A farmer has been cleared of manslaughter but fined after a worker was killed on his farm in Cheshire while attempting to repair the roof of a packing shed.
Dan Culverhouse, UK&I managing director of Customs Support, analyses whether the recent relationship ‘reset’ with Europe will help resolve border issues.
Ongoing shortages of key food safety and standards professionals are threatening the future of food standards in the UK, according to a new report from the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS).
Veganuary co-founder Matthew Glover has accused RSPCA Assured of 'welfare-washing' and has called for the end of the scheme describing it as 'meaningless'.
EU member states are unable to stop food manufacturers from labelling vegetarian foods with ‘meaty’ names, according to a new ruling from the European Court of Justice (ECJ).
Potential changes in regulations for abattoirs risk furthering the decline of the UK’s small abattoirs sector, according to Rare Breeds Survival Trust.
Food ingredients firm Tereos has been fined by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for failing to provide relevant information in relation to a recent merger investigation.
Fines and lawsuits that arise in the aftermath of a cyber attack on your business could be more damaging than the attack itself, according to network security firm NordLayer.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an investigation into the anticipated acquisition of Volac Whey Nutrition by Arla Food Ingredients.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has confirmed it will introduce changes early next year to modernise the commercialisation of cultivated meat and precision fermentation.
Plans to ban ads for food and drink high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) appearing on television before 9pm have been given the go ahead by UK Government.
UK policymakers have been urged to put food security at the heart of the Government’s industrial strategy and to focus less on agriculture in a cross party-based report by think tank Policy Exchange.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an inquiry into the proposed acquisition of two ForFarmers owned feed mills by Boparan Private Office (BPO).
A farmer in South Wales has been given a 12-month community order and a £500 fine after allowing a child to ride in a tractor while he fed cattle on his farm.
With UK food safety and labelling requirements facing greater stringency and deviation from EU legislation, businesses must stay ahead of the curve to ensure compliance and consumer trust. Melissa Haskell, partner in the regulatory & licensing teams...
Mark Jones, food and drink lawyer and partner at law firm, Gordons LLP, offers his thoughts on why ultra processed foods tax is likely to be a 'Labour additive' and why that's a good thing.
Former chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt’s ‘record breaking’ Scotch whisky tax hike cost the treasury £298m in revenue from spirits duty in a year, according to the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA).
Bristol-based drinks importer Budweiser Budvar has paid more than £410k to charity after it was found to have breached packaging regulations for 18 years.
Andrea Gutierrez-Solana, a food and sustainability policy expert and director at Whitehouse Communications, offers insights on the EU Elections results and their likely impact on food policy over the next mandate.
Today (17 June 2024) saw his Majesty Kings Charles III sharing the new UK Government’s priorities in the House of Lords, following Labour’s landslide victory last month.
Claims of animal abuse at Cross Farm have sparked legal action against the supplier, after undercover video footage reportedly filmed at its Devon site revealed scenes of piglets being crushed to death and bins full of ‘decaying corpses’.
Elliott Kenton, partner and health and safety expert at national law firm, Weightmans, takes a look at the Health and Safety Executive’s recent move to increase the fees it charges for inspections – so-called ‘fees for intervention’ – and explains what...
The largest party in European Parliament says the Commission ‘must absolutely delay’ EUDR ‘bureaucratic monster’, at same time as research reveals looming regs could cost EU consumers up to $1.5bn.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has given monk fruit decoctions the green light, with the commodity consumed to a significant degree in the UK before May 1997.
After EU member states endorsed proposals to ban traditional smoke food flavours, I.T.S has responded by launching a range of ‘smoke-free’ natural smoke flavourings.
In this month’s legal brief, Fieldfisher’s Jessica Gardner and Aonghus Heatley provide an overview of what is required under the EUDR and their top five tips to prepare and protect your business.
Speaking with Tenet Law, which specialises in fighting against financial fraud, Food Manufacture has pulled together the most common types of fraud that impact businesses and what you can do to safeguard your organisation.
Food and drink manufacturers could be staring down the barrel of stricter regulations, after Lords enquiry chair claimed the industry has ‘got away with murder’ on ultra-processed foods (UPFs).
Nick Stockley, partner at Sussex-based solicitors firm Mayo Wynne Baxter, sheds light on the administration process and lays out the options facing food and drink firms in financial difficulty.
Matt Taylor, partner at Eversheds Sutherland, and Nikki Hussey, senior associate at the firm, look at how the Panama Canal drought has caused disruption to UK food and drink producers and the benefits to testing your legal position.
A beef and arable farm in Kent has been fined £12,000 after a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) visit identified multiple serious health and safety breaches.
A drinks company near Leicester has been fined £14,000 after an employee had to have his finger amputated following an incident involving a bottling machine.
