All Regulation articles – Page 51
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NewsAdjudicator to cover Amazon and Ocado within a year
The Competition & Markets Authority has written to a raft of retailers in the past week, as GSCOP looks set to expand the existing list of 10 supermarkets
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NewsFSA defends reduction in number of abattoir inspections
An FOI request by The Times found the number of inspections undertaken by the regulator had fallen from 2,917 in 2011 to just 1,725 last year
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NewsFarmers protest as neonicotinoid ban is extended
Warnings ban on pesticide could lead to lower productivity and increase in imported crops
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NewsThe Portman Group launches review of alcohol marketing code
The move was “a great opportunity to shape the future of alcohol regulation”, said Portman Group CEO John Timothy
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NewsUK ban on meat terms for plant-based foods would be 'fraught'
France will ban use of terms like ‘steak’ for non-meat lines but there are no plans for the UK to follow suit
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NewsFake food and drink seized in global food crime operation
Authorities seized over 3,600 tonnes of dangerous food worldwide across 67 countries between December 2017 and March 2018
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NewsFSA defends Regulating our Future scheme against criticism
The FSA boss also refuted suggestions the move would cut local authorities out of the loop
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NewsScottish food bodies calls for common post-Brexit labelling plan
The Grocer revealed last year that FSS feared UK ministers would scrap their independent powers on labelling post-Brexit
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NewsPret a Manger rebuked by ASA over 'natural' ingredients ads
Pret a Manger rebuked by ASA over ‘natural’ ingredients ads
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NewsIllicit tobacco and alcohol: ACS calls for tougher penalties
Closer collaboration is needed between trading standards and licensing authorities says ACS
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NewsRussell Hume 'in good financial health' before collapse
The supplier held £13.6m-worth of food stock, had no secured debt in place, and had £9.6m cash at the bank
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News'Free' delivery must apply to all parts of UK, ASA rules
The ASA said some retailers had been ‘misleading’ consumers with unconditional UK delivery claims
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NewsASA dismisses vegan complaints against AHDB's Love Pork campaign
Vegan activist group Viva! had alleged AHDB’s advertising campaign misled consumers over low fat claims
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NewsJW Filshill provides guidance for KeyStore retailers on MUP
Alcohol minimum unit price legislation comes into force in Scotland on 1 May
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Comment & OpinionCould Australian trade talks undermine the UK’s post-Brexit welfare promises?
Michael Gove might have won the battle over chlorinated chicken, but the war on our food standards has only just begun, hormone-treated beef imports anyone?
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NewsCalls to secure profitability for food producers & growers
The calls came at a meeting of the Efra Committee to discuss Defra’s command paper about future agricultural policy
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NewsCost of Russell Hume investigation approaching £750,000 and counting: FSA
Costs expected to continue risisng, suggests FSA CEO Jason Feeney as regulatpr’s investigation is ongoing
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NewsHMRC to create new duty category for ‘heat not burn’ products
Heated tobacco products are currently assessed by the taxman on a case-by-case basis to determine the appropriate liability for duty
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NewsEC to launch food quality and fraud research initiative
The Knowledge Centre for Food Fraud and Quality will co-ordinate market surveillance activities, operating an early warning system for food fraud
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NewsHeck to alter sausage pack artwork following Times article
Brand insists it has not misled consumers after article misled shoppers by suggesting all animals in its supply chain grazed outside