Pesticide Action Network - Supermarket Ranking Launched
The Pesticide Action Network have released their latest Report outlining their assessment of pesticide policy performance for UK multiple retailers. Criteria ra...
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Latest news and views across the fresh produce industry.
EFRA Committee launch survey to canvas views of stakeholders
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee has today launched an online survey that asks stakeholders to contribute their views on the issues they think ...
Spain & UK Agri-Tech Knowledge Exchange Programme 2024/25: Cultivating Collaboration
Building on the success of a knowledge scoping and networking initiative in 2023/24, the UK Agri-Tech Centreis set to launch a series of bilateral knowledge exc...
NCTS Outage Notification 18th November 7.30am
Monday 18th November 2024 between 07.30am- 08.30am. Planned maintenance activities will be undertaken on the NCTS live service on Monday 18th November 2024:N...
Grocery Code Adjudicator Presentation October 2024
The slides from the recent GCA Annual Conference held on 1st October have been published and can be found here: 2024 GCA conference You Gov slides. There is a c...
Plant Health Legislation - Reminder for 9th November 2024
From 9 November 2024, the remaining changes will come into force. This includes: Listing certain pests, based on preliminary assessments, as provisional quarant...
Codex Committee on Food Import/Export Inspection and Certification Systems - Outcome of Meeting Sept 24
The UK attended the Australian hosted Codex Committee on Food Import/Export Inspection and Certification Systems in Cairns during the week commencing 16 Septemb...
Plastic Packaging Tax increase from 1 April 2025
On 30 October, the Chancellor announced in the Budget that the rate of Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) will increase in line with the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Th...
UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism to be introduced 1 Jan 2027
Today the Govt issued a response to the UK carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) ‘introduction of a UK carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM)’ alongside ...
Kingsgate Food Pantry Peterborough
The KingsGate Food Pantry offers dignity, choice and friendship to families in Peterborough struggling against poverty by offering nutritious, affordable food a...
FPC AND HTA ISSUE JOINT ASKS FOR URGENT GOVERNMENT ACTION ON THE BORDER
The Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC) and the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) have issued a joint letter to the government, calling for urgent action follow...
French Customs System Delta-T Down Time 22 - 25th November 2024
French Customs authorities have revised the dates they will be switching off their national transit management system (Delta-T). This outage will now take place...