All Government and Regulation articles – Page 63
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Comment & OpinionIs the CMA’s 94-page profiteering report just smoke and mirrors?
The authority has found the vast majority of businesses have seen profit margins squeezed rather than inflated
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Comment & OpinionCould down under about-turn on tobacco happen here?
New Zealand’s ‘eccentric idea’ and ‘unworkable pipe dream’ was always ‘doomed to failure’, claims thinktank
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NewsCMA finds brands hiked prices above cost rises but clears industry of profiteering
The Competition & Markets Authority named baked beans as an area where “prices have risen by more than production costs, leading to increases in unit profitability”
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Comment & OpinionWhy we need a universal refill scheme to tackle plastic
Our single-use society, enabled by plastic, is inherently destructive, says Siân Sutherland, co-founder, A Plastic Planet & PlasticFree
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NewsTesco winds up partnership with WWF as it launches new nature plan
The alliance, announced under former boss Dave Lewis five years ago, was billed as a “ground-breaking” partnership and was originally due to run for four years
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NewsBAT launches media campaign calling for new vape regulations
BAT is calling for dessert and soft drink vape flavours to be banned, and the use of marketing slogans and imagery involving toys, cartoons, and sweets to be outlawed
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NewsFSA under fire for ‘misleading’ post-Brexit precision breeding proposals
A post-Brexit bill changed the way genetically edited organisms in food and feed goods are regulated
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NewsUK facing huge recycling shortfall as household plastic film mountain grows by 55k tonnes
A new report by Wrap reveals there has been a boom in the amount of consumer flexible plastic coming on to the market
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NewsTesco backs call for ban on fresh fruit and veg plastic
Tesco said it would welcome “effective government intervention on produce packaging removal”
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Comment & OpinionCGF food waste report shows why transparency is critical
The disclosure of these food waste figures marks an important commitment to transparency and accountability, says Sharon Bligh, The Consumer Goods Forum’s director of sustainability and health
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Comment & OpinionGlobal Food Security Summit neglects the role of trade rules
The UK-hosted summit rarely touched on the role of trade rules, says Hannah Conway, policy adviser trade & agriculture at Transform Trade
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NewsDeliveroo riders are not employees, rules Supreme Court
Deliveroo’s lawyer said the decision brings “welcome certainty for platform economy companies with highly flexible operating models”
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NewsFood waste victory as government u-turns on mandatory reporting again
New environment secretary Steve Barclay announced the decision just days after taking over from Thérèse Coffey in last week’s cabinet reshuffle
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Analysis & FeaturesUK food security: all the challenges facing the supply chain
From supply chain disruptions to extreme weather and war, what are the biggest factors affecting UK food security now?
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NewsLogistics sector calls for government support amid major demand slump
The industry is facing a slowdown in activity due to the cost of living crisis
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News5p levy ‘could slash plastic bottle use’
Brita UK claims the levy on single-use plastic bags, which saw a 98% reduction in use, could be used as a model for reducing the use of single-use plastic bottles
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NewsHugh Fearnley-Whittingstall fronts appeal on food waste legal challenge
Fearnley-Whittingstall said the volume of food going to waste and lack of accountability was “a scandal, especially when so many people are going hungry”
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Comment & OpinionHow the government is empowering farming innovation
The government stands firmly behind innovation, research and development as the cornerstones of modern farming practices, says farming minister Mark Spencer
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NewsHFSS: government admits promotions ban delay will hurt progress on obesity
The government’s response to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee inquiry on food security was published today
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Comment & OpinionWill David Cameron leverage his CV to improve Britain’s trade strategy?
Questions have begun arising about what a foreign secretariat could look like under the former prime minister