All Government and Regulation articles – Page 8
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NewsSalmon production struggling to meet surging exports, industry warns
HMRC data showed annual exports rose from £445m at the start of the decade to £828m last year – an increase of 86%
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NewsFurore as industry newsletter announces death of packaging ‘cryptocurrency’
A newsletter sent out by PRO founder member Incpen has caused a furore after it declared that 2026 would be the last year of the Packaging Recovery Note system
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Comment & OpinionYour Voice: food waste, vape regulation and resilience
Business leaders know what gets measured gets managed, says Chelsea Kerr, managing director at Too Good To Go UK & Ireland
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NewsCabinet claims focus is on food prices, not new leader
Speaking outside 10 Downing Street today after a Cabinet meeting, international development minister Jenny Chapman said discussions had focused on the crisis in the Middle East and its impact on consumers and the cost of living
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NewsUK’s growth strategy has been blown off course: report
A new report by a House of Lords committee warns that moves to speed up regulation and make the UK a more attractive prospect for investment have been hampered by unclear leadership, competing priorities and lack of funding
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NewsMorrisons adds cancer awareness messages to own label bath and shower range
The campaign aims to encourage people to use ‘everyday routines’, like showering, to check their bodies for potential signs of cancer
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News‘Culture of fear’ on the rise in Seasonal Worker scheme
In its annual report, ‘A year of building worker power’, Worker Support Centre reported that it had supported 550 people in Scotland, many of whom face ‘fear, discrimination and retaliation’
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Comment & OpinionEditor’s picks: big votes, Gold shortlists and the own-label surge
This week’s issue includes the latest on Southern Co-op’s merger, insight into the government’s support (or lack of) for the food industry and analysis of the growth of own label
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NewsFarmed salmon labelling battle heads to Upper Tribunal
Animal rights group Animal Equality is appealing the department’s decision to allow the Scottish salmon farming industry to drop ‘farmed’ from its Protected Geographical Indication
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NewsGlyphosate ban could boost European trade, campaigners say
Organisations including the Soil Association, Greenpeace and Riverford have called for restrictions on using the controversial herbicide during harvest in an open letter to Defra secretary Emma Reynolds
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NewsAsda vows to ‘double down’ on tackling strained supplier relations
Asda is reviewing its treatment of suppliers and will be ‘doubling down’ on addressing issues with paying its suppliers on time, delistings and forecasting
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NewsBritish fishing industry on a ‘knife edge’ due to soaring fuel prices
National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations CEO Mike Cohen said rising red diesel prices were causing fishers to tie up their boats and lay off their crews
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Comment & OpinionGSCOP needs a revamp – a move to Defra provides the opportunity
GSCOP under Defra makes sense – we need more intervention, and those against the Defra change seem to fear that, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Comment & OpinionDoes America really want a slice of the EU’s feta market?
The US trade representative took to X to say the Greek cheese’s protection ‘locks American producers out of key markets merely for using certain cheese terms’
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NewsMany c-stores and vape shops linked to organised crime, Trading Standards report suggests
Up to a third of American candy stores, and one in four fast food takeaways in some areas are thought to be fronts for crime gangs by enforcement officers, a CTSI report found
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NewsCrime and Policing Bill gains royal assent in ‘landmark’ for retail
New laws will see a separate offence created for assaulting a retail worker while the ‘effective immunity’ for shop theft offences under the value of £200 will be scrapped
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News‘Modern slavery risk’ at UK supermarkets in wake of French delivery courier study
Wage withholding, confiscation of identity documents, threats of being reported to authorities, and blackmail to be rife among riders for the platforms in France, according to new research
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NewsNutrient profiling model evidence ‘not fit for purpose’
’Critics claim the impact assessment is hugely flawed both from an economic and health benefits perspective
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Comment & OpinionThere’s nothing funny about feeding kids ‘crap in the canteen’
Whether you remember school food fondly or with dread, the rectangular pizza and sponge cake topped with icing and sprinkles make it unlikely you’ll remember it as being particularly health-focused
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NewsStudy alleging millions of chickens missing condemned by egg and poultry sectors
In its Counting Chickens – An Analysis of UK Poultry Numbers report, the charity alleged that inaccurate data was being used to inform policies on land, manure and pollution management in England