20 December 2018 Blog EC 'Contingency Action Plan' for No Deal - update for food & agri sector Brexit, the UK leaving the EU, will take place in just over 100 days, unless the decision is withdrawn or the period is unanimously extended... Share this article Bookmark this page 6 min read
20 December 2018 Blog The plastic waste challenge Keith Davidson at Mills & Reeve and Colin Morgan at ADAS (part of RSK) look at the emerging EU and UK strategies on curbing plastic waste, the proposed ban on single-use plastics  and the implications for the food industry... Share this article Bookmark this page 6 min read
18 December 2018 Blog Guidance on food & Feed safety risk assessment & management in case of 'no deal' Brexit & Other Notices/Legislation All of these regulations and guidance are made in order to ensure that existing rules will continue to be operable in England after the UK leaves the EU... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
18 December 2018 Blog Environment, Health & The Rise of the Individual: Trendwatch 2018 & Predictions 2019 in the Food Sector The environment and health are key drivers that have emerged from 2018 and will be the unique selling points that food businesses will need to push with their products in 2019; underlying both is the rise of the individual, particularly in the younger generations... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
7 December 2018 Blog Interpretation of HFSS Food Advertising Restrictions for under 16’s HFSS products are food and soft drink products that are high in fat, salt or sugar as identified using nutrient profiling... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
3 December 2018 Blog No-deal Brexit? Defra consults on food nutrition legislation The Department of the Environment, Fisheries and Rural Affairs (Defra) has published a consultation on the Nutrition (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
29 November 2018 Blog Can you have copyright in a flavour? It’s unusual that breaking copyright news affects food producers... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
9 November 2018 Blog Defra consultation on post-Brexit food labelling requirements & food enforcement funding queries DEFRA has launched a consultation on address requirements in food labelling in the event of a no deal Brexit... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
8 November 2018 Blog What does the Agriculture Bill really say about the future? As the Agriculture Bill makes its way through the Parliamentary process, the long term consequences of the proposed legislation remain unclear and there is considerable detail that is missing... Share this article Bookmark this page 5 min read
7 November 2018 Blog FSA update on food contaminants discussions in EU working groups The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published an update on food contaminant discussions in EU Working Groups... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
5 November 2018 Blog Good news for suppliers to Ocado and B&M Ocado and fast-growing discount chain B&M are now big enough retailers of groceries to be added to the list of retailers covered by the Groceries Supply Code of Practice (GSCOP)... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
30 October 2018 Blog 'No Brexit Deal' – Agri-related Notices from Defra The potential for a no deal Brexit is being looked squarely in the face by Defra who has considered how this might impact on the agriculture business in a series of 'no Brexit deal' notices... Share this article Bookmark this page 19 min read