All Government policy articles – Page 50
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NewsIceland’s Richard Walker latest supermarket boss to criticise food price cap proposals
’Price caps don’t work,’ the supermarket’s executive chairman told BBC Breakfast
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NewsDeposit return scheme shelved until at least October 2025
The Scottish government met with representatives from industry earlier today in talks which put the final nail in the coffin of the proposed launch in March next year
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Comment & OpinionWhy the babyfood sector needs guidance to reduce sugar content
The main contributor of sugars in infants aged four to nine months is coming from commercial babyfoods, says Dr Kawther Hashem, campaign lead at Action on Sugar
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Analysis & FeaturesIs Britain’s disposable vape market beyond saving?
Disposable vapes may be booming, but their manufacturers are in a battle of rule-followers versus rule-breakers. Now Big Tobacco is wading in to shake things up further
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Comment & OpinionLobbying for less sustainability legislation is dangerous game
Having convened three meetings in three weeks, you would think the government knew better
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NewsTower Hamlets becomes latest local authority to ban HFSS advertising
The move follows the launch of the Healthier Food Advertising Policy, brought in across the Transport for London network in 2019
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Analysis & FeaturesFood price inflation: why is it falling slower than other nations?
Brexit, currency and government policy are all having an additional inflationary effect but what could be done to drive prices down faster?
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Comment & OpinionFood price caps would push the supply chain to breaking point
Growing more of what we eat on home soil should be at the very heart of the food inflation agenda, says Mark Lumsdon-Taylor, chair of the Rural Policy Group
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Comment & OpinionPM’s vaping ‘clampdown’ must be backed by serious deterrents
There is a lack of consequence for those breaking the law on vaping
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NewsTalks on carbon emissions reporting system starting in weeks
Food Data Transparency Partnership co-chair Chris Tyas said fight to reduce carbon emissions is “more urgent than any other single matter”
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NewsGovernment declared ‘not fit for purpose’ over price cap plan
Supermarket and supplier bosses are understood to be fuming over the plans, which were leaked to the Daily Telegraph at the weekend
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NewsUK ramps up protection for seasonal workers
New agreement establishes areas of co-operation between the UK and Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan
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Comment & OpinionAre ‘clumsy, meaningless’ food price cap proposals any more than a PR stunt?
Industry players fear the implications have not been fully thought through
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NewsUK urged to lead on global plastics treaty amid DRS meltdown
Campaigners are urging government to push for ambitious measures at the talks in Paris this week
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NewsDefra urged to take action on food waste reporting
Only a tiny fraction of companies have publicly report food waste figures
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NewsDRS ‘dangling by a thread’ as Sunak calls for it to be dropped
The PM said the landmark scheme would limit choice and add to food inflation
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News‘Frankenchicken’ judicial review rejected by High Court
Campaigners argued Defra’s permittance of the use of fast-growing chicken breeds were unlawful
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NewsDairy alternatives name ban would be devastating, suppliers warn
New draft guidance is being prepared to help trading standards officers interpret and enforce laws on how dairy alternatives are marketed
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Comment & OpinionDefra’s decision to abandon a UK horticulture strategy is a serious error
Defra must make it a priority to raise our country’s self-sufficiency in fruit & vegetables, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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NewsLabour pledges to ban HFSS adverts but rules out health taxes
Labour leader Keir Starmer plans to ban junk food ads but will not impose a salt and sugar tax during the cost of living crisis