All Government and Regulation articles – Page 14
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Comment & OpinionDefra’s Food Strategy will fail if it doesn’t support growth
Addressing obesity, sustainability and food security all crucial in food strategy but so is growth
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Analysis & FeaturesFood Strategy board: who’s on it and what will they do?
Defra has named 13 food ‘big hitters’ who will form the group. But some sources fear the lineup is ‘imbalanced’ toward intervention
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NewsCMA should use new ‘super-fining’ powers on copycats, says brands group
‘The lack of enforcement has allowed copying to become something of a business strategy for two very large UK retailers,’ said British Brands Group director John Noble
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NewsFSA given £1.4m funding to open innovation hub for novel foods
‘There is growing interest in the potential of new technologies to increase the UK’s food security’ said FSA chair Susan Jebb
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NewsRed Tractor pledges ‘turning point’ changes in response to industry review
The farm assurance scheme has started to roll out a programme of simplified audits and promised to improve communications with farmers
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NewsFood Strategy exclusive: we must turn Dimbleby’s junk food cycle into growth, says minister
Chairing the first meeting of the new Food Strategy Advisory Board (FSAB) yesterday, food security minister Daniel Zeichner vowed Labour would provide the cross-government backing needed to make the new strategy succeed
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NewsRow erupts over report claiming supermarkets ‘dump’ food waste on charities
Several food redistribution organisations vehemently dispute some of the report’s findings
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Comment & OpinionSpring statement 2025: no crumbs of comfort for food businesses
Today’s statement was never going to be a game-changer – but as inflation begins to fall, can the food industry and retail find a silver lining?
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NewsFood inflation steady at 3.3% as industry braces for spring budget
There was good news for fish shoppers with prices down 0.7%
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Comment & OpinionExtended producer responsibility: a looming, utterly avoidable crisis for SMEs
Next week, the government is rolling out the extended producer responsibility scheme, risking pushing hundreds of SMEs over the edge
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NewsCity snapshot: inflation falls to 2.8% ahead of spring budget
Alcohol and tobacco were some of the biggest risers, up 5.7% over the past 12 months, while food inflation remained steady at 3.3%
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NewsFood business confidence crashes amid fears over taxation and EPR costs
A bombardment of taxation and regulation has led to a drastic fall in food industry business confidence, according to a damning report released by the FDF
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Comment & OpinionSpirits and hospitality can’t afford a gut punch in spring statement
The sectors took a quadruple hit at the last statement – it’s someone else’s turn, says Nick Gillett, MD at Mangrove Global
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NewsMedia Bites 25 March: Morrisons, Co-op, beer prices, supermarket boycott
Morrisons taking the axe to its fresh counters, cafès and convenience stores has been widely covered by the national newspapers
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NewsSupermarkets accused of dumping inedible food waste on charities
New research claims supermarkets are offloading food waste onto charities, who are being deluged with rotten food and left to foot the bill for disposal
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NewsWorld’s first bird flu case in sheep detected in UK
The case was found on a farm where the disease had already been confirmed in captive birds
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NewsNational Food Strategy panel of expert members revealed
The group is being billed as instrumental in building a ‘coalition’ between the food industry and ministers aimed at tackling the obesity crisis, increasing the nation’s food security and putting growth at the heart of government food policies
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NewsSFI closure ‘crushes all trust’ in Defra, farmers warn
The post-CAP subsidy scheme was closed at short-notice by the government last week
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NewsJunk food ad ban facing ‘multiple’ legal challenges as ministers refuse law rewrite
Karen Betts told The Grocer this week that the industry was still in the dark about key details of what ads faced being outlawed
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NewsMedia Bites 20 March: interest rates, budget impacts, Ben & Jerry’s
The Bank of England is expected to keep interest rates on hold at a rate of 4.5% when the Monetary Policy Committee makes its announcement today