All Government policy articles – Page 19
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Interviews
Marco Forgione on Brexit, ministers, and surviving global turmoil
The Institute of Export & International Trade head on navigating one of the most challenging periods for global trade in living memory
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News
Berry growers still experiencing ‘disconnect’ from retailers
Retailers are enjoying rising sales of berries, but are failing to pay prices that keep pace with rising production costs, growers have argued
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Comment & Opinion
Tony Blair’s call to tax junk food is more food illiteracy
Blair’s paternalistic solution to Britain’s bulging waistband is typical of prosperous liberals, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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News
King’s Speech live animal exports ban hailed as ‘historic’ achievement
The government has committed to enforcing a stricter legislation on exports of live animals
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News
Defra calls for ‘fairness’ in sugar beet price negotiations amid ongoing dispute
British Suagr has been accused by the NFU of approaching growers directly, in contravention of the established process of price negotiations
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News
Fairtrade scales up satellite monitoring of farms amid deforestation crackdown
Land monitoring data will help Fairtrade members trading with Europe prove their farms are deforestation-free
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News
Court action over ministers’ failure to cut meat and dairy consumption
Feedback claims the government had a duty to adopt measures to reduce meat and dairy production and consumption in its Food Strategy published in June 2022
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News
Horticulture sector needs urgent safeguards, reports House of Lords committee
The committee today published a report into the state of the sector, which revealed it was under-prioritised and underappreciated by policymakers
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Comment & Opinion
The enthusiasm of Anuga must be matched by government support
Governments must back the impressive, energetic UK exhibitor base, says Ian Wright, co-chair of the Food & Drink Export Council
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News
ElfBar ‘taught a lesson’ in overfilling scandal amid disposables ban talks
Earlier this year, several ElfBar and Lost Mary devices were found to contain 50% more than the legal limit of liquid nicotine in independent testing
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Comment & Opinion
Why the Retail Crime Action Plan is just the beginning
The UK government’s Retail Crime Action Plan alone won’t eradicate the epidemic of aggressive behaviour against staff says Kara Ng, presidential fellow in organisational psychology, Alliance Manchester Business School
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News
Wholesale crime requires focus in new bill, government told
FWD CEO James Bielby has written to Suella Braverman to highlight the challenges wholesalers are facing
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News
Fortnum & Mason resumes EU exports after two years
The company will be handling EU deliveries from its new dedicated fulfilment centre in Belgium to avoid post-Brexit red tape
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News
Egg supply chain under review as Defra seeks to improve fairness
The long-awaited review will seek input from industry stakeholders on issues such as transparency and clarity of contractual terms and conditions
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News
Environment Agency blamed for Lincolnshire farmland flooding
Henry Moreton, cereals farmer and NFU county vice chairman, had 150 acres of land flooded with some areas under as much as 15 feet of water
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Profiles
My food & drink job: Noa Cohen, public affairs manager, General Mills
‘I really love in-person meetings in parliament or with our trade associations. I get to advocate for what I think is a fantastic company and industry’
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News
Calls for COP28 negotiators to urgently tackle food systems’ impact
Unilever, WWF and Wrap signed an open letter urging businesses and global leaders to ‘acknowledge the critical role of food systems’ at COP28
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News
Northern Ireland vet strikes threaten festive meat supplies
Striking vets and meat inspectors could hit production of festive pigs in blankets and hams, while creating backlogs of animals on farm
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Comment & Opinion
Will UK eggs crack under border control battles?
New government data shows a ‘staggering’ increase in the amount of eggs imported into the country
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News
Farmers counting cost of floods after Storm Babet hits
Huge tracts of land across the UK – from Scotland to the north of England and the Midlands – have been hit by flooding