All Government policy articles
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NewsSoft Drinks Industry Levy to be expanded and threshold lowered
The Soft Drinks Industry Levy was widely credited with slashing sugar in soft drinks
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Comment & OpinionIs the COP model broken?
The overwhelming sense from campaigners is that the ‘COP of truth’ ended up as one of disappointment
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NewsScottish ministers accused of sinking their own flagship Good Food Nation strategy
Environmental and health groups are up in arms at the changes to the strategy
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Comment & OpinionInside Track: good intentions won’t save the UK food system
If British manufacturers and retailers desert traditional farmers for the most intensive industrial production, it will have significant consequences for our food security, our farming community, and our health and environmental goals, says an anonymous member of the industry insider group Inside Track
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Comment & OpinionWill the wet wipe plastic ban be enough to clear our sewers?
The ban has been popular. Now the government needs to double down and rein in manufacturers’ claims over flushability and misleading on-pack messaging
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Analysis & FeaturesWas COP30 in Brazil another cop-out for climate action?
With no representation from the US, protests and an increased presence of lobbyists, COP30 in Belém has struggled to provide much hope
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NewsSurging Ukrainian egg and poultry imports ‘damaging UK producers’ NFU warns
The government has been urged to ‘support the British poultry sector’ by curbing tariff-free access for cheaper Ukrainian eggs and poultrymeat
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NewsFood Inflation Gateway to assess impact of regulation on prices
The gateway would provide an opportunity to ‘design smarter regulation from the ground up’, according to Defra secretary Emma Reynolds
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Comment & OpinionReeves’ plastic plans are a taxing issue for food and drink
It looks nailed on that further increases in plastic packaging costs are heading the industry’s way
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NewsInheritance Tax: More than 100 organisations sign NFU’s open letter to PM
The open letter has 107 signatories including major retailers such as Aldi, Lidl, Waitrose, M&S, and industry bodies including the NFU, Dairy UK and the British Egg Industry Council
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NewsDefra promises food bosses growth policies to revive crashed confidence
Environment secretary Emma Reynolds will stress today that the government will back its words with action, with moves to slash red tape and industry costs
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NewsEPR fraud scam alert as food companies targeted by fake invoices
Companies have been approached with scam invoices for huge sums, purporting to be from the extended producer responsibility scheme’s administrator, Pack UK
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NewsSugar tax should only apply to ‘added sugar’, milkshake makers warn
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to remove the tax-based exemption for milk-based beverages under the Soft Drinks Industry Levy as a part of the budget later this month
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NewsFairer Family Farming campaign launched to challenge IHT changes
The grassroots movement has said the tax changes, which limit the 100% relief from Inheritance Tax to the first £1m of the value agricultural and business property, ‘threaten the future of Britain’s farming communities’
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NewsPrecision breeding bill presents ‘several challenges’ for food sector
While it was welcomed by advocates as a way of helping farmers make their plants hardier and yields higher, it was also met with concern from some who say it could threaten trade opportunities and cause confusion for consumers
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NewsFood strategy’s sole farming voice steps down
Sam Godfrey is a pig farming veteran whose family sold its business to Cranswick in 2023
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NewsDrought to continue without ‘sustained rainfall’, Environment Agency warns
On the back of a record dry spring, and four summer heatwaves, the environment regulator said England would experience worse levels of drought if this winter were “drier than normal”
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News‘Landmark’ Precision Breeding Act comes into force in England
Following a six-month implementation period, the act makes the country the first in Europe to enable the development of precision-bred-plants.
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NewsM&S veg found in ROI carrying ‘Not for EU’ labelling
It comes as M&S boss Stuart Machin has been vocal in his criticism of the requirements of the post-Brexit Windsor Framework, which mandates ‘Not for EU’ labelling
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NewsAlcohol suppliers expecting duty hike in upcoming budget
Major alcohol trade groups headed to Parliament to lobby exchequer secretary Dan Tomlinson yesterday