All Government policy articles
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NewsNFU calls for ban on Brazilian beef and poultry imports
It comes after the EU asked Brazil to prove that its products of animal origin were not derived from animals treated with antimicrobials reserved for human health, growth promotion, or yield improvement
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NewsMorrisons Weybridge ‘zero’ food hygiene score sparks council investigation
The concerns spark fresh fears over the ability of supermarkets to provide safe places to eat, amid a wider proposed shake-up of food safety regulation by the FSA
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NewsMeat trade body AIMS launches legal action against French border authorities
AIMS is challenging new French rules that require hauliers to physically move carcases on wagons for inspection
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NewsMet Police expands Auror retail crime reporting tech rollout
A pilot saw the number of shoplifters being brought to justice in the capital quadruple
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NewsPlastic bag sales fall, reversing last year’s rise
More than half the single-use plastic bags sold last year were issued by Ocado
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Comment & OpinionIs food finally going to be treated as a national priority?
The question is not whether the UK’s food system is vulnerable to these changes, it is whether our government is serious about protecting it
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NewsConvenience retailers reject government’s £156 estimate for vape display ban costs
It follows the Department of Health and Social Care launching a 12-week consultation earlier this month, which included proposals to restrict displays of vaping and nicotine products as part of its efforts to stop young people vaping
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Comment & OpinionThis summer’s heatwaves should be a wake-up call for fmcg
As cost pressures push sustainability down the agenda, Essity’s Nicola Conway argues that climate resilience is a business imperative, not a nice to have
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Comment & OpinionWhy the energy drinks ban is the wake-up call the category needs
Legislation is forcing energy drinks to grow up. Good news, says Nicholas Horowitz, co-founder at Founders Makers
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NewsCrop yields set to plummet as drought and wildfires devastate food production
In France alone, more than 40,000 hectares have been burned by a major blaze in Gironde – home to the Bordeaux wine producing region
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Analysis & FeaturesDo the numbers add up for Burnham’s business rates promises?
A question hangs over how much the funding plans can raise
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NewsPublic backs vape display and packaging crackdown
The public backs wide-ranging measures to clamp down on how vapes would be displayed and marketed – including vapers themselves
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NewsTesco joins campaign calling on Burnham for Good Food Bill
Tesco has added its consderable weight to calls for Andy Burnham to produce a Good Food Bill
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Comment & OpinionIs the government going soft in its war on plastic?
It’s been yet another turbulent period for Defra and the industry’s war on plastic
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Comment & OpinionCan tariff suspensions make your weekly shop cheap?
The latest round of tariff suspensions on food and fertiliser imports has been sold as cost of living relief, but the impact on prices will be limited, says Sahana Suraj, a research assistant at the University of Sussex
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NewsTrading Standards crackdown removes 33 million illicit cigarettes from sale
The haul of illicit products also includes more than 800kg of hand rolling tobacco – with a combined revenue value of nearly £24m
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Comment & OpinionA billion meals go to waste every year – here’s how we fix it
Every year, enough food goes to waste to feed every child in the UK for a month. This group of CEOs from the community redistribution sector believes more needs to be done to rescue it
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Comment & OpinionWhat does Andy Burnham’s new education plan mean for food & drink?
The food industry has welcomed the expansion of Burnham’s plan, based on a policy deployed in Manchester where schools tailor their curriculum to meet the needs of local employers
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Comment & OpinionYour Voice: junk food ads, functional drinks and farming policy
For too long, the debate around children’s health has centred on personal responsibility
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NewsAsda finds northern families are £60 a week worse off
The supermarket’s latest Income Tracker shows that families in northern regions continue to have less money left in their pockets after essential spending, despite average UK household budgets improving year on year