Henry Dimbleby news and analysis – Page 7
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NewsElfBar ‘taught a lesson’ in overfilling scandal amid disposables ban talks
Earlier this year, several ElfBar and Lost Mary devices were found to contain 50% more than the legal limit of liquid nicotine in independent testing
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NewsCarbon reporting targets face delay as talks raise fears over data quality
Defra had been planning to announce plans for companies to report on supply chain emissions, ahead of COP28 in Dubai next month
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NewsLabour plans HFSS crackdown as supermarket bosses back calls for mandatory health targets
Asda and Sainsbury’s both told delegates at the party’s gathering in Liverpool they would support new laws to regulate the sales of unhealthy food
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NewsSlashing meat and dairy from diet poses health risks, government modelling shows
The committee’s calls have been the subject of huge focus in recent weeks after PM Rishi Sunak announced he had “scrapped” plans for a meat tax
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Analysis & FeaturesFour things affecting fmcg following Rishi Sunak’s green rowback
PM Rishi Sunak’s recent rowback on the government’s green plans have stirred up significant discussion
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Comment & OpinionGovernment’s ‘healthy sales’ reporting strategy a positive step, but it’s not all roses
Following a long series of rowbacks and u-turns on the obesity strategy, it comes as a refreshing change to see affirmative action from the government
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NewsFood companies to face mandatory Scope 3 carbon reporting as Defra readies COP 28 launch
The move will be the first major act of the industry’s Food Data Transparency Partnership (FDTP), which was launched in February
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NewsObesity crisis: government to launch ‘healthy sales’ reporting system for all large food companies
The plans have been drawn up by a powerful food industry working group reporting to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), including Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons
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Comment & OpinionCan another big political and health group push rebirth HFSS taxes?
There was a time when Tony Blair was so toxic, because of the war in Iraq, his backing would have been seen as a mixed blessing
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NewsMedia Bites 14 September: Wilko, Patisserie Valerie, Mars
Another twist in the Wilko story makes headlines this morning, along with charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office in connection with the collapse of UK café chain Patisserie Valerie in 2019.
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NewsHealth groups launch drive for HFSS taxes
Almost 40 campaign groups and medical royal colleges are calling on the next government to extend the soft drinks sugar levy to include a raft of new categories
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Comment & OpinionHow can food manufacturers attract more workers?
Public perception about food and drink industry careers would have to change
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Defra’s omnishambles has plumbed new depths
In scenes straight out of TV’s The Thick of It, Defra has seen IT and infrastructure woes, repeated policy failures and a revolving door of ministers. What happened and can the department recover?
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NewsCity snapshot: Henry Dimbleby joins board of lab-grown petfood brand Good Dog Food
Lab-grown petfood brand Good Dog Food has appointed former government food tsar Henry Dimbleby as a non-executive director.
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NewsLack of fertiliser self-sufficiency a risk to food security
The Commons Efra Committee said the government had not ’set out the steps it will take to protect domestic production of nitrogen fertiliser and [the] ammonia used in it’
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NewsSugar tax calls revived as MPs look to tackle obesity crisis
Ministers rejected calls in Dimbleby’s 2021 report for a swathe of new taxes on junk food because of the likely impact on food prices
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NewsHenry Dimbleby joins Fortnum & Mason as non-exec
Dimbleby stepped down from his role as the government’s food tsar in March
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NewsJohn Shropshire labour review calls for long-term seasonal worker scheme
More should also be done to attract more British workers to the food sector, the review urged
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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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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