Legislation

UK soft drinks industry welcomes committee’s energy drink finding

The UK’s soft drinks industry has welcomed a parliamentary committee finding that there is not enough evidence to ban th... Read more

December 14, 2018

Singapore is contemplating banning the sale of higher-sugar pre-packaged drinks or introducing a sugar tax, in a move to... Read more

December 06, 2018

Kellogg's has announced that it plans to include traffic light labelling on a range of its cereal products, including Co... Read more

November 29, 2018

The UK’s sugar tax has raised £153.8 million in revenue since it was introduced in April, according to new government fi... Read more

November 26, 2018

Neil Shackleton, the founder of packaging consultancy Medoola, explores the expectations of plastic packaging and if the... Read more

November 19, 2018

Malaysia will introduce a tax on high-sugar drinks and juices in a move to reduce levels of obesity. Read more

November 05, 2018

The Ontario government is cancelling a planned increase in beer tax that was due to be introduced next month, a move whi... Read more

October 15, 2018

Alcohol producers in New Zealand and Australia will be forced to add warning labels to their products relating to the ri... Read more

October 12, 2018

The Irish Whiskey Association has announced it will launch a “major worldwide drive” against counterfeit Irish whiskeys. Read more

October 10, 2018

New draft rules to protect farmers against unfair trading practices in the EU have been approved by the European Parliam... Read more

October 02, 2018