All Government policy articles – Page 114
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News
Obesity forum urges reformulation leeway
The food and drink industry should be given a “window of opportunity” according to a leading health body
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Analysis and Features
Are mandatory targets inevitable in the war on sugar?
EU competition law and the squeeze on local authority budgets pose major challenges to the imposition of a regulatory appraisal
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News
Green energy scheme cutbacks blasted by industry giants
Government cuts to green energy programmes have been slammed by supermarkets and suppliers
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Comment and Opinion
George Osborne's Sunday trading u-turn is a great relief!
George Osborne needs to realise the economic argument for longer opening hours is well past its sell-by date
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News
Tesco CEO Dave Lewis urges government to hike tax for online retailers
Dave Lewis has urged the government to increase the tax burden on online companies
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Defra in provisional agreement to cut day-to-day spending
Defra provisionally among four goverrnment departments to agree to average spending cuts of 30% over the next four years
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Analysis and Features
Great British Food campaign aims to drive up export success
Defra has announced a new strategy for promoting UK food at home and abroad
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News
Food industry on track to beat Courtauld 2015 food waste targets after slow start
The food industry is set to beat its 2015 Courtauld Commitment targets on food waste, despite efforts having gone into reverse last year.
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Home Office reassures independent retailers over policing
The Home Office has reassured independent retailers they will remain a policing priority…
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New EU data protection regulations must be met by mid-2017
A leading authority on EU data compliance has warned companies to guard against a “last-minute scramble”…
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Thailand 'urgently' working to avoid EU seafood export ban
Thailand is working on an “urgent” plan to reform its fishing sector in a bid to avoid an EU export ban…
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New GM rules will push up pork and poultry prices, suppliers warn
The EC last week proposed new rules giving member states more freedom to restrict or prohibit the use of GMOs in their territories
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Analysis and Features
Ed Miliband sets his agenda for the food & drink industry
From wages and the FSA to high streets and health, the Labour leader outlines his policies
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News
High-strength booze ban hit by retailer's legal challenge
A retailer in the city has successfully taken legal action to have conditions on his licence limiting the sale of high-strength alcohol removed
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HT & Co fails in court battle over HMRC licence revocation
HT & Co Drinks has failed to overthrow an HMRC decision effectively preventing it from storing alcohol for export…
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News
BRC warns of business rates review inaction
The Chancellor’s launch of a review of business rates risks kicking the issue “into the long grass” until long after the e…
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Analysis and Features
Sugar reform in EU will wreck poor farmers warns Fairtrade
The EU has been accused of being “asleep at the wheel” over the impact on Fairtrade farms of the beet production cap endin…
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News
Groceries Code Adjudicator studied for EU level by Phil Hogan
The European Commission is investigating the possibility of adopting the principles of the Groceries Codes Adjudicator…
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Campaigners to launch shock sugar ads across social media
Health officials have vowed to “carpet bomb” the fizzy drinks industry with a new shock advertising campaign
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Defra to rethink mandatory CCTV in UK abattoirs
Compulsory CCTV in UK abattoirs could be back on the cards, after the government this week signalled it was open to…