All Government and Regulation articles – Page 13
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Comment & OpinionAn e.coli-infested sandwich cannot be easily washed
The outbreak is an extraordinary situation, when you consider the levels of provenance-based intelligence to which food retailers have access
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Analysis & FeaturesGeneral election: What are the main parties promising on food and farming?
With the manifestos out, part three of our election analysis series examines pledges for a sector that has never been higher up the political agenda
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Comment & OpinionElection time is the right time to push the purpose agenda
This is one of the few times when politicians and candidates are actually listening!
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NewsReplacing apprenticeship levy and a ‘genuine living wage’ among key Labour manifesto pledges
On pay, Labour will ‘make sure the minimum wage is a genuine living wage’, says the manifesto, by changing the remit of the Low Pay Commission to account for the cost of living
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NewsBEIC launches manifesto for stronger British egg industry
The BEIC’s key manifesto asks are organised in six key themes: international trade, environment, workforce, biosecurity, planning and public procurement
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NewsE.coli outbreak: link made to fresh produce as FSA updates guidance
The regulator this week updated guidance to remind consumers to wash fresh produce
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Comment & OpinionThe UPF debate is giving mixed messages to industry and consumers
UPFs make it difficult to offer clear and easy-to-follow advice, says FDF CEO Karen Betts
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NewsRetailers ‘in limbo’ as deforestation laws put on pause ahead of election
The UK’s anti-deforestation proposals linked to food commodities were on track to receive parliamentary approval
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NewsAsda staff stabbed, spat on and threatened with syringes
Asda workers revealed they had been spat at, suffered broken bones, been hit with bottles and even faced death threats against them and their children
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NewsLabour to ban energy drinks sales to under 16s
The Labour leader will say energy drinks, often packed with high levels of caffeine, are harming children’s health as well as their education
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NewsLib Dems pledge to scrap business rates and establish recommended genuine living wage
The plans are among a raft of promises in the party’s general election manifesto, published today
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NewsFood manufacturers see revenues drop 9% in the first three months of 2024
British food manufacturers are still under immense economic pressure
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Analysis & FeaturesWill general election end environmental policy shambles?
How will the next government tackle long-delayed plans for extended producer responsibility and a deposit return scheme?
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NewsUKHSA investigating food items linked to e.coli outbreak
Based on the wide geographic spread of cases, the agency said it was most likely that the outbreak was linked to a nationally distributed food item or multiple food items
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy would vape brand Lost Mary want to move into food and drink categories?
New Lost Mary trademark applications are paving the way for brand extensions into sweets, ice cream and booze
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NewsUK exports fall to lowest levels since 2009 barring Covid blip
Exports to the EU have slumped in the first quarter of 2024
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NewsFood industry has ‘got away with murder’ on UPFs claims Lords’ inquiry chair
Baroness Joan Walmsley said she believed the evidence was clear that ultra processed and HFSS foods had contributed to childhood obesity
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Comment & OpinionVoluntary sugar reduction has failed. Extend the soft drinks levy
The mandatory soft drinks levy achieved a remarkable reduction in sugar content, but the voluntary sugar reduction programme fell short, says Dr Kawther Hashem, lecturer in public health nutrition at Wolfson Institute of Population Health, Queen Mary University of London
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Comment & OpinionTories’ slap in the face to shopworkers is future government’s win
Tory ministers have failed to keep their promise on the monumental legislation that would have made attacking a shopworker a standalone offence
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NewsFive things you’ll learn from the retail crime webinar
The struggle to combat retail crime rumbles on, but what’s the solution?