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Food information Businesses should have prepared now for the Food Information Regulations which come into effect on 13 December 2014. In this article, we provide a summary of the main requirements that Businesses must follow. Read more Government buying standards In July the government updated its buying standards ("GBS") for food and catering services. The standards are mandatory for central government procurers but other organisations are "encouraged" to follow them. Read more Enforcing the grocery code The Grocery Code Adjudicator, Christine Tacun ("GCA"), published guidance in December 2013 on how she would investigate issues with leading supermarkets and their relationship with their suppliers. The first case involved Tesco and its optimal shelf positioning. Read more Stop Press - commercial catering investigation On 28 August 2014, the Competition and Markets Authority launched an investigation into suspected breaches of competition law in the commercial catering sector. Read more Domain names Members of the food industry can now increase their online visibility by tailoring their domain names to their specific area of expertise such as .pizza, .coffee or .beer. This new initiative can help businesses boost their online presence as well as help consumers to find their product more easily. Read more European Commission to tackle unfair practices in the food supply chain In July the Commission announced it would be encouraging Member States to improve protection of small food producers and retailers against the unfair practices of their sometimes much stronger trading partners. Read more Zero-hours contracts There has been an awful lot in the news about zero-hour contracts recently and the issues relating to it. Statistics estimated there to be 1.4 million contracts which did not guarantee a minimum number of hours of work in January 2014. In this article, we highlight some new clauses which have been added to the Employment Rights Act 1996 to allow the Secretary of State to make further regulations relating to anti-avoidance issues. Read more Contact us The information contained in this newsletter is for general information purposes only and should not be relied on in isolation without seeking further legal advice that is specifically applicable to your circumstances. For such advice please contact Sebastian Calnan. |
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