Regulatory
Guest blog: Let’s grasp the opportunity to address the issues in the confectionery sector
A guest blog from Neill Bartson, editor of Confectionery Production, who is part of the organisational team behind the World Confectionery Conference.
ESSNA invites sports nutrition industry’s views on EU nutritional labelling
Any forthcoming FOPNL obligations need to be based on sound evidence.
Supply shortages could lead to greater food fraud risk
LRQA is urging manufacturers not to skip critical factory audits and supply chain assessments.
FDF increases call for regulation review after ‘sobering’ inflation figures
The pressures on both large and small businesses are ‘immense’ with ingredient price rises for more than a year.
Unilever announces new global principles for food marketing to children
Unilever has announced it will stop marketing food and beverages to children under the age of 16 years old, across both traditional media and social media.
New UK calorie legislation likely to influence choice of food for over 50% of Brits
New research shows that the new calorie labelling legislation in the UK is likely to influence more than half of consumers’ choices when it comes to choosing what to eat.
The ABC of CBD
The FSA published its list of food products containing cannabidiol (CBD) that enables these to be retailed as novel food. Is this the difference-maker industry needs?
UK’s FSA releases list of permitted CBD products
The UK has become the first country in the world to regulate the market for safe, orally consumed legal cannabis extracts, following the release of the Food Standards Agency’s public list of cannabinoid products permitted for sale to consumers.
Over three quarters of British businesses still unaware of Plastic Packaging Tax
With its implementation imminent, Veolia reports that 77% of British retail and manufacturing businesses are still unaware of the impending Plastic Packaging Tax.
Unilever outlines its switch to recyclable packaging
Unilever has announced that its R&D teams are working to develop solutions to keep plastics in the circular economy alongside finding new materials to replace virgin single-use plastic.
Bureau Veritas urges food & hospitality firms to prioritise calorie labelling
As a direct response to new UK calorie labelling regulations coming into effect on 6 April, compliance specialist Bureau Veritas is urging food businesses to prioritise the correct labelling, to ensure full compliance.
New research finds almost half of UK businesses unprepared for new HFSS legislation
New research amongst businesses by GS1 UK has found that almost half feel unprepared for the upcoming high in fat, salt, or sugar (HFSS) legislation in the UK, due to be implemented in October 2022.
Unilever to set new benchmark for Healthy Nutrition
Unilever will be the first global foods company to publicly report the performance of its product portfolio against at least six different government-endorsed Nutrient Profile Models as well as its own Highest Nutritional Standards.
Scientific committee assesses the efficacy of Nutri-Score nutrition labelling
A report has been released outlining the benefits and challenges of the nutrition labelling system, Nutri-Score.