All Government policy articles
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NewsWorld leaders urged to put food waste at centre of COP30
A raft of leading climate and food waste organisations held a webinar yesterday ahead of the event, which starts on 10 November in Belém
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NewsAlleged animal abuse caught on camera at Scottish trout farm
Animal Equality UK said it caught footage of trout ‘suffocating, haemorrhaging, and suffering from skull fractures’
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Analysis & FeaturesOut of the frying pan… why nitrite-free is yet to take off
It’s been a decade since a landmark report linked nitrites in processed meat to cancer. So why has progress been so slow?
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NewsEnvironment Agency: Drought to run into 2026 without more rain
Despite recent rainfall, the National Drought Group warned England must ‘prepare for ongoing drought’ unless there was significant rainfall at the end of this this year and heading into the next
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NewsUKHospitality urges government to rethink Inheritance Tax reforms
A fifth of hospitality businesses anticipate being forced to sell up, according to UKH
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NewsImports of cheap glass threatening UK manufacturers
Imports of Turkish glass into the UK have jumped by 19,000% since 2018
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NewsFSA rejects nitrites cancer claims after showdown talks over processed meats
Showdown talks between the FSA and the authors of a landmark WHO report ended in deadlock yesterday
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NewsDiageo moves to dismiss tequila class action lawsuit
It is one of several legal challenges that have been mounted against Diageo North America this year
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NewsBird flu: Defra announces housing order amid ‘heightened risk level’
Taking effect from 30 October, it applies to keepers of more than 50 birds and any sellers of poultry products in north, central and east of England
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NewsCO2 gas stunning ban calls could devastate pig sector, suppliers warn
A policy paper by Defra’s independent Animal Welfare Committee suggested the sector should be ‘prohibited’ from using the process due to animal welfare concerns
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NewsBird flu: UK’s largest egg producer Noble Foods calls for housing order
Noble Foods has said a ‘more proactive approach is now needed’ as bird flu season gets underway
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NewsFWD: barring wholesale from higher business rates exemption is ‘anti-competitive’
Facing the cost increases, 80% of wholesalers say they will be forced to raise food prices
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News500 large high street outlets at risk of closure, trade bodies warn
UKHospitality and the BRC are calling for hospitality and retail outlets to be exempt from a business rates surcharge
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NewsNFU alarm as rising energy prices continue to hit farmers
The NFU said the cost of energy and standing charges on non-domestic electricity bills was adding ‘huge inflationary pressures in the supply chain’
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NewsChancellor has headroom in budget for ‘sin taxes’ on food industry, accountants say
No 11’s takings from so-called “sin taxes” has fallen dramatically by 35% over the past decade
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Comment & Opinion10 years on, UK inaction on processed meat is costing lives
France and the EC have taken steps to protect consumers, says Professor Chris Elliott. The UK is out of kilter with them and scientific consensus
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NewsTesco arms delivery drivers with body cameras to tackle crime wave
Tesco will roll out the equipment to more than 5,000 delivery drivers in 100 stores by the end of the year, saying it wants to make its staff feel safer at work
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Comment & OpinionPlant-based progress: why the UK must double down on innovation
Unlocking UK growth depends on making alternative proteins affordable, delicious and widely accessible, says Linus Pardoe, senior UK policy manager at The Good Food Institute Europe
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Comment & Opinion‘Get out of the way’: why industry won the EPR power play
Not everyone is happy, but minds are now increasingly focused on how EPR can actually provide the £10bn-plus investment to revive flatlining council recycling rates and lead to the circular economy it was all supposed to be about in the first place
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NewsGovernment fishing fund faces backlash from devolved nations
Governments in Scotland and Northern Ireland criticised the new £360m fund, which aims to ‘boost’ investment in new technology and equipment, train the next generation of fishermen, and revitalise the UK’s fishing fleet