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Peter and Gordon need an organic breakfast Pete Doherty is the celebrity most in need of an organic breakfast, according to a new poll commissioned by the Soil Association as part of Organic Fortnight, which continues until September 16. The week was launched with the publication of the latest Organic Market report which shows that sales of organic food and drink reached nearly £2bn in 2006 with baby and children’s food one of the strongest areas. The poll of 1,000 UK mums on mumsnet.com asked which celebrity most needed to wake up to a hearty organic breakfast and Pete D came top of the list with 37% of the vote. Pete is not the only one being encouraged to have tuck into organic. The Soil Association is also encouraging the public to feed Gordon Brown an organic breakfast online! The charity has launched an interactive game where you can pop everything from organic Scottish porridge oats to bacon and eggs in the sleepy PM’s mouth and watch him wake up to the benefits of a planet-friendly start to the day. The charity will use the final tally of breakfasts fed to Gordon to put pressure on the Government to get behind organic. Visit www.soilassociation.org/wakeupgordon to play. Call to cut out additives now from children’s food and drink The Children’s Food Campaign has called on the School Food Trust to act immediately to remove a range of additives from all food and drink in school. It follows the announcement by the Food Standards Agency that there was a link between certain food additives and ADHD. In a change of stancet, the Agency is now advising parents of children showing signs of hyperactivity to eliminate them from their diet. The revised FSA advice follows the evaluation by the independent Committee on Toxicity (COT) of the research, carried out by Southampton University, which suggests that consumption of mixes of certain artificial food colours together with the preservative sodium benzoate could be linked to an adverse effect on children’s behaviour. Richard Watts of the Children’s Food Campaign said: "The junk food diet turns out to be bad for children's mental health, as well as their physical health. We need to go further to make parents aware of the potential health problems created by additives, as well as do more to persuade children to eat less e-number riddled junk food by restricting its marketing and labelling it clearly." Additives surveyed in the FSA study were: sunset yellow (E110); tartrazine (E102); carmoisine (E122); ponceau 4R (E124); quinoline yellow (E104); allura red (E129) and the preservative sodium benzoate (E211). Community365 goes live A new online resource developed for both suppliers and retailers has gone live. Community365 has been developed by Target Natural Media, publishers of Health Food Business and organisers of the shows, and offers a number of benefits, from business advice to audio presentations of seminars presented at the show. Those retailers who have registered to visit Harrogate are able to access the site, and have now been issued with their passwords, while suppliers who are exhibiting at Harrogate, who also have access to it, have been busy uploading plenty of their information. If you want to take advantage of this excellent business tool, log onto www.naturaltradeshow.com. You can also learn more about Community365 during the show by visiting Target Natural Media on stand 500, in Hall B, where demonstrations will be taking place. The importance of being educated Many of the seminars at the Natural Trade Show Harrogate are filling up fast, meaning you need to get your place registered or risk missing out. This year’s education programme features more than 40 seminars, covering a range of topics from boosting business, courtesy of an expert retail panel, and what the public wants from a health food store, to informative sessions on the menopause, hormones, breast cancer, skincare and beauty, along with many more. Speakers include nutrition expert and author Patrick Holford, Dr Marilyn Glenville, eco warrior and radio presenter Janey Lee Grace, naturopath Jan de Vries and Dr Alan Stewart. New supporters of the seminar programme include Alpro Soya, which is sponsoring a seminar on the Monday entitled health food 2008 and beyond – love your future. This seminar is being presented by Alpro Commercial Director John Allaway, who will be talking about how the ambitious company has developed a long-term plan to revitalise its health food business. The manufacturer is also sponsoring a second seminar on the Monday, called the science of soya, which is being presented by registered dietician, nutritionist and health writer Tanya Haffner. She will be talking about why soya has been called the wonder bean, the latest research surrounding its use in lowering blood pressure and helping to decrease the risk of breast cancer. To book your place at a seminar, which are all free, log onto www.naturaltradeshow.com or call 01923 690699. Meet and greet If you are planning on visiting the Natural Trade Show Harrogate, why not get your show weekend off to a great start by visiting the welcome drinks reception? Open to all those involved in the show, whether you are a retailer or practitioner, exhibitor or speaker, the drinks party takes place at the Swallow St George Hotel, from 6.30pm on Saturday, September 22.There is no need to book – just turn up for a drink, canapé and good company. A further drinks party will also be taking place on the Saturday night, which is open to members of the National Association of Health Stores, along with their associate members. This takes place from 6pm at the Swallow St George Hotel. And finally there is the Gala Party, held on the Sunday, in which guests will enjoy the Natural Trade Show Awards ceremony, before tucking into a four-course meal and getting down to some serious dancing to the sounds of band Uncle Funk. For tickets to the Gala Party, call Sarah Swift on 01279 810080.

