All Regulation articles – Page 2
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NewsCo-op demands tougher action as 44% smokers buy illegal cigarettes in corner shops
Co-op’s Legitimate High Street Framework white paper highlights the importance of government and local authorities focusing their attention on disrupting organised crime networks
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NewsCo-op Wholesale cuts vape prices and simplifies rebates for retailers as new tax looms
The wholesaler and symbol group operator will be reducing wholesale pricing across its vape range by up to 15% from next month
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NewsClampdown ropes 1,800 new companies into paying EPR packaging tax
Defra minister Emma Hardy said tougher action by the Environment Agency, alongside improved data capture by Defra and PackUK, was improving the accuracy of future fee calculations
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Analysis & FeaturesThe growing concern over GLP-1 marketing to new mums
Online mumfluencers are dropping heavy hints about ‘medically supported weight loss’ – but doctors warn some adverts are ‘irresponsible’
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NewsConvenience sector hits the brakes on investment amid rising costs
Inflation is outpacing sales across the sector, according to the ACS
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NewsFSA admits one-size-fits-all food safety shake-up won’t work
Talks with supermarket bosses lead to rethink as FSA agrees not to pursue a one-size-fits-all approach across the industry
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Analysis & FeaturesThe renewed push to stop unhealthy food in schools
Campaigners have welcomed plans, but say they must stay firm
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WebinarsDelivering DRS in 2027: What you need to know with one year to go
In a little over a year’s time the UK’s first ever deposit return scheme (DRS) for drinks containers will go live across the UK. The Welsh Government’s recent decision to appoint Exchange for Change as its scheme operator marks the latest key milestone on the journey towards DRS’s launch across the four home nations in October 2027.
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Analysis & FeaturesIs it time to scrap the UK’s packaging tax regime?
EPR, DRS, PPT, PRNs… the list of packaging regulations is only growing, and even the industry is butting heads over the solution
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NewsSauce Shed ceases trading ahead of winding-up hearing
It leaves claimants potentially unable to recover funds they claim to be owed by Sauce Shed for failing to deliver on its contracts
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NewsEfra Committee adds to industry pressure on government for Brazil meat ban
Industry groups have called on Great Britain to follow the EU in banning imports of products such as beef and chicken over antibiotic resistance concerns
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NewsScottish government price cap could endanger convenience stores, says SGF
The SGF warned the proposed criteria could target small independent convenience stores operating under a common fascia with a symbol group or franchise model
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Comment & OpinionWill Scotland’s radical price cap plan see the light of day?
Scottish first minister John Swinney is a modern-day Braveheart taking on supermarket price inflation with a barmy plan to cap the price of essential goods
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy salmonella cases in the UK are steadily surging
Rising numbers of imported eggs are being blamed for outbreaks
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NewsWar on single-use plastic ‘stagnating’ HMRC figures reveal
Figures show the effectiveness of the government’s plastic packaging tax is ‘stagnating’
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NewsMorrisons stores fail hygiene inspections over defrosted and out-of-date food
Inspectors in Caernarvon Road, Cheltenham, found food for sale that ‘posed a risk to human health’ after freezers measured just –0.4°C and warned that Morrisons’ own procedures had not been implemented
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NewsBluefin tuna farm boom threatening food security, NGO warns
The increase in the fishing of the species threatened stocks and could impact wider seafood supply chains, the NGO warned
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Comment & OpinionDRS: Is the UK rollout back on track?
With a huge amount to do if DRS is to hit its October 2027 deadline, there is surely a far greater chance of success with industry calling the shots rather than being pulled in different directions by Westminster, Holyrood or the Senedd
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NewsGLP-1s, UPFs and the protein push: what’s on at The Grocer’s Health Summit 2026
The full agenda and speaker lineup for the inaugural The Grocer Health Summit has been finalised, three weeks ahead of the event
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Comment & OpinionFibre claim labelling rules are stuck in transit
M&S wants the government to fix Britain’s absurd nutrition claim rules and it’s a fight worth backing, says Mike Coppen-Gardner, founder and CEO of WeAreSPQR