Welcome to Legal newsBITE: Food and Drink Quarterly, put together by our UK food and drink team. Articles this quarter include:
- 2024 “Our Food” Report Calls for Governmental Response to Food System Risks
- The New European Commission Strategy on Life Sciences and Its Impact on the Food Sector
- Voluntary Compliance With Advertising Restrictions on foods High in Fat, Salt or Sugar (HFSS) by Advertisers and Broadcasters in the UK From 1 October 2025
- Supply Chain Transparency – Updates on UK and EU Provisions on Forced Labour and Modern Slavery
- Competition & Markets Authority Has Fake Reviews in its Sights
- The Uncertain Future of the EU Green Claims Directive
- Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation Is Being Challenged Before the EU Court
- 2025 Base Fees for Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging (pEPR) Have Been Published
- European Commission Imposes Substantial Fines in Connection With a Cartel in the Online Food Delivery Sector
- Deposit Requirement for Non-alcoholic Spirits – German Courts Clarify Legal Position
- No German Deposit Required for Non-alcoholic Sparkling Wine Alternatives Based on Fruit Juice
- Top Tips for Food Businesses To Prepare for the UK Employment Rights Bill
- First Glimpse at the Future European Biotech Act
- Labelling of Food for Special Medical Purposes
- Ireland Publishes a New Guidance for Preparing an Article 4 Request Under the Novel Food Regulation (EU) 2015/2283
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