12 March 2024 Blog Food & Agri Update - 12 March 2024 Budget, alcohol duties & minimum pricing. CMA starts market study into infant formula, FSA campaign on vegan labelling. Mechanically Separated Meat - consultation on new guidance. Ethylene Oxide limit to be aligned to Europe but will it result in more recalls? Farmer protests and measures to assist that were put forward in the NFU conference: food waste, food security and dairy contract adjudicators! Scotland proposes Draconian measures on HFSS foods. ASA - 2 major adjudications on (i) HFSS promotions and under 16s and (ii) use of terms rustic, traditional, authentic etc. Finally enforcement; focus on meat sector, sustainability and never obstruct an officer. Share this article Bookmark this page 16 min read
12 March 2024 Blog Claims “rustic”, “traditional” and “authentic” examined by ASA Voluntary claims such as 'traditional' 'authentic' and 'rustic' were examined by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). The ruling highlighted the importance of context and specifying what part of the product or process the claim may relate to. The ASA maintained their position that a consumer would have broad understanding of industrial mass production. Also, the importance for producers to have substantiated all the claims they use. Share this article Bookmark this page 6 min read
8 March 2024 Blog Is nature-friendly farming good for business? Incorporating nature and biodiversity into farming is becoming increasingly important as both an environmental and financial consideration. Kaitlyn Robinson, a trainee solicitor in our Agriculture team, provides a summary of nature-friendly farming and business. Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
20 February 2024 Insight What is the Biodiversity Net Gain regime? The new Biodiversity Net Gain regime is a requirement on all developments to provide enhancements in biodiversity. Bookmark this page 3 min read
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