All Government policy articles – Page 16
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NewsNew immigration rules will ‘disproportionately impact’ food businesses, ALP tells Home Office
ABP UK and Cranswick have warned of the effects the change will have on their business as well as consumers
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News‘Lack of government support could derail cage-free egg ambitions’
Compassion in World Farming has called for increased engagement and legislation to support voluntary moves to end the ‘cage age’
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NewsProducers falling out of GSCOP remit as retailers hire more middlemen
Retailers will save time by using the middlemen to negotiate for them as buyers ‘have bigger buying areas than ever before’
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NewsDefra announces EPR changes that could save wholesalers millions
The new changes will make business-only packaging that was previously labelled as ’household waste’ exempt from EPR fees
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NewsNFU members win legal case against government over bird flu compensation
The members argued APHA, part of Defra, had wrongly interpreted the law underpinning its compensation scheme
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NewsHealth groups in fury over ‘watered down’ junk food ad ban
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) launched a consultation last month over the new regulations
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Comment & OpinionIs the energy drinks ban battle set to see a winner?
The energy drinks ban always appeared to be overdue, but at least previously there were genuine grounds to dispute the evidence behind it
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NewsDefra proposes changes to egg labelling rules to support British industry
Currently when mandatory housing orders are introduced, eggs from free-range birds may continue to be labelled as ‘free-range’ for 16 weeks and then must be labelled as barn eggs
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News120,000 retail jobs lost and 10,000 shops closed in 2023
Most of the closures resulted from company restructures and cost-cutting programmes, according to the Centre for Retail Research
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Comment & OpinionGrim food sector forecasts persist, despite government’s upbeat promises
The government’s manoeuvres in recent days – when it comes to the food sector at least – show it is now very much in electioneering mode
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NewsNew origin and production food labelling plans in pipeline
The proposals would help back British farmers, said Defra secretary Steve Barclay at today’s Oxford Farming Conference
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NewsRed sea shipping attacks will lead to ‘inevitable’ food inflation
The crisis in the key shipping route lining the Mediterranean via the Suez Canal has sparked military and political action by the US and other governments
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NewsHorticulture growth under threat as costs continue to rise for sector
A new report by Promar International found costs of production had increased by as much as 39% in the past two years
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NewsOatly wins legal case to use ‘Post Milk Generation’ trademark
Oatly appealed a decision made in an IPO trademark hearing, initiated by the dairy association, that had banned the use of the phrase
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NewsHorticulture businesses added to intensive energy support scheme
Following lobbying from the NFU, the government has announced that horticulture businesses will now be included in the IETF
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NewsFresh produce supply chain review launched in bid to improve fairness
The review is designed to support British farmers and growers to receive a fair price for their products and ensure customers have access to fresh Britsh produce
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NewsPregnancy and blocked noses stopping fishing crews from going to sea
Fishing groups have called on the government to pause new medical regulations for crews and carry out a review
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NewsUK government to roll out EU-style deforestation laws
Rishi Sunak announced the legislation was finally coming into effect at COP28, two years after it was proposed
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NewsNext government should set food production targets, NFU urges
The majority of shoppers backed targets to boost food security, revealed the NFU’s ‘manifesto’ for the next government
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NewsSeafish publishes updated proposed levy changes to support industry
Industry feedback found that the levy from the public body needed to be fairer and more equitable