All Government policy articles – Page 126
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NewsRVS opens healthier Shop & Co store at Hairmyres Hospital
RVS said Shop & Co Hairmyres was the “first of many”
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NewsFresh review of supermarket forecasting to be launched
Groceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon is to launch a fresh probe into supermarket forecasting to suppliers…
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NewsFDF launches new sustainability packaging checklist
The new document produced with Incpen urges companies to slash the environmental impact of their products’ packaging
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NewsFSA publishes results of hygiene trial with Tesco
The Food Standards Agency has moved a step closer to a new light-touch model for the UK’s Food Hygiene Ratings System
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NewsGovernment discusses £150m business rates rescue package
Communities secretary Sajid Javid held talks on Wednesday with business rates experts CVS aimed at diffusing a crisis
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NewsNigel Farage urges scrapping of all EU fisheries rules
The government should “tear up” all EU fisheries rules, Nigel Farage has urged
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Comment & OpinionBoris serves up a pineapple fever dream on exports
The foreign secretary tells the British Chambers of Commerce the future for UK exports (including pineapple jam) is bright
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NewsChancellor under pressure over business rates reform
Communities secretary Sajid Javid told the Commons that more needs to be done on rates
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NewsMike Coupe hits out at 'failing' business rates system
Coupe criticised the system for failing to take into account new online players in the market
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NewsBusiness rate appeal change proposals slammed by retailers
13 different trade groups, including the BRC, the ACS and the BPF, have condemned the proposals
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NewsFood & drink bodies warn of Northern Ireland Brexit chaos
Food and drink companies have urged the government to tackle a looming crisis in Northern Ireland because of Brexit
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Comment & OpinionFood hygiene ‘self-regulation’ shows progress… and desperation
If any organisation likes to be seen to be tough, it is the Scottish version of the FSA
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NewsFSS begins consultation into 'light touch' safety regulation
Industry sources are angry at suggestions from the FSS that companies should finance the new system
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NewsAdjudicator role extension review to be postponed
The idea of expanding the GCA remit to cover thousands of suppliers has met with a hugely mixed response
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Analysis & FeaturesBrexit white paper gives food & drink cause for optimism
Securing rights for EU nationals in the UK and UK nationals in the EU is named as a key objective
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NewsPickavance urges government to crack down on online giants
Government action could avert “millions of job losses in a soulless virtual world” warned a report by the Fabian Society’s retail taskforce
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Mauritian growers are preparing for sugar quota changes
“We are very afraid of the future,” one farmer tells The Grocer
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NewsMore sandwiches to be redistributed following guidance change
Changes mean retailers and manufacturers to relabel and redistribute sandwiches past their use-by date where they are still safe to eat
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NewsAdjudicator should have powers extended, claims NFU
The union also called for the Adjudicator to be given extra powers to police primary producers
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NewsHMRC reveals worst excuses for not paying minimum wage
A list of bizarre excuses is part of a £1.7m government campaign to make sure workers are paid the minimum wage