‘Green’, ‘clean’, ‘cruelty-free’ …. and unhealthy?
Meat alternatives are often positioned as more ethically responsible and greener meal options. Assumptions are sometimes made that they are also healthier. But are they?
Tom Oliver Herring Caviar secures Holland & Barrett listing
Leading UK-based health retailer Holland & Barrett will be selling Tom Oliver Herring Caviar in its 700 UK stores from January 2020.
Well wheeled: Planet Organic partners with SUPPER for hot food delivery first
UK healthy retail operator Planet Organic is partnering with London-based delivery service SUPPER to offer hot food deliveries for the first time.
Swedish startup YOGUT set to launch personalised probiotic maker
Brazilian scientist and entrepreneur Aline de Santa Izabel, says her Sweden-based start-up YOGURT is close to launching a pod-based personalised yoghurt machine.
Tribunal judge rules ethical veganism is ‘philosophical belief’
In a landmark legal case, a UK tribunal judge has ruled that ethical veganism qualifies as a ‘philosophical belief’ and therefore must be afforded special protections under equality law.
ASA initiates sanctions against Holland & Barrett over ‘weight loss’ ruling
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the UK advertising watchdog, says it has initiated sanctions against the health food retailer Holland & Barrett.
Will 2020 be the breakthrough year for ‘veganic’ agriculture?
Until now relatively few vegans have probably given serious thought to the suggestion that the fruit and vegetables they eat might technically be “un-vegan”. But this could all be about…
UK court to decide if ‘ethical veganism’ is a belief system
A UK vegan activist will this week bring to court a test case to see if the term ‘ethical veganism’ should be recognised as a protected belief.
12 key takeaways from last month’s Sustainable Cosmetics Summit
The European edition of the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit, held in Paris last month, brought together over 180 senior executives from the beauty industry to discuss a range of pressing sustainability…
Pharmacists want “clear, authoritative guidance” on CBD products
The trade group representing Britain’s high street pharmacies is calling for “clear, authoritative guidance” on CBD products. CBD-containing products have become an increasingly valuable category for pharmacy retailers, but there…