All Government policy articles – Page 6
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NewsWales to appoint Exchange for Change as DRS administrator ‘in short order’
Welsh cabinet minister for environment Llyr Gruffydd told a Senedd debate yesterday he was ‘optimistic’ that a deposit management organisation would be announced ‘in short order’
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NewsUK must ’act now’ on land-based seafood farming, report says
The authors said the UK had a ’unique opportunity’ to adopt and develop land-based seafood production technologies
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Comment & OpinionThe obesity debate has a blind spot – and it’s costing lives
Amid all the debate about calories, UPFs and weight-loss drugs we are missing one key area: healthy hydration, says James Wither, chair of the Natural Source Waters Association
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Comment & OpinionKids’ vitamins are failing the children they’re meant to help
Many kids’ vitamins fall short on vitamin D and are high in sugar. That has to change, says Sunna van Kampen, founder of Tonic
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Comment & OpinionBritain has a nutrition gap – we need to close it
The UK’s nutrition debate needs to shift from restriction to closing the growing nutrient gap, says Bas Padberg, managing director at Arla Foods UK
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NewsAndy Burnham urged to prioritise jobs in retail manifesto
The new Labour leader has been urged to tackle a swathe of employment regulations that retail bosses claim are causing a jobs crisis
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Comment & OpinionWill Andy Burnham’s new health agenda clash with big food?
Burnham has previously attacked the Tories for being ‘too close to commercial interests’ and, as Mayor of Manchester, was spearheading efforts to ban all ‘junk food’ ads from the city’s transport network. But will he take a similar stance as PM?
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NewsUK-Switzerland trade deal welcomed by British farmers
The new trade deal was welcomed by the NFU, which called it ‘a great example of a balanced deal’
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Comment & OpinionHow grocers should respond to new checks on buy now, pay later
From 15 July, BNPLs will now be mandated to run affordability checks for borrowers – meaning several millions of people will no longer be able to use it. Chris Bennett of Fair For You offers advice on how to respond
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NewsAsda rolls out Natasha’s Law allergen warnings to Express electronic shelf labels
‘This is a significant step forward in making food information clearer, more accessible, and compliant for our customers’
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Comment & OpinionWhy climate finance failures are fuelling the UK’s future food crisis
With funding a ’signficant barrier’ to climate adoption, farmers must be given the tools and money they need to adapt
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NewsGlobal Brands blames £2m EPR hit for 93% profit slump
The year to last September had been ‘one of transition’ said Global Brands
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NewsIceland Foods microloans scheme returns to fight school holiday hunger
Returning for its fifth year, the Iceland Food Club provides shoppers with interest-free loans of up to £100 that can be spent on groceries and household items from Iceland or Food Warehouse stores.
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NewsTesco to head new reuse and refill strategy as Packaging Pact reveals next steps
The move comes as the industry’s new UK Packaging Pact, which launched in April, today revealed a raft of industry executives who will head up a series of major new initiatives
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Comment & OpinionThe Grocer Gold Awards should galvanise industry to engage the new government
A new prime minster is days away – the industy must seize the moment to make its case, says Ian Wright, partner at Acuti Associates
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Comment & OpinionWhat the latest ASA HFSS rulings mean for brands
What do a winking yellow M&M and an almond croissant have in common? Both have helped shape the ASA’s emerging approach to HFSS advertising rules, says Katrina Anderson, partner at Mills & Reeve
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat will PM Andy Burnham mean for food & drink policy?
Burnham’s intentions – so far – include a ‘high street renaissance’ and employment reforms
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NewsFood inflation warning over Burnham’s business rates plan
Andy Burnham has said the tax hike for large developments could pay for a 100% business rates discount for small, single-site high street shops and restaurants
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News‘Scramble’ to meet new packaging tax deadline
The scheme administrator had already brought forward the deadline to 1 November and has now moved it again, to 1 September, following discussions with ministers
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Comment & OpinionJunk food ad ban: clarity, confusion and a pizza-sized loophole
The stage is now set for an almighty clash between health campaign groups, politicians and the food industry after today’s landmark ASA rulings