All Government policy articles – Page 48
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NewsFWD unveils plan for net zero in wholesale sector
The primary goal of the project has been to create a comprehensive climate action roadmap
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NewsEgg supply improving but lack of insurance is a risk, industry boss warns
The main challenge is to secure insurance against avian influenza following a record year of bird flu in 2022
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NewsArtificial sweeteners to face government scrutiny after WHO report raises health fears
The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition said it planned to work with the Food Standards Agency to see if the ingredients fell through a gap in monitoring
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NewsAldi price match schemes under scrutiny as CMA report on ‘profiteering’ looms
Yesterday supermarket bosses strongly defended claims they were inflating profit margins on the back of the cost of living crisis
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Comment & OpinionSupermarket bosses’ food price grilling by MPs foreshadows more woes
Retailers will be much more concerned about next week’s CMA probe
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NewsSainsbury’s slams government backtrack on HFSS bogof ban
The retailer, along with Tesco, has vowed to continue with a self-imposed ban on HFSS bogofs and other multibuy deals for unhealthy products
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NewsMorrisons vows to stock Savers range in c-stores to help low-income shoppers
CEO David Potts announced the move as MPs grilled executives from the major retailers on what they were doing to tackle food inflation
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NewsHealthy food unaffordable for millions of poorer families
The UK’s poorest households would have to spend half of their disposable income on food to meet the cost of the government’s recommended healthy diet
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NewsEurope remains ‘key market’ for exports post-Brexit, AHDB boss says
Nicholas Saphir said it was “important to maintain the pressure on trade with Europe because we can’t just walk away from it”
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NewsFormer seasonal workers tell Lords committee of ‘appalling’ conditions
The Committee heard from Sybil Msezane, an ex-worker from South Africa, who said ’we weren’t viewed, from my experience, as humans’
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NewsNorthern Ireland post-Brexit trade plagued by lack of clarity
Businesses warned of incoming trade disruption on the Irish Sea border
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NewsTesco and Sainsbury’s pledge to ditch multibuys despite government u-turn
Prime minister Rishi Sunak announced over the weekend the government had backtracked on one of the main planks of its obesity strategy
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NewsBritish turkeys in short supply for indies and butchers this Christmas
Many smaller-scale producers have left the industry amid concerns over rising production costs, labour issues and the continuing threat of avian flu
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NewsSysco announces strategic partnership with Natasha Allergy Research Foundation
The research foundation was set up by Tanya and Nadim Ednan-Laperouse in 2019, following the death of their daughter Natasha three years prior
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Comment & OpinionAs an ex-Defra minister, I know UPFs are only one factor in obesity
The argument is far more complex than campaign groups may have you believe, says George Eustice, MP and former Defra minister
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NewsNew Covid-19 revelations uncover government's ‘total lack of preparation’
Ministers were said to have been “completely consumed” with preparing for a no deal Brexit
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NewsSpending on innovation slashed as suppliers forced to swallow inflation
The FDF said food and drink manufacturers had been more exposed than other sectors to the impact of soaring costs
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NewsUK could become ‘dumping ground’ for deforestation-linked soy
Campaigners have claimed the UK’s upcoming anti-deforestation legislation is weaker than its EU counterpart
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NewsGovernment taken to court over National Food Strategy climate impact
Agrifood campaigners claim Defra’s food strategy’s lack of meat reduction targets is unlawful
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Comment & OpinionHow rising costs are forcing brewers to make tough decisions
The critics have moved onto ‘drinkflation’ and of course, beer brewers are the demons for not passing their abv reduction tax savings onto the consumer