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NewsNew Farming & Food Partnership Board pledges to drive growth in British farming
It follows the inaugural meeting of the Farming & Food Partnership Board on 25 March
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NewsIran war sparks fears of food redistribution ‘crisis’
Leading charities told The Grocer that the redistribution sector was staring at a ‘cliff-edge’
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NewsFSA warns it lacks resources to become new health regulator
The Grocer revealed earlier this month that the government was planning for the Food Standards Agency to become the policeman of the industry’s war on obesity
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NewsUK sees record export growth, but US sales slump after Trump’s tariffs
While total global exports topped £25bn for the first time, growth slumped in H2 in the US, while sales to the EU still fell far short of pre-Brexit levels
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NewsFSA in crunch talks with government to meet SPS deal funding gap
The FSA has warned it requires an increase in funding to implement the EU reset
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NewsEnsus gets £100m government bailout to restart CO2 gas production
The move was designed to ‘safeguard’ supply of the gas – a critical feedstock for the food sector – amid the Iran conflict, the government said
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NewsNPM consultation: industry and health groups react
The DHSC published a consultation yesterday on the new nutrient profiling model (NPM), to run until June
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NewsNew NPM consultation launches as government ignores calls for delay
A consultation on the new nutrient profiling model was launched by the Department of Health & Social Care this afternoon (25 March)
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NewsFSA backs ‘more ambitious’ inspections overhaul, despite fresh supermarket safety fears
The results of a consultation on plans showed “strong resistance” from local authority inspectors to the idea of using supermarket data as the basis for a new national system of regulation
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NewsIran war fuel price spike ‘will filter into food prices soon’, hauliers warn
Logistics providers are warning inflationary price hikes to customers are inevitable as the war rages on
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NewsFood sector ‘underprepared’ for EU reset deal: BRC
BRC director Andrew Opie said the food sector faced a ‘wake-up call’ over the extent of changes required to meet the demands of the new SPS deal with the EU
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Comment & OpinionHow Strait of Hormuz closure will impact global food & drink
If the Strait is closed for more than a few weeks, the world will see much higher oil, gas and fertiliser prices, and resultant systemic food and crop shortages, says Ian Wright, partner at Acuti Associates
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NewsEU alignment sought for Food Data Transparency Partnership
Defra is looking to hire advisers to ensure that the next phase of the group’s work is ‘coherent, informed and influential’
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Comment & OpinionOur food system needs a future-proofed protective shield
The disruption of the pandemic demonstrated just how essential our food networks are to national life, says Daniel Zeichner, former minister for food security & rural affairs
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Comment & OpinionOil price chaos means choppy waters become a maelstrom
Even with Trump pushing the narrative that the Iran war ‘will be over very soon’, the latest hit to the global economy from US foreign policy now looks increasingly like it could have long-standing implications – for us all
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NewsDefra urges businesses to ‘prepare now’ for EU SPS deal
It has also put out a call for information from the agrifood sector on what support businesses need to prepare
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NewsFDF calls for government help over energy price spike
Energy prices have surged since the start of the conflict last weekend
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NewsCriminals swerving inland border controls to bring illegal meat into UK
So-called ‘drive-bys’ of ‘disease-risk’ illegal meat and plant products – where vehicles swerved the facility after being directed there from Dover – rose from 8% last August to 18% in November
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NewsIran conflict raises inflation fears as global trade badly hit
Container costs are surging, while shipments are having to be diverted as a result of the rapidly escalating war
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NewsJunk food tax could result in 30% price hikes on some food, report warns
Modelling by Nesta shows a nutrient profiling model-linked tax would cut obesity but also lead to higher food prices, with some products likely to see cost hikes of up to 30%