The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has relaunched its Safer Food Means Better Business (SFMB) campaign, reminding convenience retailers of the free support available to help maintain high food safety standards during the busy summer season.
The FSA is offering a range of practical tools to help stores stay compliant and protect customers, including:
ACS is reminding retailers that from 1st October 2025, new regulations will take effect in England to restrict the promotion of products high in fat, salt, and sugar (HFSS).
Under the new rules, volume-based promotions on HFSS products will be banned, meaning affected retailers will no longer be able to display the following promotions:
Local shops have welcomed a new consultation from the Department of Health and Social Care on the introduction of a legal age restriction on energy drinks.
Under the proposals, announced today, drinks that contain more than 150mg of caffeine per litre would be illegal for sale to anyone aged under 16. Tea, coffee and lower caffeine soft drinks are not affected by the plans.
ACS is reminding retailers that from 1 O
Retailers are reminded that from 1 October 2025, regulations restricting the promotion of products high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) will come into force in England.
Under the new rules, volume-based promotions on HFSS products will be banned, meaning retailers will no longer be able to offer:
The Department of Health and Social Care has announced the details of the Ten-Year Health Plan for England, which aims to improve the National Health Service and public health.
The plan, set out today (3rd July), outlines several commitments that will affect the convenience sector and the way in which retailers run their stores.
New Commitments
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has updated its advice on slush drinks containing glycerol, stating that children under the age of seven should not consume the products.
The Government has today announced that advertising restrictions which were previously set to accompany the HFSS (high fat, salt, sugar) regulations will be delayed until January 5th 2026 to account for changes to the way that brands are classified in adverts.
The Welsh Government has published its consultation response on draft HFSS regulations, confirming its intention to bring the rules into force from Spring 2026.
ACS has welcomed the announcement, which means that retailers will have at least 12 months to prepare for the introduction of the rules, subject to approval in the Senedd.
The draft regulations, which closely follow those already in place in England, will introduce the following measures:
ACS has responded to the Welsh Government’s consultation on the introduction of HFSS restrictions in Wales, welcoming the consistency of the regulations with those already in place in England.
The restrictions, which are intended to come into force in 2025, introduce the following measures:
