All Government policy articles – Page 98
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Comment & OpinionIt’s election time, but immigration policies are hardly ‘oven-ready’
Boris Johnson doesn’t know how a microwave works, but worse still, his party still isn’t committing to the necessary EU labour for the farming sector
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Analysis & FeaturesWith food front and centre, who deserves industry’s votes?
From no-deal Brexit to plastic, obesity strategy to business rates, where do politicians stand on the crucial issues affecting grocery?
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NewsEU and China agree mutual protected status agreement for food and drink products
China will ensure that imitations of 100 European regional food products are neither produced nor sold in the country
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Comment & OpinionLoosening food safety laws post-Brexit could threaten the union
If we see regulatory divergence between England, Wales and Scotland after Brexit, our issues won’t stop at Northern Ireland
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NewsNo-deal worries linger as pre-Christmas election is confirmed
Defra and DExEU are urging suppliers to keep preparing for the possibility of a no-deal
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NewsHenry Dimbleby appoints ‘free thinkers’ to National Food Advisory Panel
The Leon founder says he deliberately appointed figures who were not scared to rock the boat, but also ‘not afraid to change their minds’
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NewsBusiness rates system ‘unacceptable’ Treasury Select Committee concludes
Today’s report was dismissive of previous attempts to soften the blow of rates on retailers
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NewsOcado’s GSCOP designation under review following structural shake-up
Ocado Group requested the review, arguing that from 5 August 2019 it had no involvement in the grocery retail side of the business
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat do new US tariffs really mean for the scotch trade?
Just how damaging for the sector will Trump’s new 25% tariffs be?
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NewsFood & drink industry warns of costs of Northern Ireland Brexit plans
Yesterday MPs refused to back the PM’s timetable to try to pass his Brexit withdrawal bill by the end of this week
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NewsGovernment suspends wine import paperwork in event of no-deal Brexit
Wine suppliers will temporarily not have to complete VI-1 forms for wines coming into the UK from the EU
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Analysis & FeaturesIs a VAT shake-up the right way to fight obesity?
It has been dismissed as ‘too complicated’ but some argue ‘potty’ discrepancies over which products are taxed should be addressed
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Comment & OpinionGet Ready for Brexit? You can’t blame businesses for not being prepared
Today’s NAO report suggests trade will be thrown into chaos on day one of Brexit
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NewsGovernment’s no-deal Brexit preparedness campaign ‘a failure’
The National Audit Office warns that huge numbers of businesses have failed to get the documentation they require
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Comment & OpinionChildhood obesity: where are the measures and checks for takeaway food?
The bus snacking ban proposal overshadowed some sensible measure to tackle obesity
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NewsPlastic tax proposal slammed as ‘confusing’ and ‘disjointed’
Yesterday the government set out plans to charge customers for single-use plastic items
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NewsGovernment sets out major plastic crackdown in Queen’s speech
Food and drink companies will also face legally binding new targets on plastic reduction
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Comment & OpinionCMO report highlights the big fat divide between industry and government obesity ideas
Dame Sally Davies’s report called for plain packaging for junk food and a ban on public transport snacking
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Comment & OpinionGovernment poster keeps The Grocer informed in a big way
Thanks to the Animal & Plant Health Agency for this useful info on salmonella biosecurity. But why?
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NewsRetailers and suppliers slam Johnson’s Brexit plan
Aodhán Connolly, director of the NI Retail Consortium, said the latest plan was “unworkable and unpalatable”