All Government policy articles – Page 14
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News‘Profiteering’ fertiliser companies key drivers of food inflation, study claims
The UK’s three main fertiliser companies saw profits rise by 500% from 2020 to 2022, a thinktank has claimed
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Comment and OpinionLocal authorities can’t hope to enforce disposable vape ban
Try to report stores already flouting regulations and the response from Trading Standards is usually nothing, says ACS CEO James Lowman
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Analysis and FeaturesWhat WHO aspartame ruling means for sugar-free soft drinks
Aspartame is classed as a ’possible cancer risk’. What does this mean for sales of leading soft drinks?
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NewsHeineken ramps up sustainability with £25m Manchester brewery investment
Heat pumps and a heat pump network will be installed at the facility to capture and reuse thermal energy in beer brewing and packaging
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Comment and OpinionVape sector will bear the blame for disposables ban
The vaping sector simply isn’t doing enough to reduce the number of single-use vapes that get binned
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Comment and OpinionMPs are looking for solution to food poverty in the wrong place
FareShare’s work results in significant quantities of healthy food going to charities – you’d think government would jump at it, says George Wright, CEO at FareShare
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NewsHenry Dimbleby joins Fortnum & Mason as non-exec
Dimbleby stepped down from his role as the government’s food tsar in March
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Comment and OpinionBrands must think ahead on HFSS restrictions
CPG brands can find their most fundamental growth driver in secondary displays, says Steph Cullen, head of UK CPG at Circana
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Comment and OpinionWhat more would mandatory calorie labelling on alcohol packaging do?
Health groups demand alcohol labelling information that is already there for most
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NewsMorrisons interrogates farm soil data in net zero effort
The supermarket is working with Downforce Technologies to measure and monitor the carbon stored within soil
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NewsEnvironment group kicks off legal action over Australia trade deal climate impact
Campaigners claim the government’s environmental impact assessment of the Australia trade deal was ‘inadequate’
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NewsAHDB CEO Tim Rycroft to step down later this year
Ex-FDF COO Rycroft said it was ‘the right time to leave’ after a two-year spell at the levy board
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NewsClampdown on business rates relief for empty property slammed as ‘out of touch’
The government has said evidence points to abuse of Empty Property Relief (EPR) as one of ‘the most common methods of rates avoidance’
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Comment and OpinionWhy regulatory constraints can unlock new opportunities for brands
Far from being a downer, restricted markets can offer exciting times for brands, says Scott Mason, head of strategy at Stormbrands
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NewsFood crime unit set for more police-like investigative powers as FSA consults
The regulator is seeking to allow designated officers powers of entry and search after a person had been arrested
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NewsFarmers handed power to challenge supermarket milk prices
The long-awaited new regulations were designed to ’promote fairness and transparency across the dairy sector’, Defra said
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NewsPR firm to fight ban on vegan brands using dairy terms
New guidance is being prepared to help Trading Standards officers interpret and enforce laws on how dairy alternatives are described in packaging and marketing
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NewsBidfood releases customer guide ahead of single-use plastic ban
The wholesaler said the guide would help customers to source alternative products and promote recyclable plastics and their correct waste streams
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Comment and OpinionScrapping COP26 environmental pledges saves billions but at what cost?
Mandatory food waste reporting has been dumped, with DRS and extended producer responsibility hanging in the balance
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NewsEgg sector warns of battery egg import threat from Pacific trade deal
The UK government had ignored calls to give eggs Sensitive Product Status in the trade deal, which would maintain tariffs on imports of eggs produced to lower standards