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POSTED BY JESSICA BURT | 16 DECEMBER 2022

Food and Agri Weekly Update Friday 16 Dec. 2022

Food Standards Agency consumer insights tracker published highlighting concerns about price of food this Christmas, #GCA grocery code adjudicator's December newsletter reminds us of the 7 golden rules for cost price increase #CPI requests, Scotland's Deposit Return Scheme #DRS timetable put in doubt, #ASA looks at health claims on food supplements & gender stereotypes. Finally #DEFRA publishes new environmental targets and announces an increase in seasonal worker visas for the horticultural industry
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POSTED BY JESSICA BURT | 9 DECEMBER 2022

Food & Agri Weekly Update 9 Dec

The NFU challenges the UK government on food security, FSA board meeting marks priorities for the upcoming year & World Soil Day is highlighted. The ASA upholds a complaint against Brewdog on their email campaign of 'one of your five a day' and the slurry infrastructure grant is now open for applications.

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POSTED BY JESSICA BURT | 2 DECEMBER 2022

Bird Flu, the Christmas Turkey and the great festive egg hunt

Bird flu has decimated poultry flocks. As a result the UK government has imposed mandatory housing for all poultry, amended its culling compensation scheme and relaxed the sale regulations of defrosted poultry. But what of egg shortages? The ticking time bomb of 'free range' is still in place and price increases need to be passed on to producers. What happens next will be of interest to all fresh produce producers.

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POSTED BY JESSICA BURT | 2 DECEMBER 2022

Food & Agri Weekly update Friday 2 Dec

#BuyMyTurkey day by the NFU (National Farmers' Union,) Food Inflation, The Grocer's Key Value Items (KVI) tracker, the National Grid and emergency blackout plans, ASA ruling on promotions, water pollution and new rules, coronavirus and food, school food standards and updated catering industry guide to good hygiene.

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POSTED BY JESSICA BURT | 29 NOVEMBER 2022

FSA publishes new research on the survival of coronavirus on food and packaging

The Food Standards Agency has published research into the length of time coronavirus can survive on the surface of food and packaging.

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POSTED BY JESSICA BURT | 28 NOVEMBER 2022

Ho Ho No! Alcohol not to be advertised as a mood enhancer

Remember not to imply alcohol has therapeutic qualities when advertising your products during this season of goodwill.

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POSTED BY JESSICA BURT | 25 NOVEMBER 2022

Food & Agri Weekly Update 25 November

Happy Thanksgiving! looking at turkeys, bird flu and cell-cultured chicken, this week's ASA rulings look at the use of emotive language and how 'the' can cause a comparative claim #vodaphone Also a look at recent guides provided on advertising to children and the appeal of football #worldcup Finally, what has caused The European Commission's credibility to be questioned this week? #update #food #agri #asa #advertising #meat #birdflu

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Food & Agri Weekly Update 25 November

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Food and Agri Weekly Update Friday 16 Dec. 2022

Food & Agri Weekly Update 9 Dec

Bird Flu, the Christmas Turkey and the great festive egg hunt

Food & Agri Weekly update Friday 2 Dec

FSA publishes new research on the survival of coronavirus on food and packaging

Ho Ho No! Alcohol not to be advertised as a mood enhancer

Food & Agri Weekly Update 25 November

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