All Government policy articles – Page 127
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Comment & Opinion
Health facts and science not hype must be front of mind
Our health is one of, if not the, most vital and important aspect of our lives…
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Comment & Opinion
Scottish independence would create food system uncertainty
We might sometimes regret our elected representatives. Parliamentary democracy can be messy…
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News
Aldi and The Co-op Group sign up to new DH salt pledge
Aldi and The Co-operative Group have become the first supermarkets to sign up to the latest DH targets on salt reduction…
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Category Report
Focus on Lunchbox
Schools are policing lunchboxes. Parents may be packing kids off with more fruit, but 26% admit flouting packed lunch rule…
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Analysis & Features
SACN and the war to crush sugar: 10 things you need to know
It’s not just fizzy drinks under fire. SACN and PHE are driving radical demands for slashing sugar across the board…
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News
Badger cull proposals could 'finish off' UK dairy and beef sectors
Farming minister George Eustice has dismissed scientific research suggesting efforts to tackle bovine tuberculosis should focus on culling cows instead of badgers.
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Comment & Opinion
BRC rethinks rates rethink
It was good to see MPs in their droves yesterday backing the BRC’s call for a fundamental overhaul of business rates
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News
UK food security: leadership and self-sufficiency are key, say MPs
The UK government must show greater leadership and clearer lines of responsibility on the issue of food security, a new report by MPs has warned.
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Comment & Opinion
Snowball's chance
Snowballs – those chocolate- and coconut-covered marshmallow confections – have been classified as cakes, to the chagrin of the taxman.
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News
UK dairy industry outlines roadmap for ‘post-quota era’
A new roadmap to prepare the UK dairy industry for the “post-quota era” and eradicate the UK’s dairy trade deficit is being launched in Westminster today.
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Comment & Opinion
Time for action on Thai prawn trade slavery
Supermarkets and fish importers can claim to be shocked by the Thai tiger prawn trade slavery, but not surprised…
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Comment & Opinion
High streets minister Brandon Lewis defends government action
Sir: Your recent article (‘High street contest a gimmick says Labour,’ The Grocer, 21 June, p8) is as cynical as it is mis…
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Comment & Opinion
SACN sugar bombshell must be dealt with collaboratively
Rarely can a report seven years in the making have lived up to the hype…
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Comment & Opinion
(Not-so) plain sailing
With the headlines full of stories about sugar, the government chose an interesting moment to publish draft legislation on plain packaging for tobacco.
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News
Government publishes draft regulation on plain tobacco packs
Industry views are being sought on draft regulation to introduce the plain packaging of tobacco products.
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News
Cut recommended sugar intake by half, says SACN report
The government has been urged to slash the recommended intake of sugar by half in a shock report that could spark a clampdown on fizzy drinks.
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News
Tax sugar and curb marketing of sweet products, say top scientists
Leading scientists have called on the government to launch a package of new measures to target the consumption of added-sugar soft drinks, biscuits, cakes and confectionery
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Interviews
Groceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon: One year in
Groceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon speaks to The Grocer about her first year in the role, and a new pledge on ‘forensic auditing’ by eight major supermarkets.
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News
Action on Sugar unveils battle plan against obesity
Campaign group Action on Sugar has stepped up its rhetoric with a seven-point plan to tackle childhood obesity – including proposals for a sugar tax
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News
Wall's moves pasty production to maintain Cornish status
Kerry Foods has moved production of its Wall’s Cornish Pasties to Cornwall to avoid having to change the name of the produ…