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NewsEU talks on ‘meaty’ name ban for plant-based foods collapse
Many plant-based brands, including France’s La Vie, have opposed the proposed ban
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NewsFSA admits no new cash for work on EU reset’s new SPS deal
The FSA has been forced to recruit ‘vital’ extra staff to help carry out the overhaul to Sanitary and Phytosanitary checks, with no guarantees of additional Treasury cash to pay for them
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NewsSupermarkets begin talks on taking over national food safety data
The government last month gave the go-ahead for a new national system to take over running of the ‘Scores on the Doors’ food hygiene ratings scheme
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Comment & OpinionWill Brussels finally bin plant-based ‘meaty terms’ ban?
Europe’s powerful agrifood lobby has long campaigned for a ban… but shoppers understand what a ‘veggie burger’ is
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NewsEU backslides further on Deforestation Regulation, with delay to 2027
The flagship anti-deforestation law had already been delayed by a year when the EC announced proposals for a ‘simplified’ policy in October
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News‘No plans’ to withdraw controversial nitrites report, says government
The DHSC described a controversial review by the watchdog as an “important piece of work” and said there were no plans for it to be withdrawn
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NewsIceland Foods boss Richard Walker set to be appointed Labour peer, reports say
His appointment to the House of Lords comes less than three months after former Conservative MP candidate Walker declared he was on ‘long-term hibernation from politics’
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Comment & OpinionBudget drama distracts from its very real consequences
A lot of hot air has been expended on attacking Rachel Reeves for ‘misleading the public’ – this has meant that real focus on the radical changes she made has been lost, says Ian Wright, partner at Acuti Associates
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NewsAd ban guidance published as row over HFSS brands continues
A third set of official guidance on the HFSS ad ban has been published by the Committee of Advertising Practice
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NewsUK to launch ‘world-first’ mandatory health reporting consultation
Ministers are working with the devolved governments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on the ‘world first’ mandatory reporting proposals for healthy food
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NewsFood industry warns of ‘carnage’ ahead of new HFSS definition change
Under Wes Streeting’s 10-year NHS plan the government is to revive a 2018 review of the Nutrient Profiling Model, which had been put on ice by the previous Tory government
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NewsLabour MPs praised by NFU for mutiny on ‘family farm tax’ vote
The National Farmers’ Union praised the mini-munity by more than 30 Labour MPs, largely by those from rural seats, who abstained on Resolution 50 of the Finance Bill – also known as the budget
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NewsFour weeks to save UK deposit return scheme launch, government told
Leading industry sources told The Grocer that unless the government agreed to the Welsh government’s application within weeks, the combined launch date was a ‘non-starter’
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NewsFury as firms charged millions to cover EPR bad debt
So-called impairment charges added include more than £60m to allow Pack UK bosses to cover non-payments
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NewsWales threatens to scrap deposit return scheme if Westminster blocks glass plans
Wales has begun the process to appoint a deposit management organisation to run its scheme
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NewsSupermarket food safety shake-up given shock go-ahead
Food safety campaigners and local authorities have raised concerns about supermarkets being allowed to ‘police themselves’
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NewsInflation-linked booze duty rise a bitter mouthful for producers
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has ignored pleas for a freeze on alcohol duty, confirming it will rise with RPI to maintain its current real-terms value
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NewsBudget: Farmers express dismay at minimal changes to family farm tax
Farmers have pledged to continue fighting changes to IHT, with a small concession in the budget described as ’not enough to change the devastating impact’ of the policy
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NewsMajor soft drinks brands duck sugar levy extension in compromise deal
Under the compromise proposals, plans to toughen the threshold of the tax to include drinks with more than 4g of sugar per 100ml have been amended to 4.5g
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Comment & OpinionIs the COP model broken?
The overwhelming sense from campaigners is that the ‘COP of truth’ ended up as one of disappointment