All Regulation articles – Page 86
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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…
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Comment & OpinionECJ says no to health claim loopholes
It is always a worry when the courts start to interpret new legislation…
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NewsImperial and JTI slam EU tobacco directive proposals
The UK’s two biggest tobacco manufacturers are backing the campaign to stop the EU Tobacco Products Directive…
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Analysis & FeaturesWill GCA's 1% sales fine be a real deterrent to supermarkets?
Suppliers like Christine Tacon’s idea, of course, but the devil is in the detail…
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Analysis & FeaturesC-stores pull in celebratory shoppers in the heatwave
The Grocer/Him! Shop Waves survey shows shoppers heading to c-stores in party spirit – but health is also on their minds…
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Comment & OpinionEnd of the nanny state?
After years of clamour for state manipulation of eating habits, a health minister has rejected dietary micro-management…
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NewsMore NGOs planning to turn backs on Responsibility Deal
More NGO members are threatening to walk out on the government’s Responsibility Deal, claiming they are disillusioned…
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NewsMinimum alcohol price evidence 'shot down in flames'
The evidence base for the government’s alcohol minimum unit pricing plans was “shot down in flames” this week…