All Regulation articles – Page 7
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Category ReportHow fruit yoghurts became ‘junk food’
Fruit-flavoured yoghurts are set to be classified as ‘junk food’ under government plans to roll out a new nutrient profiling model.
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Comment & OpinionRapid delivery’s convenience is a curse for problem drinkers
The aggregator apps could readily establish a way for shoppers to stop themselves from buying booze
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Comment & OpinionEditor’s picks: Tesco results, retail government bailout, supply chain crisis
Tesco has highlighted another £500m in cost savings for the year ahead and no doubt AI will play a part there
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Analysis & FeaturesIs Defra a better fit than the CMA for the Groceries Code Adjudicator?
A move to Defra could see the GCA become more interventionist
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NewsCalls for phased realignment with EU rules rejected by government
A government response to Efra Committee calls for a phased transition to EU rules was ignored
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NewsUK’s lab-grown meat boom set to be quashed by EU talks
The FSA has told companies they will have to return to the drawing board as a result of the under-negotiation Sanitary and Phytosanitary deal with the EU
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Comment & OpinionThe trust economy: why ‘prove it’ is the new ‘believe us’
The brands that will win shelf space are those willing to show their working, says Pauline Cox, director of functional nutrition at Hunter & Gather
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News‘Serious concerns’ raised about factory farming as ammonia hotspots revealed
Compassion in World Farming and Sustain’s Ammonia Map revealed that the areas of the country experiencing the highest emissions of the nitrogen-based gas corresponded to those with the greatest concentration of large-scale intensive farms
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Comment & OpinionHFSS ad ban’s first rulings show the devil really is in the detail
Advertisers like to push the rules to the limit. Now they have the first clues about what those limits might be
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Comment & OpinionSalt reduction risks repeating the low-fat mistake
Focusing on a single nutrient risks repeating the unintended consequences of the low-fat era, where solving one problem created another, says Cornish Sea Salt MD Philip Tanswell
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Comment & OpinionFrom principle to practice: how we’re enforcing the new ‘less healthy’ ad rules
The ASA has published its first four rulings under the new HFSS ad restrictions, giving food brands the first look at how real ads are being assessed, says CEO Guy Parker
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Comment & OpinionOpposition to animal welfare reforms reveals farming’s true colours
The farming sector’s resistance to even modest welfare improvements exposes how it really views animals, says Juliet Gellatley, founder and director of Viva
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Comment & OpinionNo more lazy marketing: why HFSS is a blessing in disguise
With the January 2026 restrictions now in force, the easy options are narrowing, says Nick Wright, CEO at Havas Play
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Comment & OpinionFSA will work with business to design food safety reforms
We have now been given the opportunity to bring about change and strengthen the system as a whole, says Katie Pettifer, Food Standards Agency CEO
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Comment & Opinion‘Less healthy’ food advertising bans won’t reduce obesity
There are much more significant and complex factors driving obesity than advertising, says Stephen Woodford, CEO of the Advertising Association
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Comment & OpinionBeyond voluntary reformulation: how change really happens
A more nuanced understanding of food reformulation is better for public health, says Dr Kawther Hashem, head of research and impact at Action on Salt & Sugar
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Comment & OpinionHFSS didn’t create fmcg’s problem – it exposed it
HFSS didn’t just squeeze promotions, it forced a reset in how brands earn shoppers and how retailers create theatre, says Mike McDonnell, head of partnerships at Zeal Creative
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NewsFSA warns it lacks resources to become new health regulator
The Grocer revealed earlier this month that the government was planning for the Food Standards Agency to become the policeman of the industry’s war on obesity
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NewsScottish salmon farming’s future at risk, MSPs warn
In a public letter to cabinet secretary for Rural Affairs Mairi Gougeon, a Scottish Parliament committee said it was ‘disappointed’ with the ‘progress in future-proofing the salmon farming industry’
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Comment & OpinionYour Voice: EU reset, oral care, and redistributing recalls
No one in our industry needs a lecture on food security, resilience or the importance of a strong supply chain