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Comment & OpinionTen years on, UK inaction on processed meat is costing lives
France and the EC have taken steps to protect consumers, says Professor Chris Elliott. The UK is out of kilter with them and scientific consensus
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NewsTen years on meat cancer link scientists accuse government of ‘dereliction of duty’
The experts claim more than 50,000 British people have suffered from bowel cancer because of the failure to act on warnings
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Category ReportBroader horizons for Welsh exporters: Wales category report 2025
How are Wales’ food exports faring – and, with Labour expected to lose the 2026 election, what will new leadership mean for trade?
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Comment & Opinion‘Get out of the way’: why industry won the EPR power play
Not everyone is happy, but minds are now increasingly focused on how EPR can actually provide the £10bn-plus investment to revive flatlining council recycling rates and lead to the circular economy it was all supposed to be about in the first place
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NewsSainsbury’s, Morrisons and Weetabix back free breakfast clubs
Early adopter schools will be offered discounts and free deliveries
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NewsFood poverty report calls for a ‘junk food’ tax to subsidise healthy diets
The proposal comes in a report today by the Food Foundation, which finds one in seven households with children are struggling to afford food
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NewsTesco calls for government legislation to boost shift to reusable plastic model
The UK’s biggest retailer also said ministers needed to take action to reverse the trend of recycling facilities closing their doors
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NewsStarship urges clearer regulations for its pavement roaming robots
‘It would be a real missed opportunity if our sector was held back by laws from the 1800s’
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Comment & OpinionA step to the right: why the EU’s veggie burger ban is bull
MEPs have voted to ban the use of key ‘meaty’ words when describing plant-based versions of certain foods – leading to no little clapback from meat-free brands
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Comment & OpinionWill an Inheritance Tax u-turn be too little, too late for UK’s farmers?
Almost a year after Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ controversial budget announcement on changes to Inheritance Tax relief for farming businesses, could we now be on the cusp of at least a partial u-turn?
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NewsM&S calls on government for employer National Insurance relief for retail
M&S said research showed one in four young people were choosing to begin their careers in retail – more than double the number choosing any other industry
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NewsNestlé, Mars Wrigley and Ferrero call for EUDR delay reversal
European Commissioner Jessika Roswall announced a second one-year delay to the rollout of the EUDR a fortnight ago
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NewsUnite launches recognition campaign at Milk & More
Milk & More has formally moved to derecognise Unite and fellow union Usdaw
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NewsASA sounds alarm over low & no alcohol advertising after AI-powered review
Some 48% of adverts for alcohol-free brands and products were flagged for potential breaches in the AI-powered trial
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NewsACS warns clampdown on illicit vape sellers could hit responsible retailers
Retailers will need a licence to sell tobacco, vapes and nicotine products under new DHSC proposals
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NewsSuppliers face forecasting ‘nightmare’ as supermarket behaviour retrenches
A survey by the Groceries Code Adjudicator found poor supermarket forecasting behaviour had become ‘more entrenched’ despite the growth of new supplier portals
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NewsTargets dropped as Plastics Pact II launches new mission
Wrap has set out a new mission to shift to a circular packaging system
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NewsTesco’s former reusable packaging partner calls for regulation on plastic
Tom Szaky, CEO of TerraCycle and boss of pioneering reuse sytem Loop, said France’s experience had shown a combination of regulation and funding incentives could help the industry move from ‘pointless pilots’ to a full-scale rollout
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InterviewsBiffa CEO on Defra failures and unlocking circular investment
Biffa lost millions when Scotland’s DRS collapsed, but its CEO Michael Topham believes ‘investment-grade’ policies can still make a massive impact
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NewsEUDR delay set to ‘worsen problems’ at key cocoa producers
EU environment commissioner Jessika Roswall confirmed the delay of the rollout of the EUDR by a year last Tuesday