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Government announces delays on HFSS multibuy deals
Restrictions on multibuy deals and advertising foods high in fat, salt or sugar (HFSS) are to be delayed for a year, the UK government has announced.
FSS and FSA update consumer guidance on ingredient substitutions for sunflower oil
As the UK’s supply of sunflower oil continues to be severely impacted by the conflict in Ukraine, further advice is being issued by food standards bodies to consumers and retailers about oil substitutions and product labelling.
Economy shrinks by 0.1% as rising food prices impact spending
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has found that the UK economy contracted by 0.1% in March after no growth in February and rising grocery prices.
Deal activity in food sector remains steady despite challenges
Grant Thornton UK LLP has found that deal activity in the UK food sector remained steady in the first quarter of the year despite rising inflation and ongoing supply chain disruption.
Kinder products linked to salmonella outbreak still found on retailer shelves
Research by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has found a substantial number of businesses are still selling recalled Kinder products linked to a salmonella outbreak.
Anticipation building for upcoming Food Industry Awards
Matt Tebbutt, the presenter of the popular Saturday Kitchen on BBC1, will host the annual FMT Food Industry Awards ceremony and black-tie dinner later this month, taking place at the five-star Royal Lancaster Hotel, London, on Wednesday 25th May.
Morrisons acquires McColl’s convenience store chain
Morrisons has completed a deal for McColl’s Retail Group, the convenience store and newsagents chain, with more than 1,100 stores included as part of the takeover.
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Brexit insight
Irish Sea border checks continue after DUP orders halt
Border checks have continued at ports in Northern Ireland despite DUP Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots’ instruction to officials to cease on Wednesday night (2nd February), and the First Minister’s subsequent resignation on Thursday.
UK farming, fishery and semi-processed foods sectors to be hit by Australia FTA, says DIT report
The DIT’s impact assessment on the UK’s recently signed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Australia estimates financial blows for the agriculture, fishery and semi-processed food sectors.
EU calls on UK not to follow “path of confrontation” over NI Protocol
The remarks by Maros Sefcovic, vice-president of the European Commission, came as the row between the UK and France over post-Brexit fishing rights continued.
CO2 production to restart after government intervention
After meeting with trade bodies across the food and drink industry, the government has said it will intervene in the current CO2 shortages.
FDF calls for subsidies to tackle CO2 shortages
Ian Wright, chief executive of the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has written to the government, warning that the food supply chain is “now seriously compromised by the disruptions in the supply of CO2.”
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