All Legislation articles – Page 7
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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.
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NewsDefra reveals no-deal food labelling changes
The government has laid out rules for what food and drink businesses must show on product labels if the UK leaves the EU without a deal on 29 March 2019.
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NewsPret food safety chief warns of incident reporting delays
Pret A Manger food safety boss Tim Smith has urged for change in the way allergen-related deaths and serious incidents are reported.
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Product News‘Sugar tax’ schemes backed by 60% of consumers
In the week health chiefs have again raised the idea of taxing cakes and puddings, more than half of consumers have said they back ‘sugar tax’-style initiatives.
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NewsMichael Gove appoints first food waste champion
Ben Elliot has been appointed the Government’s first food surplus and waste champion to help promote awareness of food waste.
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NewsFears over financial burden of waste proposals
Government proposals that could see packaging producers pay the full cost of recycling will place a “considerable financial burden” on manufacturers, the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has warned.
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NewsPackaging producers to pay full cost of recycling
Businesses and manufacturers will pay the full cost of recycling or disposal of their packaging waste under proposals unveiled by the government today (December 18).
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NewsWRAP unveils roadmap to reduce plastic waste
The Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has published a roadmap outlining the key steps UK businesses need to take to reduce plastic waste.
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NewsFDF sees fall in pre-Brexit business confidence
Business confidence among British food and drink manufacturers has plummeted ahead of Brexit, latest research from the Food and Drink Federation has revealed.
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Product NewsCourt rules in favour of bakery in ‘gay cake’ case
The Supreme Court has ruled that a bakery did not discriminate against a customer by refusing to make a cake supporting gay marriage.
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Product NewsPret pledges to learn from teen’s sesame allergy death
Pret A Manger has said it will make “meaningful change” following the death of a teenager who suffered a fatal allergic reaction to one of its sandwiches.
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NewsBakery giants pledge to halve food waste by 2030
Hovis, Warburtons and Premier Foods are among 90 of the UK’s biggest food retailers and suppliers to pledge to halve food waste by 2030 as part of a “ground-breaking” industry roadmap.
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NewsNo-deal Brexit is ‘grisly prospect’, warns FDF
The Food & Drink Federation has said government advice for businesses on a no-deal Brexit will have frightened many small and medium food businesses.
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Product NewsSugar tax has ‘little impact’ on consumer behaviour
The sugar tax imposed on soft drinks, and suggested for bakery items such as cakes and biscuits, has had little impact on consumer behaviour, Nielsen research has revealed.
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Product NewsSpeakers and topics for FOB conference announced
Health, the economy and food safety are to be the key themes of this year’s Federation of Bakers conference.
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NewsBakery manufacturers commit to reducing plastic
Allied Bakeries, Premier Foods and Speedibake are among 42 business to sign up to the UK Plastics Pact, a collaboration to tackle plastic waste.
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NewsTunnocks ad ruled ‘socially irresponsible’
An advert for Tunnocks Tea Cake featuring a female tennis player has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), following a single complaint that it was ‘offensive’.