Peter and Gordon need an organic breakfast

Pete Doherty is the celebrity most in need of an organic breakfast, according to a new poll commissioned by the Soil Association as part of Organic Fortnight, which continues until September 16.

The week was launched with the publication of the latest Organic Market report which shows that sales of organic food and drink reached nearly £2bn in 2006 with baby and children’s food one of the strongest areas.

The poll of 1,000 UK mums on mumsnet.com asked which celebrity most needed to wake up to a hearty organic breakfast and Pete D came top of the list with 37% of the vote.

Pete is not the only one being encouraged to have tuck into organic. The Soil Association is also encouraging the public to feed Gordon Brown an organic breakfast online! The charity has launched an interactive game where you can pop everything from organic Scottish porridge oats to bacon and eggs in the sleepy PM’s mouth and watch him wake up to the benefits of a planet-friendly start to the day. The charity will use the final tally of breakfasts fed to Gordon to put pressure on the Government to get behind organic.

Visit www.soilassociation.org/wakeupgordon to play.

Call to cut out additives now from children’s food and drink

The Children’s Food Campaign has called on the School Food Trust to act immediately to remove a range of additives from all food and drink in school.
It follows the announcement by the Food Standards Agency that there was a link between certain food additives and ADHD.

In a change of stancet, the Agency is now advising parents of children showing signs of hyperactivity to eliminate them from their diet.

The revised FSA advice follows the evaluation by the independent Committee on Toxicity (COT) of the research, carried out by Southampton University, which suggests that consumption of mixes of certain artificial food colours together with the preservative sodium benzoate could be linked to an adverse effect on children’s behaviour.

Richard Watts of the Children’s Food Campaign said: "The junk food diet turns out to be bad for children's mental health, as well as their physical health. We need to go further to make parents aware of the potential health problems created by additives, as well as do more to persuade children to eat less e-number riddled junk food by restricting its marketing and labelling it clearly."

Additives surveyed in the FSA study were: sunset yellow (E110); tartrazine (E102); carmoisine (E122); ponceau 4R (E124); quinoline yellow (E104); allura red (E129) and the preservative sodium benzoate (E211).

Community365 goes live

A new online resource developed for both suppliers and retailers has gone live.

Community365 has been developed by Target Natural Media, publishers of Health Food Business and organisers of the shows, and offers a number of benefits, from business advice to audio presentations of seminars presented at the show.

Those retailers who have registered to visit Harrogate are able to access the site, and have now been issued with their passwords, while suppliers who are exhibiting at Harrogate, who also have access to it, have been busy uploading plenty of their information.

If you want to take advantage of this excellent business tool, log onto www.naturaltradeshow.com. You can also learn more about Community365 during the show by visiting Target Natural Media on stand 500, in Hall B, where demonstrations will be taking place.

The importance of being educated

Many of the seminars at the Natural Trade Show Harrogate are filling up fast, meaning you need to get your place registered or risk missing out.

This year’s education programme features more than 40 seminars, covering a range of topics from boosting business, courtesy of an expert retail panel, and what the public wants from a health food store, to informative sessions on the menopause, hormones, breast cancer, skincare and beauty, along with many more.

Speakers include nutrition expert and author Patrick Holford, Dr Marilyn Glenville, eco warrior and radio presenter Janey Lee Grace, naturopath Jan de Vries and Dr Alan Stewart.

New supporters of the seminar programme include Alpro Soya, which is sponsoring a seminar on the Monday entitled health food 2008 and beyond – love your future. This seminar is being presented by Alpro Commercial Director John Allaway, who will be talking about how the ambitious company has developed a long-term plan to revitalise its health food business.

The manufacturer is also sponsoring a second seminar on the Monday, called the science of soya, which is being presented by registered dietician, nutritionist and health writer Tanya Haffner. She will be talking about why soya has been called the wonder bean, the latest research surrounding its use in lowering blood pressure and helping to decrease the risk of breast cancer.

To book your place at a seminar, which are all free, log onto www.naturaltradeshow.com or call 01923 690699.

Meet and greet

If you are planning on visiting the Natural Trade Show Harrogate, why not get your show weekend off to a great start by visiting the welcome drinks reception?

Open to all those involved in the show, whether you are a retailer or practitioner, exhibitor or speaker, the drinks party takes place at the Swallow St George Hotel, from 6.30pm on Saturday, September 22.There is no need to book – just turn up for a drink, canapé and good company.

A further drinks party will also be taking place on the Saturday night, which is open to members of the National Association of Health Stores, along with their associate members. This takes place from 6pm at the Swallow St George Hotel.

And finally there is the Gala Party, held on the Sunday, in which guests will enjoy the Natural Trade Show Awards ceremony, before tucking into a four-course meal and getting down to some serious dancing to the sounds of band Uncle Funk.

For tickets to the Gala Party, call Sarah Swift on 01279 810080.