All Regulation articles – Page 92
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Comment & Opinion
Racking up trouble on the safety front
In September, a food refrigeration firm was fined £140,000 for failing to protect a workers from a fatal accident….
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Comment & Opinion
Portman Group ruling against Jody Scheckter's ales is absurd
It’s not been a good month for the UK’s various governments when it comes to legislating to curb alcohol abuse…
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NewsNoble Foods plans gangmaster review following chicken raid
Noble Foods is to review its procedures after a gangmaster it used to hire workers to catch chickens had its licence revoked yesterday following a dawn raid earlier this month.
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Comment & Opinion
The Saturday Essay: why plain packaging lacks all sense
Plain packaging could put me, and many others like me, out of business….
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NewsJTI says it's too soon to celebrate fall in illicit tobacco
A leading tobacco manufacturer is warning that a fall in the illicit tobacco market will be short-lived….
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Comment & Opinion
Third Party: the potential of product placement
Eagle-eyed viewers will have noticed a small ‘P’ at the start, and in the breaks, of certain TV programmes….
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NewsSprouted seeds safety boosted by EU rule change
Sprouted seed suppliers dogged by last year’s tragic E.coli outbreaks in Germany and France are hoping to regain the trust of consumers…
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Comment & Opinion
Third Party: Don't go purple with rage at Cadbury
The High Court recently rejected a challenge by Nestlé to Cadbury’s application to register its colour purple for chocolate…
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Analysis & FeaturesLaverstoke ruling: intelligent self regulation or plain silly?
Jody Scheckter is outraged by a Portman Group ruling banning the use of his crayon drawing label for Laverstoke…
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Comment & Opinion
Third Party: It's time the OFT stopped interfering
The OFT has announced that Mizkan is offering to sell its Burntwood vinegar production site to ensure its proposed acquisition…
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NewsMorrisons campaigns to fight hot roast chicken price hike
As the price of hot roast chicken soared by 20% this week, Morrisons pledged to continue its campaign calling on ministers…
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NewsForget the medals: London Olympics a ‘food safety triumph’
The Food Standards Agency has hailed the London Olympic and Paralympic Games as a “food safety success story”…
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NewsTate & Lyle sues again over EU's sugar prices
Tate & Lyle Sugars is suing the European Commission for a third time - alleging it has caused sugar costs to rocket artificially…
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Analysis & FeaturesIs the coalition the greenest government ever?
The Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats made big promises about the environment prior to the election…
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ProfilesCowboys? Watch out
Environment Agency chairman Lord Chris Smith is determined to nail companies flouting their green obligations.
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NewsScottish government plans junk food store makeovers
A radical re-design of supermarkets to give less prominence to food and drink high in sugar, salt and fat is being considered…
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NewsCalorie labels on alcoholic drinks deemed 'a step too far'
Drinks industry leaders are urging the government not to “move the goalposts” after the Department of Health…
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NewsFreshways in Red Tractor milk blunder
Middle-market dairy processor Freshways has vowed to tighten supplier audits after it sold non-Red Tractor milk…
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NewsHMRC to crack down on retail tax evasion
Customs officers have set up a new taskforce to crack down on grocery and retail traders suspected of tax evasion.
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Comment & Opinion
Write to your MPs over extension of Sunday trading hours
I write with regard to the article concerning Morrisons’ plans for a push into convenience and an extension of permissible Sunday…