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The latest news from the natural and organic products industry.

Goodness Gracious extends organic baby food range

Goodness Gracious Foods (GGF) has introduced a new variety to its 100% organic baby food range in the shape of a Mango, Coconut and...

Organix shows off redesign with new Goodies Chunky Bars

The Organix Goodies range of toddler snacks has been given a brand new look, with the first new food launch – Organix Goodies Chunky...

Cookie first from Traidcraft

Traidcraft has launched the first cookie range in the UK to use fairly-traded palm oil, FairPalm, sourced from smallholder farmers in West Africa. The refreshed...

Naturya gets in the mix

Naturya has added to its superfood range with the launch of three nutrient-rich Soil Association-certified organic blends at Biofach this month. The blends each comprise five...

An Essential taste of heaven

The Essential brand is set to unveil its new ‘Pure As Heaven’ communications campaign for 2015 at Natural & Organic Products Europe in April. The...

Only Natural set for 100% growth in 2015

Natural and organic tea specialist Only Natural Products – owner of the Higher Living, Kromland Farm and Dr Stuart’s brands – is set to...

Seascape kicks off a busy 2015

Natural British toiletries company Seascape Island Apothecary has kicked off a busy year by announcing its support of a cancer charity, the appointment of...

Organic gets a big stage

The organic industry was given a big stage at last week’s Biofach Exhibition and Congress – both literally and in terms of the high...

Danish defence minister: Our service personnel deserve organic

Denmark’s Ministry of Defence is starting a pilot project to increase the use of organic products in the armed forces' canteens. “About 1.1 million meals are...

Europe’s agriculture ministers back organic expansion

Senior political figures from across Europe gave their unequivocal support for the organic food and farming sector at a major conference in Germany last...

Andalou Naturals taps the science of fruit

US brand Andalou Naturals is bringing its anti-ageing skin and hair care range – which blends advanced fruit stem cell science with natural ingredients...

Weleda launches award-winning Evening Primrose range

Even as it launched this month, Weleda announced that its new Evening Primrose Age Revitalizing range had already won a Good Housekeeping ‘Reader Recommended’...

Lucy’s Dressings lighten up

All-natural dressings and condiments company Lucy’s Dressings has launched a new ‘slim’ range of dressings which aim to lighten up the category. Suitable for use...

Colour me natural

Natural hair dye brand Herbatint has reformulated and extended its gel colour collection and added three new herbal plant extracts to the products. The hair...

Revolt grows against EC’s fast-tracked organic rules change

Evidence that attitudes are hardening towards the European Commission’s plan to radically overhaul organic regulations in Europe was on clear display at last week’s...

Sibberi brings taste of the forest to UK market

London-based start-up Sibberi has brought its natural Birch Water to the UK market. The only brand with no added sugar, Birch Water is 100% birch...

Breastfeeding bar emerges from Freida’s Pantry

The UK’s first breastfeeding bar, Freida’s Feeding Food, has been launched by Freida’s Pantry in a bid to provide a healthy way for breastfeeding...

New hope for peanut allergy suffers

A new study in Australia has found that the probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus and peanut oral immunotherapy (OIT) used in conjunction can lead to a...

No action taken on sugar in cereals, survey finds

A new survey by Action on Sugar has found that cereal manufacturers have made little attempt to tackle the worrying issue of excessive sugar...

Decaff green tea extract reduces body fat, enhances exercise performance

A new study has shown that extracts of decaffeinated green tea can reduce body fat when compared to placebo and improve metabolic efficiency in...