All Legislation articles – Page 7
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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’.
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NewsFederation of Bakers and Hovis sign up to Courtauld Commitment 2025
The Federation of Bakers, Hovis and the Real Bread Campaign are among the latest organisations to sign up to Courtauld 2025.
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NewsFood Hygiene Rating delivers tangible benefits, says FSA science adviser
The Food Hygiene Rating Scheme has driven up standards, according to the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA’s) chief scientific adviser.
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NewsEU introducing legislation on acrylamide reduction
Food businesses must put in place steps to manage acrylamide under EU laws that go into force next year.
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Product NewsWRAP releases guidance on bread labelling to help tackle food waste
The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has released best practice guidance designed to clear up confusion around food labelling, which can lead to food being wasted.
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Product NewsBakers Basco boosts GPS technology to prevent equipment misuse
Bakers Basco has stepped up its equipment security with the launch of its latest GPS tracking chips across its bread baskets.
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NewsAllied Bakeries staff vote in favour of strike action
Drivers and other workers at Allied Bakeries’ West Bromwich site have voted to take strike action in a row over pay.
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NewsEU plans too late for many workers, warn trade bosses
Industry bosses have welcomed government plans to allow EU citizens to stay in the UK – but point out that many workers have already left the country.
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NewsFormer bakery boss disqualified from running a business for five years
A former director of The Royal William Bakery in Plymouth has been disqualified from running a business for the next five years after failing to pay more than £130k in tax bills.
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NewsAsda fined £700k after health inspectors find live mouse on baking tray
Asda has been fined £700,000 after Environmental Health Officers found mice droppings and a live mouse at the bakery in its Bromborough store.
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Product NewsFipronil scandal: now trade cake mixes are withdrawn
Trade packs of cake mixes from suppliers including Domson and Bako have been withdrawn over fears they may be contaminated with fipronil.
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Product NewsFipronil scandal: Cocovite egg products withdrawn
Certain batches of liquid egg products have been withdrawn in a further escalation of the fipronil contamination scandal.
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NewsWindmill Bakery director given suspended jail sentence
A director of Coventry-based Windmill Bakery risks going to prison if he continues to breach an injunction to not use Bakers Basco’s bread baskets.
