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The latest news from the natural and organic products industry.

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...

Natural and Organic Awards – the winners in full

The winners of the coveted Natural and Organic Awards 2015 were announced on Sunday 19 April in The Platinum Suite at ExCeL London, after...

Holland & Barrett takes on the supermarkets with larger format ‘More’...

Holland & Barrett opens the first of its large format Holland & Barrett More stores today. The retailer says it will roll out 50 of...

Top natural and organic influencers name the trends to watch in...

Leading opinion formers and influencers from the UK and international natural and organic community – and participants at this year’s Natural & Organic Products Europe event in London (7-8 April) – have been sharing their insights on the key trends they think will be shaping natural and organic health food retailing in 2019.

Panorama’s GM programme faces further criticism

The BBC documentary, GM Food: Cultivating Fear, which aired in June, has been criticized by Bangladeshi journalist Faisal Rahman for presenting misleading information about...

Pukka: We’ll keep selling ‘100% legal’ Detox tea

Herbal tea and supplements brand Pukka Herbs says it will continue to sell its ‘100% legal’ Detox tea product, after it was told last week by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) that it must no longer use the term ‘detox’ in any future advertising.

GM’s legacy: the eradication of independent food production?

“At its core the GM industry is about the eradication of independent food production.” That’s the stark conclusion of Ramon Herrera, one of the activists ...

Vivid broadens matcha range

Award-winning matcha brand Vivid Drinks has introduced two new products to its matcha green tea range. The Vivid Matcha Green Tea Unsweetened drink has been...

US natural products retailers see 15% sales growth

The natural and organic retail channel in the US is emerging from the recession in good health, according to Organic & Wellness News. The magazine...

The 2014 natural beauty hotlist: Natural Beauty Yearbook announces its top...

Natural beauty advocate Janey Lee Grace has scooped the top spot for the second year running in the Natural Beauty Yearbook’s prestigious annual industry...

Waitrose bans neonicotinoids from supply chain

 Waitrose is telling its fruit, vegetable and flower suppliers to stop using three neonicotinoid pesticides that have been linked to the destruction of bee...

$1 billion investment programme helps US organic sector maintain double-digit growth

A $1 billion USDA investment programme is helping the US organic sector maintain double-digit growth.

Essential brings Jackfruit to the UK

In what is a UK first, Essential Trading has introduced Organic Young Jackfruit to the market.

DAME launches awareness campaign, introduces interlabial pads

DAME says it is continuing to pave the way for innovative, eco-friendly period products with the launch of its new Reusable Interlabial Pads.

VMS category nears £500M – and vitamin D ‘outshines’ the competition

Research from Mintel shows Brits spend almost £500M on VMS – and the nation is demonstrating an ‘insatiable appetite’ for vitamin D.

Single-use plastic cutlery to be banned in England

The Government has confirmed that single-use plastic cutlery, plates and trays are set to be banned in England.

The Natural Beauty & Spa show

Natural & Organic Products Europe - Europe’s leading annual natural and organic trade event - returns to London’s Olympia next month, on 13-14 April. With...

Net Zero Now teams with L’Oréal to cut salon emissions

Net Zero Now has partnered with L’Oréal for the Net Zero Salons Programme to help hair salons through tailored carbon reduction plans.

H&B names youngest manager of the year

Holland & Barrett has named its youngest ever Manager of the Year at its annual retail awards ceremony.

Australian Jojoba arrives in the UK

The Jojoba Company, based in New South Wales, Australia, has now launched its 100% Natural Australian Jojoba oil onto the UK market. Ian Turner, who...