All Government policy articles – Page 13
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Comment & OpinionThe election offers a golden chance for food industry policy
Business leaders in retail, hospitality, farming and manufacturing should consider sinking their differences to make a bigger splash, says Ian Wright, co-chair of the Food & Drink Export Council
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NewsDRS: supermarket chiefs welcome government delay
The BRC said the announcement by environment secretary Steve Barclay that the October 2025 start date was “unrealistic” was long overdue
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NewsNFU calls for halt to proposed seasonal worker cost changes
The union said it feared the new rules could have a financially damaging impact on farming and growing businesses
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Category ReportBeer & cider trends 2024: The great drinkflation
Duty changes are shaking up beer and cider, leading to a stream of lower-abv innovation. But are shoppers being short-changed?
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News‘Sort the border’ or face spring supply chain breakdown, government warned
Businesses claim to still be in the dark about the incoming controls on EU goods
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Analysis & FeaturesFood security: the 10 biggest threats to the UK supply chain
As farmers demand government support, food supply chains are under growing pressure from climate change, policy, crime and economics
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NewsNew agri-adjudicator ‘may let retailers off hook’
A policy expert who proposed the creation of the Groceries Code Adjudicator said the government should have expanded the remit of the GCA instead
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NewsAmazon sellers have ‘gone bust’ over VAT check fiasco
Last month sellers on the marketplace said they were facing bankruptcy due to Amazon’s handling of its legal requirement to check the VAT status of businesses
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NewsBlue Marine Foundation sues government for exceeding fishing scientific advice
Current overfishing was a ’grossly irresponsible’ use of UK national resources, the Blue Marine Foundation said
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NewsTractors descend on Westminster in food security protest
The convoy of tractors and other farm vehicles circled Westminster, bringing London traffic to a halt over several hours
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NewsSupermarkets to be hauled before Efra supplier fairness probe
It is investigating how profitability and risk is shared through the food supply chain, following a period of soaring food price inflation and dwindling returns for producers
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NewsContinued rain putting harvest and planting on hold, industry says
New data from AHDB has revealed that wheat, winter barley and oilseed rape crops are all likely to be significantly reduced this year due to wet weather
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NewsLabour promises to fix DRS 'omnishambles'
The Grocer revealed last month that the launch date for a DRS faces being put back until 2028
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Comment & OpinionChaos uncorked as wine industry rages at duty price changes
The government’s plan to tax wine like beer and spirits has provoked the industry’s ire
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NewsMandatory food waste reporting: supermarkets and suppliers demand government go-ahead
Leading retailers and food companies warned a lack of traceability was contributing to hundreds of thousands of tonnes of food waste and costing the economy more than £20bn a year
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Analysis & FeaturesHow British are the supermarkets and what’s behind their marketing claims?
Much has been made of online ‘buy British’ sections, but farmers aren’t impressed. A consultation is looking to make claims clearer
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NewsFSA urges fast-track approval for lab-grown meat and insect products
Under the proposals, the FSA plans to use the approval of regulators in other countries as grounds to let products come to the market
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NewsCountry of origin and method of production labelling consultation begins
The plans promised to improve transparency, while supporting British farming, Defra said
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NewsDigital DRS campaigners pledge to make most of delay to 2028
The move comes as the DDRS Alliance announced they had formed a company to establish a blueprint for a digital system across the UK and wider afield
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NewsBritish Apples & Pears launches manifesto ahead of election
The manifesto is designed to provide all political parties with clear guidance on how best to secure the future of the British apple and pear industry