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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The Food Authenticity Network has revealed the most vulnerable commodities to food fraud in 2025.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[ Industry questions the Food Standards Agency's push for national regulation across manufacturing and out‑of‑home sectors without sufficient proof it works in retail.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Is your packaging house in order?]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[This year saw a broader statutory regime governing the advertising of ‘less healthy food’ (LHF) come into force.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The Conservative Party has pledged to close what it is calling a “flag loophole” for ‘Made in the UK’ certifications.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Legal expert Frances Coulson looks at the latest ONS insolvency figures and outlines options for companies in distress.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Legal expert Sarah Jane-Dobson examines the product liability risks for food manufacturers and retailers selling products containing ham in the UK and EU, following WHO’s classification of processed meat as a Group 1 carcinogen.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Meet the leaders delivering the UK's Deposit Return Scheme.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Birketts highlights recent trends from brand registration and enforcement cases.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Amsterdam has taken the drastic decision to ban all meat advertising]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Concerns over a potentially deadly toxin contamination in a batch of Nestlé baby formula have grown this week, with the existing urgent recall spreading to Danone and Lactalis.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Tesco has issued an urgent recall notice after a foreign body contamination was detected in dog food cans.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Health, safety and packaging related rules will have a significant impact on the food and drink sector this year.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Mark Dodds, chair of the Chartered Institute of Marketing’s (CIM) Food, Drink, and Agriculture Group, talks marketing 101 as Extended Producer Responsibility weighs heavy on people's pockets.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[UK Government rolls out beefed up junk food ad ban.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Farming is the only remaining “primary” manufacturing sector that still exists in every county across the country.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The Food Standards Agency has appointed Professor Ian Young as its new Chief Scientific Adviser.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Your seasonal visa update from legal experts Birketts LLP.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Scotland’s food and drink manufacturers call for action to secure the future for sector]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[For SMEs, who often lack internal HR teams and rely on lean, multi-tasking staff, this Bill is a major shift.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[FSA publishes updates to food safety code in effort to modernise the system.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Nine of Britain’s biggest supermarkets have written to Chancellor Rachel Reeves.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Calls for food resilience plan in wake of rising prices.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The EU prohibits the handling of chickens by their legs during transport and related operations.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA['We cannot meet the original deadline with corruptions to our businesses and supply chains,' says EU Commission spokesperson.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[CBD regulation is in sight - but what does it mean for the food and drink players interested in this category?]]></image:caption>
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  <url>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Sainsbury's paid Deborah Oziel £59,333.14 in compensation.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[This year saw a broader statutory regime governing the advertising of ‘less healthy food’ (LHF) come into force.]]></image:caption>
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  <url>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[UK Government plans to repeal upcoming HFSS buy one get one free ban.]]></image:caption>
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  <url>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[CBD products such as oils, capsules, gummies, sweets and confectionery, and drinks are already being sold in the UK.]]></image:caption>
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  <url>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[What impact will the UK Government's landmark review into parental leave have on the manufacturing sector?]]></image:caption>
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  <url>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Co-op was targeted by cyberattacks during April 2025.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Greencore is a leading manufacturer of convenience foods supplying all major UK supermarkets, while Bakkavor manufactures close to 1,600 products in the UK including meals, pizza and bread, salads and desserts.]]></image:caption>
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  <url>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The EU Deforestation Regulation came into force on 29 June 2023, but the compliance deadline has been delayed.]]></image:caption>
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  <url>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The Green Claims Directive lies in limbo with confusion over whether it will be scrapped - here's what happening.]]></image:caption>
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  <url>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Food manufacturers will need to ensure they must “make the heathy choice the easy choice.”]]></image:caption>
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  <url>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The Government said it would continue to seek “fair and balanced” deals which include new export opportunities to grow the UK’s world class agri food and drinks sector.]]></image:caption>
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  <url>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The noise complaint was made following the period of wet weather in October 2023, which caused the potato crop to be so wet that the fans in the store needed to be on full power for the duration of the drying season.]]></image:caption>
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  <url>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Mars agreed to acquire in August last year in what was one of the biggest announcements of 2024.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Pictured: Adjudicator Mark White]]></image:caption>
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  <url>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The DHSC has assured a three-month delay to the TV and online junk food ad ban will not have a significant impact, but Lords Committee says it has not been able to prove this.]]></image:caption>
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  <url>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Richard and Brogan Scarfe were sentenced at Swansea Crown Court in May 2025.]]></image:caption>
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  <url>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Founded in Sydenham in 1985, Morley’s has grown into a cult London brand known for its fried chicken and burgers.]]></image:caption>
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  <url>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Marks & Spencer expects the cyberattack to hit annual profits by around £300 million.]]></image:caption>
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  <url>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Research finds confusion persists among the industry over HFSS rules.]]></image:caption>
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  <url>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The restrictions will legally take effect UK-wide on 5 January 2026]]></image:caption>
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  <url>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Euan Duncan argues that courts are increasingly focusing not just on visual similarities, but on how brands feel to consumers.]]></image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.foodmanufacture.co.uk/Article/2025/05/16/farm-inheritance-tax-changes-should-be-delayed-argues-mp-committee/</loc>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Farmers have been protesting against inheritance tax relief changes since last year.]]></image:caption>
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  <url>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[First minister John Swinney is entering his final year before the next Holyrood elections, which must take place before 7 May 2026.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Local elections were held across England on 1 May.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Skyr yoghurt originates from Iceland and is made with skimmed milk and added bacteria cultures.]]></image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.foodmanufacture.co.uk/Article/2025/04/04/regulated-products-authorisation-process-simplified/</loc>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The changes were made by the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland to streamline market authorisations for regulated products.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA['The Commission might not be ready to declare it officially abandoned [...] but every sign points to this no longer being on the agenda,' says policy expert Andrea Gutierrez-Solana.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Cultivated meat, which is grown from animal cells, has been legal to sell in the US since 2023.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The directors of a city business where cockroaches contaminated surfaces and equipment have been successfully prosecuted by City of Wolverhampton Council.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The Famous Grouse is a whisky brand founded in 1896.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Recipe for change: a new duty to prevent sexual harassment by third parties.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The statutory offence of Corporate Manslaughter was brought in to ensure that there were 'effective laws in place to prosecute organisations where they have paid scant regard to the proper management of health and safety with fatal results'.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Tom Allen-Stevens is the founder of The British On-Farm Innovation Network (BOFIN), which is leading on the PROBITY project.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[FDF calls the decision to delay 'disappointing', with the details ASA has shared on HFSS ad ban 'unclear and confusing'.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Do you understand the boundaries of protected designations of origin?]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Japan has given 39 UK food and drink products geographical indication.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Lancashire County Council's Trading Standards Food Team has been recognised for its efforts in raising awareness and improving allergen safety in food businesses and communities at the Megan Lee Awards]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Understanding the Trade, Aircraft and Shipping Sanctions (Civil Enforcement) Regulations 2024.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Food Manufacture hears from Sam Cawley, investment director and chartered financial planner at Nelsons, on what the inheritance tax changes mean for farmers and how can they futureproof their farms.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[A Phase 2 investigation has officially been launched into the proposed acquisition of two feed mills by Ranjit Singh Boparan. Credit: Getty / gabrielabertolini]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Brand collabs offer great opportunities - but they're not without risk as legal expert Alexandra Hammond explains]]></image:caption>
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