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Category ReportBatteries trends 2024: Handle with care
From foul-tasting coatings to warning dyes, battery makers are paying great attention to making their products safe for children
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NewsUber Eats and Deliveroo among businesses facing most allegations of migrant worker rights abuses
The food delivery companies were linked to three labour abuse cases each in the first half of 2024
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NewsFarmison ordered to pay co-founder Pallagi £115K over unfair dismissal
The online meat retailer was bought out of administration by ex-Asda boss Andy Clarke in April 2023
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NewsNutrition initiative urges manufacturers to commit to ‘consistent disclosure’
The recommendation comes from Access to Nutrition Initiative’s latest report
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NewsAsda workers protest as multibillion-pound equal pay hearing begins
Protests will be held outside the Manchester Civil Justice Centre, where the case begins this morning, and outside the TUC Congress in Brighton
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Comment & OpinionAll eyes on Defra amid extended producer responsibility fee fallout
Defra’s hopes of calming fears haven’t been helped by the Policy Exchange think tank, which claims the fees are nothing more than a £2bn annual packaging tax
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Analysis & FeaturesIs the threat of food fraud growing?
The UK food safety system faces ‘absolute chaos’, according to experts, who have flagged growing risks in the wake of Brexit, global conflict and inflation. Can technology and changes to the regulatory system ensure greater trust in the supply chain?
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NewsLivestock producers brace for bluetongue virus impact
The total number of cases stands at five infected premises
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ProfilesSoil Association’s Alex Cullen on farming, sourcing and Beyoncé
‘I get such a kick out of hearing farmers’ motivations to be organic and the impact they have in the world’
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NewsThink tank calls for urgent rethink of Defra’s £2bn a year ‘packaging tax’
The report by the Policy Exchange think tank calls for an ‘immediate’ review of the embattled strategy and urges ministers to design alternative proposals
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Comment & OpinionIceland is right to flag retail crime measures, but police support is a must
Richard Walker’s proposal for more heavy-handed security guards likely stems from concerns over police support
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Analysis & FeaturesThe FSA boss who’s bringing a ‘sense of partnership’ to Defra
Emily Miles is returning to Defra after five years as CEO at the FSA, bringing with her valuable experience of dealing with a series of crises
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NewsSupermarkets to take over ‘Scores on the Doors’ hygiene inspections
FSA to submit proposals to see supermarkets submit data from their third party auditors, rather than inspections being carried out by local authorities
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News£38m National Alternative Protein Innovation Centre launches
The centre will support research and innovation into various forms of alternative protein, from plants and microbes to insects and algae
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NewsFarm assurance review calls for industry input ahead of deadline
Stakeholders have until 15 September to respond with their views on the future of farm assurance
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat changes could the government be considering on business rates?
More than seven weeks on from being elected to government, Labour is yet to flesh out its plan to replace the current business rates system in England
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NewsFirst Brexit common user charge bills serve bitter shock to food industry
The costs of importing EU goods to the UK are quickly running into tens of thousands of pounds, businesses report
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Analysis & FeaturesPackaging tax: Defra’s eye-watering EPR recycling fees shock
‘Eye-watering’ fees aren’t set in stone, but companies are getting worried
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NewsDefra accused of having £500m black hole in EPR finances
Suppliers were locked in talks with Defra this week after it published the projected fees which will hit the industry from October next year
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NewsJust Eat rapped by ASA for HFSS ad ‘directed at children’
The Facebook ad featured an animation of the Just Eat and McDonald’s logos and a chicken nugget