All Government and Regulation articles – Page 4
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NewsMajority of high-risk suppliers to UK retail lack worker grievance systems
Sustainability data platform EcoVadis found 56% of high-risk suppliers to UK retail and consumer goods companies provided no formal channels for staff safely report issues including unpaid wages, harassment and forced labour
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NewsGLP-1 use set to double following Wegovy pill approval
The number of adults using GLP-1 weight-loss drugs could more than double to seven million following the approval of pill-format medication, according to PwC
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NewsScottish salmon sector needs urgent reform to unlock growth, claims study
Prosper delivered the warning in its study ‘Net gains: supporting Scotland’s salmon farming sector’
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NewsWales planning supermarket round table talks to boost local producers
Plaid Cymru MS Llyr Gruffydd said he wanted to collaborate with supermarkets to boost the visibility of Welsh food
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NewsFSA vows to tackle SPS uncertainty as date for EU summit announced
The FSA has been holding a series of workshops with the food sector to try to prepare for the outcome of the negotiations, but admitted there was major uncertainty across the supply chain
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NewsCBD products risk being driven off shelf, health watchdog warned
The Cannabis Trades Association said there was ‘increasing concern’ that the SPS dynamic alignment would drive CBD away from its status as a regulated consumer food product to become “quasi-medicinal, pharmacy-only” products
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NewsFarming income figures mask problems facing the sector
Defra data showed the £1.4bn (20.5%) rise in the nation’s total income from farming was driven by two sectors: beef and dairy
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NewsFSA given government funds to launch new mandatory health targets
The FSA said today the DHSC was providing the funds after concerns were raised that the watchdog did not have the resources to take on the major new role
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NewsBritish consumers concerned about production standards of imported food, Red Tractor says
Some 39% of people surveyed by Red Tractor said imports should be clearly labelled, with just 2% believing they should be allowed without restriction
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NewsNew farming minister announced as Angela Eagle leaves post
He replaces Angela Eagle, the new security minister at both the Home Office and the Cabinet Office
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NewsTalks to revive Wales DRS as documents lift lid on glass row
Sources are suggesting there is fresh hope the new Plaid Cymru government may be more open to engaging with industry concerns over the inclusion of glass than its predecessor
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NewsScottish government rules out ‘moving goalposts’ on new nutrient profiling model
The Scottish government said it had ‘heard the message’ from the food industry it would be wrong to shift the goalposts
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Comment & OpinionThe Good Food Cycle needs more than a quick oil – it needs political will
The UK government risks getting stuck in permanent short-term mode – and that’s a problem for farmers, food sector workers and the public alike, says Dan Crossley, executive director at the Food Ethics Council
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NewsRed Bull boss Peter Charles spreads his wings to BSDA role
Peter Charles replaces William Watkins, founder and owner of Radnor Hills, who is stepping down at the end of his term
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News‘Dominant’ Treasury could prompt an alcohol duty rethink, says Suntory Global Spirits MD
A freeze or cut to alcohol duty would provide much-needed relief to the sector, with suppliers having swallowed three rises since August 2023
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NewsWeight-loss pills granted UK regulatory approval
Wegovy tablets have been approved by the UK’s MHRA
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NewsCBD manufacturers in ‘limbo’ as EU reset sparks approval doubts
Thousands of applications for CBD food and drink products are in “limbo” amid uncertainty over the government’s SPS re-alignment negotiations with the EU
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NewsZack Polanski backs campaigners calling for CO2 stunning ban for pigs
The politician joined animal welfare advocacy group Project Slingshot as it projected a video of pigs ‘being slaughtered inside CO2 gas chambers’
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NewsObesity ‘moonshot’ at risk from industry lobbying, claim health groups
NGOs and medical leaders have warned it would be an economic disaster for the government to listen to calls from the food industry for a rowback on measures outlined in Wes Streeting’s 10-year NHS plan
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NewsHospitality ‘bites back’ at social media junk claims
Youth charity Bite Back accused the UK’s biggest fast food chains of using social media to bypass the new restrictions on HFSS advertising