All Government and Regulation articles – Page 29
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Comment & OpinionSunak made assumptions on public opinion. Don’t do the same
The disconnect many people feel from politics is similar to the disconnect they feel from food businesses, says Dan Crossley, executive director at the Food Ethics Council
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NewsDrinks less than 0.5% abv to get ‘alcohol-free’ label under new proposals
The proposals are part of a push to make alcohol-alternatives more attractive for consumers
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NewsMinette Batters to stand down from NFU presidency in February
Batters described her move as a ‘tough decision’ in her opening message in the October NFU Magazine
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NewsBottled water brand Wenlock Spring blasts supermarket calls to row back on DRS
Wenlock Spring’s director Matthew Orme said DRS was vital to ensure the UK met its environmental targets
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Comment & OpinionHealth-based sales reporting is laudable, but what actually is ‘healthy’?
What does good look like? It’s a question that is set to become ever more crucial over the coming year
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NewsCompanies linked to Freshways hit with DVSA roadworthiness fines
The regulator said some vehicles were operating with known and dangerous defects
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Analysis & FeaturesFour things affecting fmcg following Rishi Sunak’s green rowback
PM Rishi Sunak’s recent rowback on the government’s green plans have stirred up significant discussion
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NewsSunak plunges waste strategy into chaos as he ‘scraps’ local collections plan
Industry sources said the PM’s intervention to block a series of green proposals had left huge questions over the already embattled Defra strategy
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Comment & OpinionGovernment’s ‘healthy sales’ reporting strategy a positive step, but it’s not all roses
Following a long series of rowbacks and u-turns on the obesity strategy, it comes as a refreshing change to see affirmative action from the government
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NewsMSC labelling is ‘key driver of sustainability’ in UK fishing sector
A new report found 146 improvements have been made since 2001 to make the UK’s fishing practices more sustainable
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NewsFood companies to face mandatory Scope 3 carbon reporting as Defra readies COP 28 launch
The move will be the first major act of the industry’s Food Data Transparency Partnership (FDTP), which was launched in February
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NewsAgri-food businesses at risk of ‘greenwashing’ over unsubstantiated regen-ag claims
A significant proportion of companies had not put in place any formal quantitative company-wide targets on regenerative farming, despite promoting the methods
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Comment & OpinionThe Responsibility Deal has failed. We need mandatory salt reduction targets
Relying on the food industry to deliver reductions in salt content without leadership is a foolish ideology from government, says Sonia Pombo, registered nutritionist and campaign lead for Action on Salt
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NewsThousands died due to failures in ‘voluntary’ salt reduction programme
Analysis in the Journal of Hypertension claimed results of the salt reduction programme had gone into reverse since it was taken over by Public Health England
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Comment & OpinionIntensive animal farming is killing the planet. The solution is in our hands
We need to reduce the number of animals farmed and move to higher-welfare regenerative farm systems, says Dr Tracey Jones, global director of food business at Compassion in World Farming
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Category ReportHave Hancock’s HFSS rules hurt confectionery?
Sales of confectionery have fallen in the wake of October’s display restrictions. But they aren’t entirely responsible for that decline
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Comment & OpinionCan another big political and health group push rebirth HFSS taxes?
There was a time when Tony Blair was so toxic, because of the war in Iraq, his backing would have been seen as a mixed blessing
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NewsMandatory food waste reporting u-turn: campaigners to launch legal challenge
Feedback said it had decided to challenge the legality of the decision on the grounds that it was not based on a reasonable or rational view of the evidence received
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NewsFareShare slams government bureaucracy over ‘lost’ millions in food surplus funding
Defra permanent secretary Tamara Finkelstein said she “understood” the money had been allocated to Defra’s overall funding towards farmers
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NewsHealth groups launch drive for HFSS taxes
Almost 40 campaign groups and medical royal colleges are calling on the next government to extend the soft drinks sugar levy to include a raft of new categories