The Government needs to create a level playing field across the retail, manufacturing and foodservice sectors if it wants any chance of curbing obesity and steering consumers towards healthier diets, members of the food industry told the House of Lords.
In the wake of several Republican-led states in the US pushing for a ban or limit on the sales of cell-cultivated meat, we asked a legal expert what impact – if any – it could have on the UK?
European Parliament and EU Member States have agreed to proposals which will bring notable changes to ‘Breakfast Directives’, whilst other rules will see stearyl tartrate stripped from the EU list of approved food additives later this month.
Dough manufacturer BakeAway has had its acquisition of Jus-Rol blocked once again after its appeal against the Competition Appeal Tribunal’s judgment was dismissed.
The Cold Chain Federation has urged the UK Government to postpone the full implementation of the new Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) until October 2024.
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has called for an investigation to be launched into Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company’s (CMBC) ‘Fresh Ale’ concept.
Food Manufacture speaks with DuelFuel's founder Tim Davies after his business has been forced to shut up shop, following what he calls 'an incorrect' decision and a potentially 'dangerous precedent' from HMRC around his product's...
Andrea Gutierrez-Solana, a food and sustainability policy expert and associate director at Whitehouse Communications, offers insights on the EU Green Claims Directive and the requirements it will introduce for companies wanting to promote their product’s...
With tractor strikes in the streets, does UK fresh produce matter to the UK Government? Mark Jones, food and drink lawyer and partner at law firm, Gordons LLP, explores.
Quiche and pie manufacturer Pork Farms Ltd has been fined a total of £800k after two workers lost fingers in incidents at two different Nottingham bakeries.
Marketing of food and drink high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) needs to be strictly regulated by the government to prevent businesses from exploiting the system to advertise unhealthy foods, claimed a panel of health and nutrition experts.
The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs has launched a consultation around new labelling proposals which will impact meat products such as pork and bacon – and while most welcome the move, the NFU warns we must be careful not to think labelling...
The trade report from the Food and Drink Federation (FDF), which assessed the period between January and December 2023, warns that new trade barrier rules could reverse export growth.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has found that the acquisition of Tereos UK & Ireland (TUKI) by Tate & Lyle Sugars (TLS) could lead to higher sugar prices.
The Italian agriculture minister Francesco Lollobrigida has confirmed that the government is in discussions with plant-based meat companies about the impending ban on the use of ‘meaty’ product descriptors.
Giving evidence to the House of Lords select committee on food, diet and obesity, former Government food tsar, Henry Dimbleby, and TV doctor, Dr Chris van Tulleken, have urged the UK Government to introduce salt and sugar taxes and black octagon label...
Trade union Unite says it has secured Mondelez UK's first recognition agreement for extended team leaders, with more than 50 managers working at the Sheffield, UK site, benefitting.
Fast food chain Burger King has been ordered to pull a recent advertising campaign offline over fears it might be promoting foods high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) to children under the age of 16.
There has been a rapid increase in the use of eco-labels and claims by businesses that they or their products are environmentally friendly – a result of consumer interest in how their spending is impacting the planet. Rebecca Ironmonger of Roythornes...
Provision Trade Federation (PTF) director general Rod Addy looks at the potential implications of the 'Not for EU' labelling requirement that will impact a number of food and drink manufacturers from October 2024.
Last December saw the informal agreement from EU Parliament and Council negotiators on new corporative sustainability rules, but what does this mean for food and drink manufacturers and suppliers and their current way of approaching ESG?
Long-awaited changes to border controls on the import of animals, food and flowers from the EU into the UK may cause significant disruption to trade if suppliers in the EU are not sufficiently prepared. Andrew Thurston, customs duty lead for MHA explores.
Andrea Gutierrez-Solana, a food and sustainability policy expert and associate director at Whitehouse Communications, offers insights into ongoing discussions on the upcoming EU packaging and packaging waste regulation and the requirements it will set...
Almost a third of UK adults don’t want plant-based food that resembles their animal counterparts, finds research commissioned by law firm Browne Jacobson.
Last year’s October Business Leaders revealed that many in the food and beverage processing sector are feeling overwhelmed by regulation. Among the new raft of guidance and laws coming into effect are the proposals around green claims.
Katrina Anderson, commercial and regulatory lawyer and associate director at international legal practice, Osborne Clarke, highlights several regulations to be mindful of this new year.
Earlier this month, IGD delivered recommendations to DEFRA around consistent food environment labelling in the UK, but three lobbying groups have since aired concerns over ‘a narrow’ approach.
Clare Ward, partner, and Stephen Chegwin, principal associate, of law firm Eversheds Sutherland discuss some of the pros and cons presented by artificial intelligence (AI).
