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The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has published a report summarising children’s exposure to TV ads for alcohol, gambling and food and soft drinks high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS)...

The latest Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) adjudication on category headings on a website dealing with 'weight management' implied claims against Holland & Barrett was important in looking at the remit of authority of the ASA and also exactly what could constitute an implied claim on a food product or food supplement for advertising...

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) published its annual report; Health and Safety at Work, summary statistics for Great Britain 2019, at the end of October 2019...

Sourdough bread has become a major food trend over recent years, but what constitutes sourdough is now subject to dispute between industry factions...

Litigation is never an ideal scenario and for the two parties involved there is always a level of risk judgement may not be wholly or in part in their favour...

Looking ahead into the depths of election results and the potential for Brexit /No- Brexit/No-deal; food and agri-businesses, with their tight margins and deadlines, must concentrate on the crucial aspects of their supply chain, logistics and balance sheet management...

A recent court case, R (on the application of AGRO FOODS (ASHFORD) LTD) v FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY [2019] EWHC 2718 (Admin) looked at the remit and scope of the Food Standards Agency's (FSA's) power under the Meat (Official Controls Charges) (England) Regulations 2009 reg.4 to withdraw official controls from food business operators...

The government consultation on extending permitted development rights for telecoms infrastructure closes on 5 November 2019 and all parties across the public and private sector are encouraged to respond...

Adam Couch, CEO of Cranswick PLC, spoke at the annual Food and Agribusiness Dinner held at the opulent Queen’s College, Cambridge and hosted by Mills & Reeve, Deloitte and Barclays this month...

Health and Nutrition Claims Regulation 1924/2006 sets out strict conditions for the making of health claims on foods...

On 7th November at the Doubletree by Hilton Cambridge Belfry, food and primary producer businesses can join food and agribusiness specialists from Mills & Reeve, Grant Thornton and HSBC for an evening seminar on improving cash flow & supply chain risk management in uncertain times, chaired by Allan Wilkinson, Head of Agrifoods, HSBC UK  Bank plc...

In the first of our ‘guest blog’ slots, Ian Hall, COO, Atheon Analytics shares pragmatic, real-world and data-driven advice to help prevent grocery retailers and suppliers from making avoidable mistakes and missed sales at Christmas...