Dr Bronner’s shutters websites in solidarity with young climate strikers
Iconic US-based natural soap brand Dr Bronner’s shuttered its websites globally for a day last month to mark the beginning of the Global Climate Strike.
Some tea bags shed billions of plastic particles, researchers warn
Some teabags shed billions of micro- and nano-sized plastics, Canadian researchers warned this week.
Please, go ahead, skip this really annoying organic ad
Organic Voices, a US nonprofit dedicated to supporting organic, has created one of the most profoundly annoying ads ever – with the full blessing of 100 leading brands.
Beauty company must pay $1.76m for falsely labelling products organic and vegan
US beauty retailer Truly Organic Inc. and its founder and CEO, Maxx Appelman, have agreed to pay $1.76 million to settle a Federal Trade Commission complaint alleging that the company's…
Whole Foods launches topical CBD products into over 350 stores
Whole Foods Market is expanding distribution of topical CBD products to 13 additional states this month, making CBD products available in a total of 359 Whole Foods Market stores across…
Natural & Organic Products Europe appoints USA sales agent
US brand-owner and natural products marketer Mary Beth Allen has been appointed as USA sales agent for Natural & Organic Products Europe (19-20 April 2020, ExCel, London). The show, Europe’s…
Happy and healthy: Chicago retailers partner for store-within-a-store pilot
Two long established family-owned Chicago area retail businesses – fresh market and grocer Angelo Caputo’s and health food store Fruitful Yield – have partnered to create a store-within-a-store experience.
Find.Organic directory will ‘connect up US organic supply chain’
The Organic Trade Association is launching a new online directory – Find.Organic – that will connect up the US organic supply chain and help to address undersupply issues.
As the crow fries: Scientists link city birds’ taste for fast food with higher cholesterol
A new study by researchers at Hamilton College in New York suggests that a diet of human foods such as discarded cheeseburgers might be giving American crows living in urban…
Nearly 400 natural products businesses swing behind Climate Collaborative
The Climate Collaborative, a US initiative that aims to “leverage the power of the natural products industry to reverse climate change”, says it will send a rallying call to potential…