2020 visionaries: Industry thought leaders share their predictions for the year
Here, some of the natural and organic industry’s best known names, who will be attending or presenting at this year’s Natural & Organic Products Europe event, share some of their…
‘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?
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.
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.
Now this is personal: PN gets formal definition in bid to change ‘healthcare landscape’
The recently formed American Nutrition Association (ANA) has developed a definition for personalised nutrition in a bid to place PN at the heart of a new “healthcare landscape”.
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…
Two apples a day help keep the cardiologist away
Eating two apples a day has been shown to help keep cholesterol down and fight heart disease risk according to new research.