All Politics articles – Page 26
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Comment & OpinionThe geopolitical tightrope faced by fmcg brands in the Israel-Palestine conflict
Thousands of lives have been lost in an escalation of one of the world’s most complex and divisive conflicts for decades
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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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NewsVape brand ditches brightly coloured disposables to deter underage use
The measures will be implemented across Supreme’s 88Vape range in the coming months
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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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Comment & OpinionGovernment must support fmcg net zero commitments
The government needs to step up and support businesses, says Jamie Keeble, co-founder and head of sales at Heck
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat the rest of the world can teach us about deposit return schemes
The future of DRS in the UK is looking bleak – but similar schemes continue to deliver great results abroad. What is the UK getting wrong?
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Comment & OpinionDeposit return scheme fiasco is like HS2. Here’s how to get it back on track
If we could achieve a joined-up, well-invested and well-run national recycling infrastructure, we could actually (and ironically) benefit from coming so late to the party
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Comment & OpinionDo kids care enough about smoking for Rishi Sunak's plan to make a difference?
Kids aren’t smoking any more. Not really
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NewsSunak looks to create ‘smoke-free generation’ with tobacco products ban
The move, which is expected to be confirmed in the King’s Speech on 7 November, would effectively raise the smoking age in England by a year every year
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NewsFood inflation battle threatened by ‘seismic’ period for exporters
There will be more trade upheaval in the coming six months than during Brexit
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ReportsWhat would Labour do differently on HFSS?
Originally, the regulations included a ban on multibuy promotions such as bogofs and TV ads for junk food before 9pm
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Comment & OpinionSunak made assumptions on public opinion. Don’t do the same
The disconnect many people feel from politics is similar to the disconnect they feel from food businesses, says Dan Crossley, executive director at the Food Ethics Council
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NewsMinette Batters to stand down from NFU presidency in February
Batters described her move as a ‘tough decision’ in her opening message in the October NFU Magazine
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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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NewsSunak plunges waste strategy into chaos as he ‘scraps’ local collections plan
Industry sources said the PM’s intervention to block a series of green proposals had left huge questions over the already embattled Defra strategy
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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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Category ReportHave Hancock’s HFSS rules hurt confectionery?
Sales of confectionery have fallen in the wake of October’s display restrictions. But they aren’t entirely responsible for that decline
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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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NewsMandatory food waste reporting u-turn: campaigners to launch legal challenge
Feedback said it had decided to challenge the legality of the decision on the grounds that it was not based on a reasonable or rational view of the evidence received
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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