CBD brands hit back at BBC over cannabis products probe
UK-based CBD brands say the BBC 2 programme Trust Me I’m a Doctor used “inappropriate” testing methodologies when it investigated cannabidiol and THC levels in popular CBD oil products.
CBD safety warnings: Reasonable grounds for concern, or stalking horse?
Are recent interventions by regulators in Europe and the US over the safety of CBD products grounded in genuine concern, or are they the product of stealth tactics by Big…
Strong growth predicted for key Nordic organic markets in coming decade
Strong growth is predicted for key Nordic organic markets during the coming decade in a major new report produced for the Nordic Council of Ministers.
Made for Life Organics becomes first UK spa brand to achieve B Corp certification
Pioneer organic beauty brand Made for Life Organics (formely Spiezia Organics) has announced its certification as a registered B Corporation.
All farming is a ‘radical simplification’ of nature, Monbiot tells SFT boss
All types of farming, including ‘regenerative’ systems like organic, are a “radical simplification" of nature, says the environmentalist and Guardian columnist.
23% of all new food launches in UK labelled ‘vegan’
Sales of meat-free food products in the UK grew by 40% over the period 2014-15 and will be worth over a billion pounds by 2024.
Plant-based for the rest of us: Kroger launches Simple Truth Emerge ‘fresh meat’ range
In a launch that has the ring of ‘plant-based for rest of us pitch’, leading US supermarket operator Kroger is debuting a major new range of ‘fresh meat’ alternatives.
Sweden’s Paradiset switches focus to branded product sales, closes two stores
Stockholm-based organic food retailer Paradiset (Paradise) has announced that it is closing two of its four stores as part of a business reset.
‘Ferocious’ pressure to ditch plastic fuels packaging panic
“Ferocious” pressure from consumers to ditch plastic packaging is panicking supermarkets and food brands into switching to materials that may be worse for the environment.
Healthy Christmas sales help Holland & Barrett deliver 4.8% final quarter growth
Healthy Christmas sales helped leading UK-based health food chain Holland & Barrett deliver 4.8% year on year growth in the quarter ending 31 December 2019.