Regulation can give food businesses the level playing field they need

By Katharine Jenner2026-07-22T15:24:00

A year on from the Health and Social Care Committee’s promise of clearer food standards, it is the delay, not the regulation itself, that is costing businesses, says Katharine Jenner, executive director of the Obesity Health Alliance

For food and drink businesses, the most important message in the recent Health and Social Care Committee’s report is not that more regulation is coming, it’s that unclear, delayed and uneven regulation is failing everyone, including companies trying to plan, invest and compete.

Regulation can give food businesses the level playing field they need

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