All Regulation articles
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NewsFarmers being stonewalled by retailers over cost price increases: NFU
Food producers were often experiencing delay tactics out of a well-established ‘playbook’ over CPI increases, the NFU warned
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NewsTrading Standards crackdown removes 33 million illicit cigarettes from sale
The haul of illicit products also includes more than 800kg of hand rolling tobacco – with a combined revenue value of nearly £24m
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NewsSupermarket soft plastic collections under threat after kerbside delay
Retail and food manufacturer sources have warned supermarkets may scrap their popular soft plastic collection services
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Comment & OpinionYour Voice: junk food ads, functional drinks and farming policy
For too long, the debate around children’s health has centred on personal responsibility
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NewsShop theft falls 4% but retailers warn crisis remains underreported
The Office for National Statistics recorded 507,086 offences during the year ending March 2026, compared with the previous year when 530,324 offences were recorded by police
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NewsDeposit return scheme facing price labels chaos
Retail leaders suggested consumers would be confronted with at least four different prices for products included in the scheme
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NewsDefra rejects Sea Use Framework proposal
The policy had been proposed as part of the committee’s ‘Resetting the relationship with fish communities’ report
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Comment & OpinionWhy the war on UPFs has hit an evidence-based roadblock
Will Andy Burnham and Yvette Cooper crack down on ultra-processed foods? That question is very much up for debate
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Comment & OpinionRegulation can give food businesses the level playing field they need
A year on from the Health and Social Care Committee’s promise of clearer food standards, it is the delay, not the regulation itself, that is costing businesses, says Katharine Jenner, executive director of the Obesity Health Alliance
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Comment & OpinionThe junk food ‘clampdown’ isn’t failing, it’s working
Campaign called the ASA’s recent rulings proof that regulation had failed, but they actually prove the opposite, says Mike Coppen-Gardner, founder and CEO of WeAreSPQR
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NewsBurnham urged to back Good Food Bill as household insecurity worsens
New data shows the proportion of households in the UK experiencing food insecurity has risen to 12.2% compared with 11.3% a year ago
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NewsMcDonald’s cleared by ad watchdog after ‘junk food’ probe
Fast food giant McDonald’s is the latest operator to have its advertising cleared under the government’s controversial new junk food ad restrictions
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NewsEagle lands at Defra again as Burnham announces new cabinet
Angela Eagle has been named environment secretary at Defra, taking over from her former boss Emma Reynolds
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Feature SynopsisFocus On CBD: 5 September
Alignment with the EU could risk CBD products being pulled from shelves in the UK
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NewsBolton tops list for illegal vape seizures as UK councils confiscate 1.3 million
Alternative nicotine product experts Northerner said the figure highlighted the widespread availability of illicit products in the market and raised concerns about their sale and distribution
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Comment & OpinionYour Voice: obesity policy, BNPL limits and low & no wines
Advertising has little to no causal effect on long-term childhood obesity or BMI. True public health drivers lie in addressing social inequality, food affordability and accessibility
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NewsIceland Foods claims ‘astonishing’ legal spat with FA over ‘England’ rebrand
Lawyers for the football association have demanded that Iceland remove England branding from its stores and social media, in a move Iceland has labelled as ‘absurd’
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Comment & OpinionDubai chocolate, murky supply chains and the trouble with going viral
There’s arguably never been a viral food trend like Dubai chocolate. But in the race to fill their boots, could some chocolatiers have made an almost fatal mistake?
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Comment & OpinionKids’ vitamins are failing the children they’re meant to help
Many kids’ vitamins fall short on vitamin D and are high in sugar. That has to change, says Sunna van Kampen, founder of Tonic
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Comment & OpinionWill Andy Burnham’s new health agenda clash with big food?
Burnham has previously attacked the Tories for being ‘too close to commercial interests’ and, as Mayor of Manchester, was spearheading efforts to ban all ‘junk food’ ads from the city’s transport network. But will he take a similar stance as PM?