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Comment & OpinionRFK’s protein obsession is a food strategy the UK can do without
New meat-heavy diet guidelines in the US serve as a clear warning for the need to follow the scientific evidence, says food and nutrition policy expert Ali Morpeth
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NewsTrump Greenland tariffs leave UK food facing £800m hit
Donald Trump said the UK and seven other European nations would be hit by the 10% tariffs (rising to 25% in June) over their opposition to his Greenland annexation plans
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NewsWelsh deposit return scheme: companies insist on ‘bail out clause’
The deadine for bids to run DRS in Wales runs out on Friday
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Analysis & FeaturesAre latest policy changes enough to placate farmers?
Announcements have come thick and fast, including IHT u-turn
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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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NewsDoritos, Belvita and Innocent facing bans under new government health score
Brands have expressed disappointment that ‘years of meticulous work’ will be undermined
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NewsWindsor Framework: Dublin route easier for hauliers supplying NI
The Road Haulage Association has called for an increased focus on logistics providers in EU SPS talks
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NewsDefra talks stress need for growth agenda as much as health
Industry leaders complained the food strategy has been dominated by calls from NGOs for more regulation on health, with little focus on growth
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NewsJunk food ad ban and promos rules to be ratcheted up by Wes Streeting
New documents published by the DHSC reveal ministers are planning to switch to an updated nutrient profiling model, which will bring thousands more products under the bans
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Analysis & Features2026 agrifood commodities outlook: how will Trump chaos impact on trade?
While 2025 was a generally stable year for agrifood commodities, the risk of geopolitical and regulatory chaos looms large in 2026
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NewsCampaigners up in arms as soy traders leave deforestation moratorium
The Amazon Soy Moratorium has restricted the sale of soy grown in deforested areas since 2008
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NewsIrish exports to UK jump 14% during solid 2025, despite volume falls in meat
Irish beef to the UK fell by 5% last year, amid tight supply and soaring farmgate prices, according to Bord Bia
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NewsHealthy food pilots planned for deprived areas to tackle obesity
A series of interventions is being lined up by government in a bid to focus the food strategy on areas with the highest levels of obesity
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NewsEPR tax wiping out takeaway packaging suppliers, claim firms
Foodservice packaging suppliers claim an unintended consequence of EPR has seen the foodservice sector substitute UK packaging firms with alternatives from abroad
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Comment & OpinionToday’s junk food ad ban is a controversial start to 2026
Influential nudge body Nesta has warned the government its new legislation has been gutted to such an extent that it will allow companies to continue promoting unhealthy products
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NewsGovernment u-turns on hated farming Inheritance Tax policy
The government has announced the level of the Agricultural & Business Property Relief threshold will be increased from £1m to £2.5m when it is introduced in April 2026
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Comment & OpinionCan Minette Batters’ farming review push Defra into action?
Just as MPs were packing up for the festive period, Defra published Batters’ much anticipated Farming Profitability Review – something that had been sat on Emma Reynolds’ desk since October
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NewsEU trade down by a quarter on pre-Brexit levels, FDF reveals
Exports to the EU between 2021 and 2025 were down by 23.4% compared with the five-year period between 2016 and 2020, according to the FDF’s Trade Snapshot for the third quarter of 2025
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NewsEPR bills will rise by double inflation next year: Defra
The industry’s bill for the extended producer responsibility (EPR) packaging tax is set to rise by tens of millions next year
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NewsUK seals free trade deal with South Korea
The deal supersedes a previous rollover deal agreed after Brexit