All Government policy articles – Page 83
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Comment & OpinionUkraine conflict will have consequences for UK food and farming. But let’s not forget the real cost
Ministers are facing mounting pressure to follow the EU’s lead and throw open the UK’s borders to Ukrainian refugees
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NewsBrexit: calls grow for EU-UK veterinary deal to cut border red tape
Farmers, fishers and hauliers say some businesses can no longer trade with EU
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NewsSupermarkets agree to scrap packaging on fruit and veg
Wrap today unveiled a list of 24 products, including apples, bananas, broccoli and cucumbers, which will be the first to see packaging scrapped
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Comment & OpinionPig crisis conflict to seasonal wage confusion: five key takeaways from the NFU Conference 2022
The conference was a day of lively debate as it broached the problems currently facing farmers with speeches from NFU president Minette Batters, Defra secretary George Eustice and more
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NewsBoots to sell lateral flow tests as mass free testing ends
Tests are available to order online from Boots.com from today, at £5.99 for one or £17 for a pack of four, including delivery
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NewsGeorge Eustice rejects calls for pig crisis financial support at NFU Conference
Eustice rejected multiple calls for direct financial support, as NFU president Minette Batters slammed the government’s “total lack of understanding about how food production works”
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NewsRed tape plagued dairy exports to the EU 'could grind to a halt'
Lye Cross Farm says new health certification requirements are too narrow
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NewsHMRC acknowledges confusion over new customs form requirements
Filippo Berio has reported delays to olive oil shipments from Italy due to the confusion
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NewsCalls for clarity as Boris Johnson axes Covid measures
Sources told The Grocer there had so far been “no official confirmation” from Defra over how the lifting of restrictions would affect them
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NewsBrexit: UK, EU and Irish statistics show major shifts in Britain’s food trade
The ONS warned the ‘volatile’ data shown in its latest stats were due to Brexit, the pandemic and the global supply chain crisis
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NewsNew Iceland stores being held up by underfunded councils
The delays are holding up the investment and access to jobs needed for the government to achieve its ‘levelling up’ ambitions, according to Iceland MD Richard Walker
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Comment & OpinionCoke’s reusable packaging move shows listening is the first step to love
Fmcg rivals would do well to follow its example by listening to campaigners’ pleas
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NewsCocoa-linked deforestation continuing despite promises, campaign group says
Over 200 sq miles of jungle has been lost in three years in Ghana and Ivory Coast, according to Mighty Earth
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NewsDefra to launch supply chain probe into UK pig crisis
It comes as more than 200,000 animals are now backlogged on farms
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Comment & OpinionThis country cannot ‘level up’ without putting food production at the centre of its goals
Government’s white paper on ‘levelling up’ makes little mention of the UK’s food sector, says Andrew Kuyk, director general at Provision Trade Federation
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NewsNorthern Ireland Brexit food checks to continue for now
A Belfast court has overruled a call to end checks by NI’s agriculture minister, pending further legal challenges
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NewsNew Scope 3 emissions reporting won’t have to be made public, industry told
While the new protocols would be voluntary, it is intended to become an agreed standard of the food industry
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NewsBacklogged pigs hit 200k as producers call for more supermarket support
The crisis-hit pig sector was due to meet in an industry summit on Thursday
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Comment & OpinionNo end in sight over debate on checks for food ‘imports’ to Northern Ireland
The DUP, with one eye on elections in May, has put the issue of checks on food – and by extension Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit constitutional status – right on the table
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NewsJunk food ad ban: Sajid Javid given powers to delay HFSS proposals
The move comes amid continuing speculation over a possible backtrack in the government’s obesity strategy