21.05.2024
Food Policy
30.06.2023
FSA: Modernising Food Hygiene Enforcement
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is calling for views and comments on the proposed developments for a modernised food hygiene delivery model (FHDM).
The proposed developments are:
03.04.2023
DCMS: Introducing further advertising restrictions on TV and online for products high in fat, salt or sugar: consultation on secondary legislation
The government is seeking feedback on the draft regulations on the further HFSS advertising TV/online restrictions to ensure they are fit for purpose. In other words, to ensure the draft regulations are clear, unambiguous and can be implemented effectively once enacted
The UK wide policy will:
02.09.2022
Welsh Government: Healthy Food Envrionment
This consultation includes proposals under 3 themes:
- healthier shopping baskets - to promote healthy food choices
- healthier eating out of the home - improve available information
- healthier local food environments - promote positive choices of hot food takeaways
26.04.2021
DHSC: Restricting promotions of products high in fat, sugar and salt by location and by price: enforcement
In Chapter 2 of the Childhood Obesity Plan, published June 2018, the government set out its intention to end the promotion of high fat, sugar and salt (HFSS) products by location and by price and committed to consult on how this should be implemented. The consultation was launched on 12 January 2019, closed on 6 April 2019 and received 807 responses.
28.10.2019
House of Lords Food, Poverty, Healthy and the Environment Committee: Food Insecurity and Sustainability Inquiry
The inquiry examined:
- The impact of food industry practices (including product formulation, portion size, packaging and labelling) on consumers dietary choices
- Whether efforts to improve food production sustainability could offer solutions to improving food insecurity and dietary health in the UK
25.10.2019
Defra: National Food Strategy - Call for Evidence
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs issued a call for evidence to inform its National Food Strategy.
The National Food Strategy is intended to be an overarching strategy for government to ensure that the food system delivers safe, healthy, affordable food, is robust in the face of future shocks and is a thriving contributor to urban and rural economies, delivering well paid jobs and supporting innovative producers and manufacturers across the country.
06.06.2019
Scottish Government: Reducing health harms of foods high in fat, sugar or salt
The consultation includes proposals to restrict the location and promotion of ‘discretionary foods’ in retail outlets and other businesses selling to the public. Discretionary foods are defined as confectionery, sweet biscuits, crisps, savoury snacks, cakes, pastries, puddings, and soft drinks with added sugar.
The consultation document proposes a number of location and promotional restrictions for these discretionary foods that will impact on convenience retailers, including:
