloos, has urged the European Commission not to “strangle the organic sector with...
Analysts predict continued sustainable growth for organic
The market for organic food and drink in the European Union grew overall by 6% in 2012 (to €20.9 billion) according to data presented...
Organic: Let’s expand the vision
The organic industry needs to expand its vision if it is to successfully position itself at the heart of the global debate on food...
ASA satisfied Vitabiotics is ‘UK’s number one vitamin company’
The ASA has agreed that a claim made by Vitabiotics in a radio ad that it is “the UK’s number one vitamin company” was...
Welsh organic farmers reassured about government scheme
In February, Alun Davies, the Welsh Government’s Natural Resources and Food Minister, gave his reassurance in a statement to Assembly Members that the government...
Search is on for Wildlife Warriors
The Soil Association is looking for 1,000 Organic Wildlife Warriors to help it in its quest to save wildlife in the UK.
For £2.50 a...
What are we writing about?
What are we writing about? It's a question we ask ourselves from time to time on Natural Products.
Partly out of curiosity, partly to find...
US researchers call for vitamin C cancer research
US researchers are calling for more trials to be carried out on intravenous vitamin C therapy, as evidence builds of its cancer battling successes.
Recent...
88% of VMS products tested used illegal health claims
Tests carried out on vitamin and mineral supplements by West Yorkshire councils have shown that 88% of products used illegal health claims.
The tests, which...
Australian farmer fights landmark GM case
Having lost organic status on 70% of his land in 2010 after GM seed from a neighbouring farm contaminated his crops, Steve Marsh is...