All Lobbying articles
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat’s the truth behind honey fraud claims?
Honey’s provenance and authenticity has long been a sticky business, with claims difficult to prove and test for. As demand for cleaner labels drives its popularity, how are producers proving their product is what they say it is?
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Comment & OpinionWe should all have beef with the EU plant-based labelling decision
We have all been deemed too daft to differentiate between a plant-based ‘steak’ or ‘drumstick’ and one that was cut from the carcass of a cow or chicken, says Karen Spinner, sales & marketing manager at The Vegan Trademark
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Comment & OpinionWhy Nesta’s ‘sinister’ junk food ads panic doesn’t stack up
Having been hit with a raft of restrictions, brands are reasonably shifting spend to channels not covered by the legislation. It’s less sinister, more perfectly sensible
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Comment & OpinionCan health strategy survive retail’s rage over NPM changes?
The government’s health strategy is facing a pivotal moment, and it could see co-operation turn into rebellion
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Comment & OpinionPlant-based labelling controversy is a ‘smokescreen’
The food policy landscape is shaped by well-resourced lobbies intent on keeping the focus away from plant-based diets, says Claire Ogley, head of campaigns, policy and research at The Vegan Society
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Comment & Opinion‘Good intentions’ are not enough, food needs a fundamental reset
Professor Susan Jebb argues we have reached the ‘tipping point’ that signals doom for any company no longer prepared to get on board the health train
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Comment & OpinionNew UK food health scores penalise consumers and undermine industry
The government’s updated nutrient profiling model will render all the previous reformulation effort worthless, says Craig Ralph, client services director at WeAreSPQR
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Comment & OpinionWill Streeting’s war on sugar transform unhealthy food?
The DHSC’s plans to push ahead with a new, tougher version of the nutrient profiling model could put Streeting on a collision course with Keir Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves
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Comment & OpinionCorporate agrifood lobbying comes at the cost of citizen voices
When vested interests call the shots, the consequences can be severe – skewed policies, biased research and outcomes that benefit corporations over people, animals and the planet, says Dan Crossley, executive director at the Food Ethics Council
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Comment & OpinionUK food must prepare for the brewing UPF litigation storm
The conditions for UK litigation are aligning with frightening precision, says Mike Coppen-Gardner of WeAreSPQR
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Comment & OpinionThe government’s new health proposals are hard to swallow
The proposals would be some of the biggest and most controversial moves to hit the industry on health in the past decade
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Analysis & FeaturesWas COP30 in Brazil another cop-out for climate action?
With no representation from the US, protests and an increased presence of lobbyists, COP30 in Belém has struggled to provide much hope
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NewsFood Inflation Gateway to assess impact of regulation on prices
The gateway would provide an opportunity to ‘design smarter regulation from the ground up’, according to Defra secretary Emma Reynolds
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NewsMajor scientific study calls for global action on UPFs
Papers published in The Lancet on Wednesday called for a ‘co-ordinated global response’ to protect policymaking from industry interference
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Comment & OpinionIgnore Big Tobacco: its decline is retail’s opportunity
Let’s be clear about who benefits from the spin that regulating tobacco is bad for retailers: not the corner shop or the supermarket but the multinational tobacco manufacturers, says Hazel Cheeseman, CEO of Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)
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Comment & OpinionMandatory health targets are a game-changer for M&A strategy
Food businesses are facing pressure to get healthier from government and major investors
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Analysis & Features10-year health plan: the big questions for the food industry
What will the mandatory reporting and targets look like? And what about the new ‘healthy food standard’?
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Comment & OpinionWe need leaders – not lobbyists – on obesity and health
Guidance urging retailers to offer deals and discounts on minimally processed and nutritious food was allegedly dropped following a lobbying campaign, says Jon Walsh, Bio&Me co-founder and CEO
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NewsScientist calls for transparency from chewing gum brands
A recent US pilot study found natural chewing gums release ‘similar amounts of microplastics’ to synthetic gums
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NewsLidl boss urges government to ‘see sense’ over £7bn in costs heaped on retail
Ryan McDonnell spoke as Lidl announced its latest full-year results