Overview

The latest edition of Eversheds’ monthly news round-up for those working in the UK food and drink sector, helping to keep you up to date with legal and commercial industry-wide developments.

This edition includes articles on the debate over whether CRCs are the latest stealth tax, emerging food safety issues and whether the industry may be seeing the end of ‘elf and safety’ culture at last.

The full contents can be read below. To read on, click ‘View Briefing’.

CONTENTS

• Food and Drink sector seminars
• CRC - the latest twist - a "stealth" tax?
• Emerging Food Safety Issues 2010
• The end of “elf and safety”? - Lord Young’s report published
• Competition and Markets Authority?
• Change ahead for online advertisements
• Update on Feed in Tariffs (FITs) and supporting the low carbon economy
• Capital gains tax, entrepreneurs’ relief
• Recent Developments Under California’s Proposition 65 Affecting the
Food Industry
• Further guidance on Government transparency obligations
• No changes to be made to the Agency Worker Regulations 2010
• Two new European Court rulings on age discrimination