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NewsHenry Dimbleby warns government’s Food Strategy is ‘worthless’ without backing from PM
‘To guarantee success, the prime minister needs to step in,’ said Dimbleby
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Analysis & FeaturesThin on detail, can Defra’s food plan achieve anything?
Defra wants to improve diets, sustainability and resilience – but detail is lacking, along, it seems, with real support from No 10
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NewsSuppliers get advice on giving evidence in Amazon GSCOP investigation
The Groceries Code Adjudicator announced last month that he was launching an investigation into Amazon over alleged delays in payments to suppliers
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NewsJunk food advertising ban: government consultation launched
The junk food ad ban consultation is aimed at ‘providing clarity in legislation regarding brand advertising’
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NewsDefra gives producers some respite from EPR red tape chaos
Defra has brought out new guidance for companies, including concessions on its recyclability assessment methodology
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NewsNaturelly halts jelly pouch production following distribution losses
‘We just no longer have the big volume customers for this product,’ said Naturelly
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NewsTonic Health rapped by ASA for ‘misleading’ ad and duplicate reviews
The supplements brand claimed its Rest & Recover effervescent was ‘the best sleep supplement on the market’
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NewsAsda fined £640,000 for selling out-of-date food in Wales
Trading Standards officers found 115 items, including some that were more than two weeks out of date, at Asda’s Leckwith and Pentwyn stores in Cardiff
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NewsFood white paper ‘erased’ from Food Strategy after claims of No 10 intervention
It is understood proposals to set out plans for future policies and possibly legislation, which were included in an original draft of the proposals, were ditched after intervention from No 10
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NewsDefra sets out 10-point Food Strategy plan for healthier food and greener supply chain
The outcomes framework includes demands of the industry to make healthy food more affordable and to step up action to tackle the obesity crisis
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Comment & OpinionEPR packaging fees are a slap in the face to manufacturing
EPR is meant to drive better recyclability and environmental outcomes, Instead, it looks likely to promote more plastic and cheaper imports, says Talia Goldman, ESG director at Colpac and co-chair & co-founder of the Alliance for Fibre-Based Packaging
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Comment & OpinionWill Welsh compromises work or is the DRS 2027 deadline ‘pure fantasy’?
Wales’ spirit of compromise is to be applauded, but it continues to insist glass remains a key part of its deposit scheme
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NewsSexual harassment ‘endemic’ in food and drink sector, says Unite
A third of women in the food, drink and agriculture sectors said they had been sexually assaulted in the workplace, claims new research from trade union Unite
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NewsMilk delivery service issued with largest ever DVSA fine
The prosecution follows earlier fines for the business for overloading and defective vehicle offences
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Comment & OpinionWill the government really scrap the junk food bogof ban?
What The Sun newspaper called the “bonkers ban on buy one get one free offers” was cast into the wilderness
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NewsNicotine pouches drive spike in dog poisonings
Ingesting the sugar substitute in the pouches, even in small amounts, can lead to seizures in dogs and can sometimes prove fatal.
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Comment & OpinionThe food colour crackdown is here. How can brands adapt?
As the US bans certain artificial food dyes, brands with iconic colours may need to evolve, says Ryan Spence, senior creative at Born Ugly
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NewsWhite chocolate Digestives and Kit Kats no longer ‘white chocolate’
Neither of the treats contain the minimum 20% cocoa butter required
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NewsAsda distribution centre managers get vote on union recognition
More than 1,000 salaried employees working in 23 depots across the UK will take part in a ballot on whether they want GMB to be their recognised union
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Analysis & FeaturesHow will healthy sales targets and fines be applied?
Supermarkets wanted mandatory reporting on healthy sales targets. In a plan based on Nesta policy, they’ve got it – as well as sales targets