Tideford launches summer range
It may be raining outside, but award-winning Devonshire producer Tideford Organic has launched a summer update for its range of soups and sauces.
The brand...
Price pressures will lead to more food scandals – Browning
Continuing pressure for cheap food will lead to further food scandals, warned the director of the Soil Association this week.
Speaking on a BBC Newsnight...
Government still failing organic sector says bakery owner
The British Government is continuing to fail the organic sector says the founder of the award-winning Honeyrose Bakery.
Danish-born Lise Madsen recently told the food...
EHL launch new ingredient to the UK
Import specialist EHL Ingredients has launched a brand new natural ingredient to the UK food sector: Lemon Myrtle.
It’s among the first suppliers to import...
US organic firm gets plum deal
Popular British babyfood firm Plum Baby has been acquired by American organic food supplier Plum Organics, reports The Grocer.
The deal will create a joint...
FSA prosecutes Selfridges over raw milk case
The Food Standards Agency is prosecuting Selfridges Retail Limited and the farmer who supplied the retailer with raw cow milk for sale, for breaches...
Kingfisher founder “gives up the fight over SLS”
Leading natural toothpaste brand Kingfisher has reformulated its products to remove the controversial ingredient sodium lauryl sulfate.
Kingfisher’s founder, Richard Austin, told Natural Products that...
Minister laments Britons’ “disgusting” lunch habit
Anna Soubry, the minister for public health, says that many Britons have a “weird relationship with food” – they’re obsessed with watching celebrity chefs...
Soil Association plans Expo West presence in 2014
The Soil Association is planning to host a showcase stand at next year’s Natural Products Expo West, where around 60,000 industry traders will converge...
Health claims – “Doing nothing isn’t an option”
With new EU health claims regulations now law, a senior figure from Trading Standards has warned suppliers and retailers that “doing nothing is not...
MPs back Commons Motion warning of FSD job loss threat
A cross-party group of MPs has backed a House of Commons Motion warning of job losses and store closures if restrictive levels for vitamins...
True Colours
With NATRUE certification now available in the UK we speak to technical adviser Richard Swann about what makes the certifier more than just another...
Xmas sales hold steady despite consumers’ “relaxed Christmas”
Overall, health food retailers say Xmas season sales held steady despite reports that consumers had opted for a more “relaxed Christmas”. If we were...
Capping vitamin levels “would hit consumer choice and cut jobs” say...
The Daily Telegraph has today published an article highlighting the concerns of three MPs over plans for setting maximum permitted levels (MPLs) for vitamins...
Parking charges “hammering town centres”
Figures released this week showing a huge rise in revenue for councils through car parking fines and charges is damning proof local authorities are...
‘Agroecology Alliance’ launched at alternative farming conference
There was passion and realism on display at this year's Real Farming Conference, the feisty rival to the establishment Oxford Farming Conference. Michael Wale...
Classic winter remedy earns THR Mark
The herb lobelia has been used for decades to relieve the unpleasant symptoms ushered in during the chilly, damp winter months.
With impeccable timing, Bio-Health...
Professor offers science lesson to GM ‘conversionista’
A US university professor has welcomed former anti-GM-activist Mark Lynas’s “discovery of science”.
Lynas attributes his new-found affection for GM (which he trumpeted at last...
Former anti-GM activist attacks “pernicious myth of organic”
A former anti-GM activist has accused the organic movement of perpetrating “the most pernicious myth of all” by claiming that organic methods can help...
Tri-Dosha launches new professional qualification
Luxury health brand Tri-Dosha is launching a new training qualification as it debuts at top Malvern Hills spa retreat The Clover Mill this April.
Tri-Dosha...