Legal

Regulation stifles innovation as firms walk claims tightrope

05-Feb-2010 By Elaine Watson

Risk-averse firms are loath to commit to New Product development in uncertain climate

New directive to have huge impact on temporary staff

05-Feb-2010 By Elaine Watson

Next year's Agency workers directive will give agency workers extended rights

Unilever says: adopt EU term and break reformulation ice

07-Jan-2010 By Elaine Watson

Aligning the UK with Europe over definitions of ‘ice cream’ would give manufacturers more of an incentive to reformulate, Unilever has claimed.

New venture fund targets nutrition

14-Dec-2009 By Elaine Watson

A new venture fund targeting investments in fast-growing small businesses in nutrition, health and wellness has been launched, just weeks after...

Health claims Regulation threatens free speech, says US lawyer

11-Dec-2009 By Hayley Brown

Legal action to challenge the strict claims assessment process enshrined in the EU health claims Regulation could be pursued on the grounds that it...

Equal under the law

27-Jan-2009

New EU rules affording agency workers the same rights as full time employees could have a major impact on the food manufacturing sector

Additives on trial: First the southampton six ...

27-Jan-2009

Food processors may face further storms over additives following changes to EU regulations at the end of last year. The Food Improvement Agents...

Harsher penalties for legal breaches await firms

29-Oct-2008

Penalties for legal breaches in cases of serious incident management embracing corporate manslaughter provisions, are set to become even more strict,...

Better safe than sued

29-Oct-2008

New sentencing guidelines make the penalties for breaching health and safety regulations even harsher to ensure firms take risk seriously

Firms risk fines for breaking construction law

29-Jul-2008

Processors are risking unlimited fines for falling foul of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 when carrying out construction...

Clean bill of health

29-Jul-2008

The European Commission has published draft legislation outlining how it will streamline, simplify and modernise its Common Agricultural Policy

Loud and clear

29-Apr-2008

The EU's new regulation on food labels aims to address consumers' desire for more information and the industry's wish for clear and simple rules

Climate change bill raises carbon profile

29-Apr-2008

Carbon emissions will assume an even higher profile once the Climate Change Bill becomes law and the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) is...

A taxingly sweet issue for the industry to tackle

25-Jan-2008

High Court confusion about the definition of confectionery for VAT purposes is giving manufacturers a headache, says Ian Hyde, tax partner at Pinsent...