Just hours after the European Commission unveiled a proposal to revise excise taxes on alcoholic drinks on 25 May Europe’s spirit’s producers warned it failed to address unfair distortions between different alcoholic beverages and risks increasing discrimination.

The drinks industry’s self-regulatory alcohol labelling proposal was slammed by several member states at a meeting last month, a newly-published summary reveals.

The drinks industry’s self-regulatory alcohol labelling proposal was slammed by several member states at a meeting last month, a newly-published summary reveals.

A tea company has been told to stop using the health claim “detox” for its product because it breaches the EU’s nutrition and health claims Regulation (1924/2006), despite exemptions in place for products on the market before 2005.

Efforts to reduce the use of plastic in the food arena are picking up pace with a “plastic free” logo being launched and two large retailers announcing their own initiatives.

The 35 member countries of the OECD are being urged to ensure that more plastic packaging is recycled “as a matter of urgency” to reduce pollution. Among the measures recommended include making consumers pay for single-use carrier bags, cutlery and drinking straws, and taxing manufacturers for using new, rather than recycled, plastics.

With Muslim consumers seeking stronger assurances over the authenticity of Halal meat products, blockchain technology is increasingly being seen as an answer to global compliance issues.

France may well ban the food additive titanium dioxide (E171) by the end of 2018, according to a junior government minister.

Just hours after the European Commission unveiled a proposal to revise excise taxes on alcoholic drinks on 25 May Europe’s spirit’s producers warned it failed to address unfair distortions between different alcoholic beverages and risks increasing discrimination.

Efforts to reduce the use of plastic in the food arena are picking up pace with a “plastic free” logo being launched and two large retailers announcing their own initiatives.

After almost six months in place, Russia’s embargo on Brazilian beef and pork looks set to be lifted within the next few days.

As the US, Mexico and Canada finish re-negotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), senators are urging the Trump administration to protect the use of common cheese names.

Russia's National Fruit and Vegetable Union has asked the Ministry of Agriculture (Minselkhoz) to reduce imports of frozen French fries in response to the sanctions that the US and other Western countries have imposed on Moscow.

The EU Council, in its 27 member state format, has called for urgent progress on the issue of the Irish border in ongoing Brexit talks, while the European Commission’s chief negotiator has outlined a potential framework for a future partnership talks with the UK

Ireland will soon be able to send its first beef shipments to China as the first tranche of production facilities are approved by Beijing, the Irish Agriculture Ministry has indicated.

The UK government needs to urgently formulate a comprehensive food security strategy in preparation for Brexit, a report published today by the House of Lords states.