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Targets dropped as Plastics Pact II launches new mission
Wrap has set out a new mission to shift to a circular packaging system
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Tesco’s former reusable packaging partner calls for regulation on plastic
Tom Szaky, CEO of TerraCycle and boss of pioneering reuse sytem Loop, said France’s experience had shown a combination of regulation and funding incentives could help the industry move from ‘pointless pilots’ to a full-scale rollout
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Analysis & Features
IGD conference: is industry up to the challenges ahead?
Action is needed to boost food security and avoid environmental disaster. Can businesses stay focused and rely on government?
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Tesco CEO Ken Murphy hits out at rivals’ irrational price cuts
‘Some competitors went pretty strong at the start of the year with their statement of intent and they’ve acted on that,’ said Murphy. ‘It doesn’t feel that rational from where I’m sitting’
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Comment & Opinion
Labour should seize the chance to push plant-rich diets
The first part of the Good Food Cycle was an ambitious and promising step towards healthier and more sustainable food systems, says Claire Ogley, head of campaigns, policy and research at The Vegan Society
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Donald Trump causes paracetamol panic among pregnant UK women
US President Donald Trump’s claim that taking paracetamol during pregnancy can cause autism has spooked pregnant UK women
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Chief medical officer warns against use of weight-loss drugs
Chris Whitty said the lack of data about the booming GLP-1 category of drugs meant they should only be prioritised as a solution for people with morbid obesity problems
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Lack of clarity on SFI scheme leaving farmers ‘stranded’
Former farming minister Daniel Zeichner had promised an update on the future of the scheme by late summer, but this has not happened, leaving farmers in limbo
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Supermarkets to pass vast majority of EPR costs on to shoppers
Figures released today by the BRC say that more than 80% of he costs of the new packaging tax are likely to be passed on to consumers
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UK export volumes rebound, according to FDF, but more work needed to seize opportunities
Year-on-year export volumes rose by 7.2% from January to June, with produce sold to more than 200 countries
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Analysis & Features
What’s behind the latest delay to the EU’s flagship Deforestation Regulation?
Doubts persist over the workability of the delayed-again EUDR
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Defra shakes up food strategy as it takes axe to FDTP
The Food Data Transparency Partnership will see its powers transferred to the new Food Strategy Advisory Board (FSAB)
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BMPA CEO Nick Allen to retire after 50-year career in food
Nick Allen joined the meat sector trade body in 2017 and had ‘re-shaped the association’ the BMPA said
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NFU, Dairy UK warn against more US trade concessions as Trump arrives for state visit
US president Donald Trump yesterday suggested more discussions over the May trade deal signed between the UK and US could take place on the trip
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Comment & Opinion
Food price inflation will bring down Starmer’s government
Sustained food price inflation promises to fuel a cost of living crisis which is immediately obvious to anyone who goes in a supermarket or convenience store (which probably excludes the PM), says Ian Wright, partner at Acuti Associates
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Wes Streeting says supermarkets will be ‘set free’ to decide how to meet new healthy food standard
Streeting said that under his plans for regulation under a new healthy food standard, retailers would be permitted to use promotions to achieve the greatest results on making baskets healthier
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Food safety and hygiene enforcement on the brink amid manpower crisis
New figures reveal ‘dangerously low’ levels of manpower for food hygiene and safety inspections
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Ben & Jerry’s co-founders intervene in Magnum investor day to demand divestment
The co-founders of Ben & Jerry’s have called on The Magnum Ice Cream Company to release the brand from its ownership, as a dispute over the “erosion” of Ben & Jerry’s progressive voice boils over
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Food strategy blow as Defra leadership stripped by Starmer reshuffle
Environment secretary Steve Reed and farming minister Daniel Zeichner have been moved
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Union bosses warn government not to ‘water down’ workers’ rights legislation after reshuffle
Union bosses fear policies such as “fire and rehire” and zero-hour contracts could be allowed to continue