All Government policy articles – Page 135
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Comment & OpinionPicnic warning is a reminder industry must step up on salt reduction
Suppliers have cut sugar and satfat effectively: now to apply their expertise to salt
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NewsRetail CEOs call for reform of ‘broken’ business rates system
Signatories to the letter include Asda, Sainsbury’s and the Co-op
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NewsGrocery leaders waiting on ‘Operation Kingfisher’ no-deal Brexit support
Food and drink bosses have also warned of major cashflow problems
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NewsFDF calls for relaxation of rules to aid no-deal planning
Competition lawyers are not expecting the government to allow a relaxation of the rules
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NewsCampaign groups call for ‘calorie tax’ on high-fat foods
The organisations claim fat is a bigger contributor to calories in the diet than sugar
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Comment & OpinionThe ‘Brexit at all costs’ Cabinet faces a never-more serious situation
The appointment of a new PM is always important to the grocery sector
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NewsDefra secretary Villiers urged to reassure food sector over Brexit
Industry leaders have called on Villiers to offer ’urgent reassurances’ on future trade relationships, environmental and animal welfare standards
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NewsPlastic tax consultation: nearly half disagree with threshold
Feedback from 208,000 responses revealed strong public backing for an ‘all in’ deposit return scheme
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NewsMichael Gove out at Defra but will work to stave off no-deal
Gove has been charged with overseeing planning for a possible no-deal Brexit
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Comment & OpinionWrap’s latest food waste report underlines huge challenge for industry - and Theresa Villiers
The report makes clear that a “significant” amount of waste is caused by consumers and the industry itself
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat’s in the new health green paper for food and drink?
New post-Brexit health labelling is just one suggestion – but will Boris Johnson have the appetite?
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Comment & OpinionTime for PM Boris Johnson to show his true colours on food policy
Johnson’s flip-flopping risks confusing an industry that’s already feeling Brexit stress
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NewsNew prime minister Boris Johnson urged to abandon no-deal threat
Johnson was elected to lead the Conservative Party today by 92,153 votes to 46,656 over his rival Jeremy Hunt
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Comment & OpinionGovernment’s public health policies are a farce. What now?
The Department of Health’s new green paper suggests a government clutching at straws. Can a new PM change things?
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NewsObesity crackdown plan slammed as ‘needless distraction’
The document, called Advancing our Health: prevention in the 2020s, incorporates the Obesity Plan Mark 3
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NewsProof of age body to develop digital identification system
The PASS standards group is chaired by ACS chief executive James Lowman
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NewsStudy links stalled salt reduction with cardiovascular disease and cancer
Researchers from Imperial College London and the University of Liverpool analysed the salt intake of the population in England
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Comment & OpinionGove commits to DRS, but the arguments are far from over
The Defra secretary has nailed his colours to the mast of an ‘all in’ system
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Analysis & FeaturesWill ‘trailblazing’ food sector review succeed where others failed?
Henry Dimbleby’s review has a broad remit. But will it survive Brexit, and the passage of time?
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Comment & OpinionTake Boris Johnson’s anti-nanny state stance with a pinch of salt
As Mayor of London, Johnson’s stance on sugar regulation was decidedly different