All Government policy articles – Page 64
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NewsImporters spark row with Defra over strawberry quota
It follows a story in The Grocer last week which revealed Egyptian imports would soon be hit with a 10% tariff due to an insufficient quota
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NewsGrowers fear more labour shortages as recruiter is axed
Kent-based AG Recruitment, had its licence revoked by the Home Office last week in the wake of controversy over the alleged treatment of migrant workers.
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NewsJJ Foodservice set to double the number of schools it works with by 2026
JJ said it planned to attract schools with its fully digitalised ordering systems and strong focus on sustainable produce and social value
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Comment & OpinionStop looking for Brexit dividends. Rushed legislation won’t benefit anyone
It’s high time we moved on from clambering to tell a positive Brexit story, says Dan Crossley, executive director, Food Ethics Council
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NewsMedicine database launched to tackle antibiotic resistance in meat and dairy supply chains
The Food Industry Initiative on Antimicrobials has backed a new database to track usage of the medicines in cattle and sheep supply chains
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NewsBusiness rates still ‘broken’ despite savings for retail, says BRC
BRC CEO Helen Dickinson was responding to an announcement from the Treasury this morning that retail’s business rates bill will drop by a fifth from April
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NewsPublic sector food provision plans ‘potentially catastrophic’ say wholesalers
Under the new plans, the government is preparing a tender for a four-year £100m contract supplying 14,000 food and drink products for the public sector
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NewsIceland, Birds Eye and Currys to help families without freezers
Manchester Metropolitan University will publish a white paper based on the results
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NewsM&S CEO Stuart Machin joins calls for reform of Apprenticeship Levy
M&S would be able to train more young people without the levy system, according to Machin
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Comment & OpinionHenry Dimbleby’s National Food Strategy has just been given a new lease of life
New Food Data Transparency Partnership will set the agenda for the next decade
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NewsFood data body to mandate transparency on HFSS, Scope 3 and animal welfare
The body has been given a five-year remit to draw up common metrics to tackle some of the biggest challenges facing the sector and society
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NewsNI protocol ‘is a mess’ says former PM John Major
Major said he was “baffled” as to how the protocol could have been negotiated in its existing form
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Comment & OpinionWill the new Department for Energy Security better support food and drink businesses?
The new department, headed by Grant Shapps, is the most eye-catching move in the PM’s mini reshuffle
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NewsDelay deposit return scheme or face chaos and price hikes, minister warned
Industry bodies have called for an 18-month suspension of plans for the UK’s first deposit return scheme
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News‘More suffering’ for farmed fish as new sea lice policy begins
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council has changed its policy on sea lice, meaning millions of fish could suffer painful infestations before being treated, said Compassion in World Farming
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News‘Broken’ Apprenticeship Levy must be fixed, BRC chief urges
Helen Dickinson is one of four trade body chiefs to sign an open letter to government criticising the current Apprenticeship Levy
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NewsFood safety at ‘huge risk’ as EU laws set to expire
Food safety laws carried over from the EU are set to be scrapped on 31 December under post-Brexit legislation
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NewsDrinkaware focuses on ‘societal change’ in three-year strategy
As part of the drive, the UK’s leading alcohol charity is shifting its focus from ‘individual behaviour’ to ‘societal change’
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NewsDRS launch: Supermarket bosses hold ‘last chance saloon’ crisis talks with minister
Retail bosses said that without a “complete operational blueprint” by the end of this month, the scheme was destined for a disastrous start on 16 August
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NewsAll English free-range eggs to become barn eggs by end of February
From today, eggs originating from free-range flocks in the east of England will need to be labelled as barn eggs, with the rest of England following from 27 February