Welcome to the Retail, Food & Hospitality Regulatory & EU round-up. Week ending 17 August 2025

This week’s regulatory developments in order of importance, so you can ensure you're up to date with the latest changes impacting your business.

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Retail, Food & Hospitality Important updates

Alcohol labelling watchdog upholds two complaints: The Portman Group has upheld a complaint about ‘Radler’, Lemon, Grapefruit and Pineapple Beer on the basis that the word beer and ABV declaration, health warnings etc were insufficient to overcome the emphasis given to the fruit flavourings which gave the impression of the product being a soft drink. The complaints panel did not accept that the description ‘Radler’ was a sufficiently well-known name for this type of product. View >

Government to take forward review of publication requirements for licence applications: The Department for Business and Trade has published an amendment to its response to the Licensing review to say that it will look at publication requirements around licensing and other areas as part of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport’s upcoming Local Media Strategy. View >

US Food and Drinks Administration to reduce legal sugar content for orange juice: The USFDA has launched a consultation on reducing the current Brix dissolved sugar content requirements for pasteurised orange juice from 10.5% to 10% in a move that appears to have US industry support. Responses to the consultation are requested by 4^th November. (The UK and EU legal minimum standard is currently 11.2%) View >

EU updates

EU Regulation: Authorising the use of source of folate in infant formula: monosodium salt of L-5-methyltetrahydrofolic acid >

European Food Safety Authority opinions:

Population dietary exposure to lead: View >
Specification for food additives: acetic acid, lactic acid, tartaric acid, mono and diactyltartaric, mixed acetic and tartaric acids esters of mono and diglycerides of fatty acids (E472 a,b,d,e,f) >
Safety evaluation for food additive: d-a-tocopherol polyethylene glycol-1000 succinate (Vitamin E TPGS) >
Novel food: lacto-N-tetraose >

Developments to watch

DEFRA: Publish updates on disease outbreaks as at 15^th August. Blue Tongue > Avian Flu >

Animal and Plant Health Agency: Publish updated guidance on poultry meet from restricted zones. View >

Food and Drink Federation: Publish a range of detailed sustainability toolkits for members. View >

Office for Product Safety and Standards: Launch publicity campaign on risk to children from ingesting small objects including batteries and magnets. View >

For your information

Non-food product safety alerts: Office for Product Safety and Standards > US Consumer Product Safety Commission > EU Safety Gate >

DEFRA: Announce the appointment of Paul Kissack as Permanent Secretary. View >

Natural England: Publish updated structure chart. View >

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