All Regulation articles – Page 67
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NewsFSA proposes a lighter touch for inspections
Lighter touch regulation has been promised if retailers and suppliers sign up to new rules on transparency over food safety.
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Comment & Opinion
Our ambitious goal: 20% growth by 2020
The industry can achieve the FDF’s vision if government eases the regulatory and tax burden
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Comment & Opinion
Brussels cares more about your fridge than the eurozone
After an unseasonably mild autumn, a cold chill finally descended on the UK this week, and not a moment too soon.
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Comment & Opinion
Where is UK food policy going?
The gap between evidence, food policy and delivery is worryingly wide
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NewsMinisters 'heeding pleas over barriers to growth'
The food and drink industry is being crippled by red tape and high taxation, according to a study of 70 leading suppliers.
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News
New rule to cut tit-for-tat ad complaints
Supermarkets may think twice before bringing a complaint against a rival’s adverts thanks to new rules designed to stem the flow of tit-for-tat complaints.
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Analysis & FeaturesCoalition urged to deliver policies to kickstart growth
Food and drink industry leaders are calling on the government to come up with a revamped growth strategy. How will it respond?
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Comment & Opinion
We should value fast food eateries
Sir, Regarding Birmingham City Council’s plans to limit the number of takeaway restaurants in specific areas of the city, at Just- Eat we feel these kinds of restriction pose an unfair hindrance to the kind of small emerging businesses we need to be pioneering right now.
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NewsTate & Lyle seeks €35m in sugar compensation
Tate & Lyle Sugars is seeking 35m in compensation from Brussels over the revised EU sugar laws. The sugar giant claims it has been badly affected by the reduced volumes of cane sugar in the EU caused by strict import arrangements…
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Analysis & Features
Industry slams ‘hypocrisy’ of government food standards
The government’s new food buying standards fall short of the ambitions it has for private companies, retailers and producers claim. Why, asks Julia Glotz
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Comment & Opinion
Long and binding road
Today the Grocery Code Adjudicator Bill was finally published, marking the beginning of the final chapter in this long and tortuous saga. Or perhaps it’s the end of the opening chapter.
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News
Tory ombudsman model ‘does not go far enough’
The Conservative Party’s decision to champion a supermarket ombudsman will increase pressure on the government…
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Comment & Opinion
Who benefits from regulation?
Costly competition probes are hard to justify when Britain is deep in debt, says Clive Black
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NewsGovernment reneges on insurance pledge
The Government this week ruled out providing cover for companies whose suppliers’ insurance had been pulled - as yet more businesses had their cover withdrawn or reduced. In January, it was reported that the Government planned to part-support…