All Legislation articles – Page 5
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OpinionIs your workforce ready for a no-deal Brexit?
Kate Palmer, associate director of advisory at law firm Peninsula Group, gives advice on preparations employers can make ahead of Brexit
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NewsBan eating on buses and trains, urges obesity report
Calorie caps on all out-of-home food and a ban on eating on public transport are among a series of suggestions by the former Chief Medical Officer to reduce childhood obesity.
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NewsPret full ingredient labelling in place from this week
Pret A Manger is to have full ingredient labels on all freshly made products by the end of the week.
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News‘Gay cake’ legal row going to Court of Human Rights
A customer whose request for a cake supporting gay marriage was refused is taking his case to the European Court of Human Rights.
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NewsMinimum salary thresholds for migrants to be reviewed
Post-Brexit immigration plans that sparked fears of a further shortage of low-skilled staff are to be reviewed following intervention by home secretary Sajid Javid.
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Product NewsNatasha’s Law: reactions to new labelling legislation
Environment Secretary Michael Gove has announced the introduction of a new law that makes full ingredient labelling mandatory on all pre-packed food.
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NewsFull ingredients labelling to be required under new law
Hospitality trade groups have hit out at a new law that will make full ingredients labelling on all pre-packaged foods mandatory.
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NewsBakeries targeted in new HSE dust inspection drive
Bakeries are among businesses to be targeted in a new crackdown on dust control by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
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NewsMademoiselle Desserts is fined £36k for mixer injury
Mademoiselle Desserts Corby Limited has been fined £36,000 after a worker’s foot was broken by a mixer.
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Product NewsGovernment seeks views on mandatory fortification of flour with folic acid
The UK government has launched a consultation on its proposal to make the fortification of flour with folic acid mandatory.
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Product NewsFDF publishes updated gluten labelling guidance
The Food & Drink Federation (FDF) has published updated guidance for food business operators on how to label foods that contain gluten.
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NewsRGF fined £450k for Stock Exchange rule break
Renshaw and Brighter Foods owner Real Good Food has been fined £450,000 for breaching Alternative Investment Market (AIM) rules two years ago.
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NewsFine Lady ordered to pay £180k for water offences
Fine Lady Bakeries has been ordered to pay more than £180,000 after waste material from the business entered the local sewer network.
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NewsPlastic straw ban to come into force in April 2020
Plastic straws and drink stirrers are to be banned in England from April 2020.
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Product NewsFull ingredient labelling is ‘complete madness’ - BSA
Food Standards Agency (FSA) advice that full ingredients labelling should appear on all pre-packed foods for direct sale has been branded “complete madness” by the head of the British Sandwich and Food to Go Association (BSA).
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NewsIndustry groups welcome October Brexit extension
Trade bodies have given a cautious welcome to the extension of Brexit negotiations to 31 October.
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Product NewsCornish pasty is UK’s most recognised PGI product
Cornish pasties and Melton Mowbray pork pies are among the most recognised Geographic Indication (GI) products.
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Product NewsNo-deal tariffs plan ‘offers no advantage to industry’
Government tariff plans in the event of a no-deal Brexit have come under fire from trade bodies.
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Product NewsUK could import battery hen eggs in no-deal Brexit
A no-deal Brexit could see the UK import billions of eggs from battery hens, the British Egg Industry Council (BEIC) and Compassion in World Farming (CIFW) have warned.
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NewsMinisters urged to delay non-Brexit consultations
The UK’s food and drink industry has urged the government to pause current and planned consultations or risk trade associations not responding.