All Government and Regulation articles – Page 10
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Comment and Opinion
The CMA is reviewing its merger process. Here’s what it means
The CMA has made meaningful changes to its phase two process for the first time in a decade, say Tom Clare, managing associate, antitrust & foreign investment, and Mona Zhang, trainee solicitor, antitrust & foreign investment at Linklaters
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News
Supermarkets announce ‘breakthrough’ reporting system for carbon emissions
The BRC and Mondra coalition has signed up Tesco, M&S, Ocado Retail and Asda, as well as a list of major suppliers
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News
AHDB to launch new beef, lamb and dairy ad push
The new ‘Let’s Eat Balanced’ campaign will launch on 1 January
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News
Unilever under CMA investigation for ‘overstating’ environmental claims
The CMA said an initial review uncovered ‘a range of concerning practices’ in Unilever’s marketing efforts
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News
Upheld complaints to Portman Group ‘more than double’
Northern Monk saw complaints against two of its products – one for appealing to under-18s – upheld in 2023
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News
UK government to roll out EU-style deforestation laws
Rishi Sunak announced the legislation was finally coming into effect at COP28, two years after it was proposed
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News
UN sets out roadmap to end world hunger amid climate crisis
The Food and Agriculture Organization published the first net zero roadmap for food systems at COP28
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News
Bernard Matthews slams Channel 4 Dispatches over ‘scare story’ investigation
The documentary series is due to air an exposé claiming major food safety breaches at a Bernard Matthews’ turkey plant at 7.30pm tonight
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Comment and Opinion
FSA’s desperation exposed in uphill battle for food safety reinvention
Food safety is anything but as simple as ABC, as the FSA has found out to its cost
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News
IGD faces backlash over front-of-pack eco-label plans
IGD presented its proposals to Defra this week which it says will provide a “comprehensive” guide to the impact of products on water, land and climate change
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News
FSA backtracks on food safety and hygiene shake-up amid fears over impact of slashed inspections
The proposed shake-up was also described as a threat to consumer confidence in the “scores on the doors” Food Hygiene Rating System, documents reveal
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News
Green Bridge Gateway launched to assist cannabis businesses with UK and EU market entry
The service would offer a “single point of contact” to medical and consumer CBD companies looking to launch in the markets
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Comment and Opinion
Britain on the brink of becoming a ‘sick and impoverished nation’
Far from stepping up to the challenge of obesity, government ministers have spent the past few years desperately rowing back with a series of u-turns
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News
Environment secretary unveils £45m farming innovation investment
Almost £45m in competitions and grants are set to open in the coming weeks as part of the government’s £168m investment this year to support farmers
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News
Obesity will cripple economy without government action, warns Henry Dimbleby
Dimbleby will cite new figures from the Tony Blair Institute claiming obesity is already costing the country £10bn a year and will soar to £100bn in the next 15 years
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The Big Interview
IGD CEO Sarah Bradbury on eco-labels and lobbying
Sarah Bradbury has been armed with a mandate to help the industry change. So how does the IGD’s ambitious and driven new CEO plan to go about it?
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Analysis and Features
Are healthier sales targets too easy?
Food manufacturers are setting healthier sales targets, but critics accuse them of unambitious goals and sleight of hand
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Analysis and Features
Is Supreme Court ruling on delivery riders really a ‘conclusion’?
Riders are not in an ‘employment relationship’, the court has ruled
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News
Deposit return scheme risks failing to tackle plastic crisis, warn MPs
‘Uncertainty is stopping businesses and local authorities from preparing for the required changes,’ found the report
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News
Investigation finds ‘blatant disregard’ for HFSS rules at some supermarkets
An investigation found that while most stores have been operating ‘within the spirit of the law’, others had been largely ignoring the rules