H&B staff to lead in-store ‘fitness drills’
High Street shoppers will have the chance to work out more than just their wallets this festive season, as Holland & Barrett launches in-store...
Natural beauty hotlist announced
Natural beauty advocate Janey Lee Grace was named number one in the Natural Beauty Yearbook’s prestigious 6th annual industry hotlist last night (Tuesday 13 November).
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Karen Fewster joins Fuel PR as regulatory affairs head
Karen Fewster has joined Fuel PR as director of regulatory affairs. Fewster will provide expertise and advice to all of Fuel’s clients, especially those...
Natural beauty hotlist announced
Natural beauty advocate Janey Lee Grace was named number one in the Natural Beauty Yearbook’s prestigious 6thannual industry hotlist last night (Tuesday 13 November).
Hosted...
What On Earth launches luxury granolas
Fast-growing organic specialist What On Earth is launching five new retail products – organic vanilla custard and four luxury organic granolas sweetened with organic...
H&M is world’s biggest organic cotton user
The fashion giant H&M is named as the word’s biggest user of organic cotton in a new report by US-based non-profit Textile Exchange (formerly...
H&M is world’s biggest organic cotton user
The fashion giant H&M is named as the word’s biggest user of organic cotton in a new report by US-based non-profit Textile Exchange (formerly...
BerryWhite on song with Joss Stone at charity awards
New organic soft drink brand BerryWhite built on its ‘tastes good, does good’ positioning as it collected the coveted Step Up Award at this...
Naturtint steps in to help HFI with Diploma module
Experts at Naturtint have helped the Health Food Institute (HFI) by providing extensive information on hair colorants for their Induction, Certificate & Diploma courses,...
What’s the future for botanicals?
Industry interest in botanicals has been running at an all time high over the last couple of years.
With the huge costs and technical burden...
Little Me Organics drops ‘organic’ label from website after ASA ruling
Natural baby products brand Little Me Organics has removed the word ‘organic’ from product images on its website after the Advertising Standards Agency upheld...
Modest vitamin sales growth masks decline in use
A new report from Mintel shows that the percentage of people taking a daily vitamin supplement dropped from 41 per cent to 35 per...
Yoghurt firms launch last gasp bid to save ‘probiotic’ label
Europe’s major yoghurt brands are launching an eleventh hour attempt to prevent a ban on the use of the term ‘probiotic’, reports The Grocer.
Probiotic...
$46m ad blitz sealed ‘No’ vote on GM labelling
US family farm advocate group the Cornucopia Institute says that a "deluge of advertisements" paid for mainly by pesticide and biotechnology corporations convinced citizens in...
Cracks emerge in ‘natural’ proposition
After years of growth, cracks are beginning to emerge in the ‘natural’ platform says market analyst Innova.
With no legal definition of the term ‘natural’,...
EC reconsiders parabens safety
The European Commission’s Scientific Committee for Human Safety (SCHS) is to look again at the use of parabens as preservatives in personal care products....
Adulteration of Black Cohosh is “rife” – BHMA
The British Herbal Medicines Association (BHMA) has warned that the situation in which an unregulated Black Cohosh product caused liver failure “must never be...
MHRA warns of Black Cohosh risk as woman undergoes liver transplant
The Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has warned consumers about the dangers of unlicensed Black Cohosh remedies after a woman suffered serious liver failure...
Kate Humble launches natural beauty range
The Springwatch presenter and TV personality Kate Humble is launching a new eco-friendly natural beauty range, reports licensing.biz.
The new 12-product strong range includes foaming...
Natural beauty brands seek stronger differentiation as category mainstreams
Slowing market growth, increasing private label activity and the rise of concept stores are three of the top trends in the natural beauty category,...