The UK’s consumer sector has shown resilience against the backdrop of challenging political and economic conditions. Consumers in the UK remain willing to spend; however, the way in which they do so is changing, with...more
2/19/2020
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UK
The default legal position is that the UK will leave the EU automatically at 11pm on 29 March 2019 with no “deal” in place, unless something else is agreed. The current political deadlock in the UK is unprecedented so it is...more
2/14/2019
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Withdrawal Agreement
The Government has released its first batch of technical notices which aim to prepare UK citizens and businesses for an exit from the EU without a Withdrawal Agreement on 29 March 2019. ...more
8/24/2018
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Food Labeling ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Food Safety ,
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GMO ,
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Organic ,
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UK Brexit
The UK government has published a Green Paper on Modernising Consumer Markets (the “Green Paper”).
The Green Paper addresses the need to review the UK’s regulatory regime in light of the changing nature of consumer markets...more
The European Commission has adopted a “New Deal for Consumers” package which aims to empower consumers, promote fairness and build trust across the single market. ...more
The UK tax authority HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has published a series of practical guidance documents and additional online information to assist companies with understanding and complying with the new UK ‘Soft Drinks...more
The Food and Drink Federation (“FDF“) has published a report on the potential impact of rules of origin on UK food and drink exporters in the likely event that the UK ceases to be part of the EU customs union after Brexit....more
4/5/2018
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UK Brexit
The European Commission has published a draft implementing Regulation setting out the proposed official EU list of authorised novel foods.
A ‘novel food’ is a food or ingredient that has not been consumed to a significant...more
10/17/2017
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European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) ,
Food & Drug Regulations ,
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Food Safety ,
Food Supply ,
Novelty ,
Prior Authorization ,
Regulatory Oversight
Initial responses to the European Commission’s public consultation on how to make the EU food supply chain fairer suggest that, bar retailers, the majority of significant stakeholders (including Member States, farmer groups,...more