All Government policy articles – Page 130
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NewsDefra in provisional agreement to cut day-to-day spending
Defra provisionally among four goverrnment departments to agree to average spending cuts of 30% over the next four years
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Analysis & FeaturesGreat British Food campaign aims to drive up export success
Defra has announced a new strategy for promoting UK food at home and abroad
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NewsFood industry on track to beat Courtauld 2015 food waste targets after slow start
The food industry is set to beat its 2015 Courtauld Commitment targets on food waste, despite efforts having gone into reverse last year.
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NewsHome Office reassures independent retailers over policing
The Home Office has reassured independent retailers they will remain a policing priority…
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NewsNew EU data protection regulations must be met by mid-2017
A leading authority on EU data compliance has warned companies to guard against a “last-minute scramble”…
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NewsThailand 'urgently' working to avoid EU seafood export ban
Thailand is working on an “urgent” plan to reform its fishing sector in a bid to avoid an EU export ban…
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NewsNew GM rules will push up pork and poultry prices, suppliers warn
The EC last week proposed new rules giving member states more freedom to restrict or prohibit the use of GMOs in their territories
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Analysis & FeaturesEd Miliband sets his agenda for the food & drink industry
From wages and the FSA to high streets and health, the Labour leader outlines his policies
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NewsHigh-strength booze ban hit by retailer's legal challenge
A retailer in the city has successfully taken legal action to have conditions on his licence limiting the sale of high-strength alcohol removed
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NewsHT & Co fails in court battle over HMRC licence revocation
HT & Co Drinks has failed to overthrow an HMRC decision effectively preventing it from storing alcohol for export…
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NewsBRC warns of business rates review inaction
The Chancellor’s launch of a review of business rates risks kicking the issue “into the long grass” until long after the e…
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Analysis & FeaturesSugar reform in EU will wreck poor farmers warns Fairtrade
The EU has been accused of being “asleep at the wheel” over the impact on Fairtrade farms of the beet production cap endin…
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NewsGroceries Code Adjudicator studied for EU level by Phil Hogan
The European Commission is investigating the possibility of adopting the principles of the Groceries Codes Adjudicator…
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NewsCampaigners to launch shock sugar ads across social media
Health officials have vowed to “carpet bomb” the fizzy drinks industry with a new shock advertising campaign
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NewsDefra to rethink mandatory CCTV in UK abattoirs
Compulsory CCTV in UK abattoirs could be back on the cards, after the government this week signalled it was open to…
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NewsOnes to watch: MPs who'll decide food and drink future
Bookies make it odds-on for a hung parliament, and only the brave would forecast who will be in the driving seat come 8 Ma…
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NewsJebb warns Labour its obesity plans are 'too narrow'
The professor spearheading the DH’s Responsibility Deal has slammed Labour’s plans for a crackdown on ads aimed at kids…
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Analysis & FeaturesPalm oil producers face sustainability dilemma
Oil palm growers in Borneo are caught in a clash between Western sustainability agendas and the need for development…
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NewsCocoa research facility bids to save future of chocolate
As concerns about the sustainability of cocoa supplies and ‘the world running out of chocolate’ increasingly make headline…
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Analysis & FeaturesDoes TTIP threaten the protection of UK speciality foods?
We can’t protect every sausage.” That was the ominous warning from German agriculture minister Christian Schmidt…