BRC: Food Community Bulletin - August (1st Update 12.08.2024)

Our CEO and colleagues have been engaging with our new government. There was a Defra reception with a presentation from the new Secretary of State Steve Reed who shared support for the circular economy, food security and interesting points on trade. You can see our CEO comments here

In this week's bulletin are updates on:

• Borders updates, including for GB-NI labelling.
• Nutrition updates, including from IGD for ECO label, HFSS, reports for public health and also from CASH on healthiness in the Out of Home sector.
• Guidance, including for cooking of duck eggs and raw flour.
• Updates for precision breeding and food waste, including for single use cups.
• FSA updates, including a new consultation on feed additives.
• Food news, including an interesting one we've had discussions on before for freezer temperatures.