Welcome to Legal newsBITE: Food and Drink Quarterly, put together by our UK and EU food and drink team.
Articles this quarter include:
Sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) agreement between the UK and the EU: Progress and guidance
Fines from French regulator for organic food “cartel”
UK Deposit Return Scheme (DRS): DRS logo and the Return Handling Fee published
EU Court of Justice (CJEU) rules on case around misleading origin on packaging:
Unfair commercial practices rules and food information rules can apply together
Pest traces alone suffice to prove a food hygiene breach, CJEU rules in Case C-483/24
EmpCo transposition and green claims enforcement update
First Rulings on UK “Less Healthy” Advertising Restrictions
Plastic Packaging Tax: Proposed changes could increase compliance
Statutory guidance on assessing packaging recyclability for packaging extended producer responsibility
Law Commission considering a new opt-out consumer class actions regime for England & Wales: Potential impact on consumer food businesses
UK Employment Rights Act 2025: Checklist for October 2026
European Council agrees mandate on European Biotech Act I Directive
EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) “just around the corner”
Penalties for reducing pack sizes in Germany?
Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruling on supplement “health claims
Procurement law update for those supplying the public sector
Benedict’s Law: Changes to statutory guidance mandating school allergy safety policies
UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) board agenda June 2026: Annual science update
UK Incidents & Resilience Annual Report 2025/2026 highlights shifting risks in food and feed safety
Unfair trading practices in the agri-food supply chain: A shifting balance of power
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