Welcome to Legal newsBITE: Food and Drink Quarterly, put together by our UK food and drink team. Articles this quarter include:
European Commission Carries Out Dawn Raids in the Energy Drinks Sector
Food Sector Stress and Distress: Inflation Challenges
Scottish Deposit Return Scheme: Is August 2023 Implementation Likely?
German Supply Chain Act on Corporate Diligence Obligations in Supply Chains Comes Into Effect
Retained EU Law Bill: Health and Safety Coalition Calls on UK Government to Scrap Deadlines
Use of the Term “Probiotic” to Describe Foods in France
Proposal for UK Food Standards Agency to be Granted Additional Search and Seizure Powers for Assets Under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
Court in Germany Rules on Net Quantity in Multipacks of Candy or Confectionery
UK Health and Safety Fines: Machine Guarding and Vehicle Segregation Issues
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) Announces Crackdown on Greenwashing in the Fast-moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) Sector and EU Publishes Draft Green Claims Directive
DEFRA Publishes UK Government Response to Consultation on Proposed Ban of Single-use Plastics, Including Food Containers – Ban Proposed From October 2023
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) Publishes Proposed Restriction of “Forever Chemicals”
UK’s Genetic Technology Bill Presented to FSA Board Meeting
EU Agrees to 10th Package of Sanctions Against Russia
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