All Regulation articles – Page 62
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Analysis & FeaturesFree-from set to cause foodservice 'explosion'
Some condemn it as a bureaucratic nightmare that will stifle chefs’ creativity…
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NewsAdjudicator Christine Tacon to investigate pack and design fees
Groceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon has warned she is “warming up” for her first investigation – into packaging and…
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NewsCo-operative Group's store standards pilot troubles staff
Co-operative Group staff continued to express concerns over a new system of working that could lead to redundancies…
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Analysis & FeaturesAdjudicator Christine Tacon on the challenges ahead
One year into her tenure, Christine Tacon has already achieved change with her payment backdating coup…
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NewsPublic Health England attacks fizzy drinks in anti-sugar war
Public Health England declared there was “no reason at all” consumers should drink fizzy drinks…
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NewsWall's moves pasty production to maintain Cornish status
Kerry Foods has moved production of its Wall’s Cornish Pasties to Cornwall to avoid having to change the name of the produ…
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NewsFederation of Small Businesses shifts position on bag charges
The Federation of Small Businesses made a u-turn this week on its call for small businesses to be excluded from carrier ba…
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NewsWill brands get new powers to crack down on copycats?
The government is reviewing whether to give brand owners new legal powers to crack down on “parasitic” lookalike products…
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NewsGlobal standards for herbs and spices to be introduced
The herb and spice sector is to get its first set of global quality standards…
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Analysis & FeaturesForensic auditors: how they pile pressure on suppliers
Expert Alan Hillier says watch out for historic or spurious claims…
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy 'fake' foods do not add up to a major new scandal
Media reports that a third of foods are mislabelled have raised alarm, but the true story is more nuanced…
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NewsLabour says no to a tax on high-sugar food and drink
Luciana Berger has ruled out Labour imposing additional taxes on fizzy drinks and other high-sugar products…
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Analysis & FeaturesCan new faces fight food industry's corner at downgraded Defra?
After last year’s sacking of Jim Paice as food and farming minster, Noble House has again been hit with key changes…
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NewsIGD offers health guide for smaller businesses
A new drive to help smaller companies reformulate products to tackle the obesity crisis has been launched by IGD…
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NewsAsda calls for government to take lead on booze promos in foyers
The Asda CEO has reiterated his calls for the government to act to make retailers more responsible when selling alcohol…
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NewsDefra ready to fight EC over plans to ban flags on meat
Retailers and UK meat suppliers are set to be banned from using the Union Flag or other symbols that help identify the cou…
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Comment & OpinionWhen celebrity endorsements go bad
Rihanna’s recent High Court ruling against Topshop provides a lesson for any retailer seeking celebrity endorsement…
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NewsUnite to 'name and shame' zero-hours contract suppliers
Trade union Unite plans to name and shame food and drink manufacturers that persist in using zero-hours contracts…
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Analysis & FeaturesHas Strawberrygate hulled the lengthy promos of old?
As Daphne Smallman, 76, discovered while shopping at Tesco in June 2011, some pleasures aren’t as simple as they first app…
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NewsTesco strawberry fine: bad luck or well deserved?
Tesco can consider itself “unlucky” to have been caught out running a misleading promotion on strawberries in 2011…