Advertising watchdog ruling: The ASA has upheld a complaint re a ‘equivalent nutrition to one of your five a day portions’ claim by Whitworths for dried fruit and nut packs some of which didn’t meet the Department of Health and Social Care criteria for the 5 a day scheme.View >
Updated food nutrient profiling model published: Following a consultation in 2018 the Department of Health and Social Care has updated its nutrient profile model which sets the criteria for advertising and promotional restrictions for less health food. The changes to the 2018 version include the following:
Sugars the new model awards points to any product containing more than 0.9g per 100g of 'free sugars'. Alongside this, a supporting document and decision trees have been released to help define, identify and calculate free sugars.
Fibre: the updated model just uses AOAC fibre) with scoring starting higher (at 0.9g instead of 0.6g per 100g). Previously a high fibre product would score a top mark of 5, where in the newer model, 10 points are available, meaning high-fibre products are more liekly to be classified as more healthy.
Energy and saturated fat: In the updated model both energy and saturated fat have a lower threshold for scoring points, while protein's point threshold has been slightly raised.
A public consultation on applying the NPM2018 to advertising and promotions restrictions is promised to take place in 2026.
Competition guidance on working together on green initiatives: The Competition and Markets Authority has reissued its ‘Green agreements guidance to businesses on how to cooperate on sustainability initiatives without breaching competition law.View >
Ten-point plan for textile producer responsibility scheme published: NGO WRAP has published a ten-point plan of recommendations for development of a textile extended producer responsibility scheme on behalf of the UK Textiles pact. The ten points proposed are as follows:
Publish legislation this parliament to establish a mandatory UK Textiles EPR scheme.
Set up an industry-led scheme run by a single, non-profit Producer Responsibility Organisation (PRO), with a steering committee representing the whole value chain.
Include all UK nations in the scheme.
Consider a phased approach to products included within the scope of EPR, with clear timelines for when different textile items are included. Options of how this could be approached are detailed within the Blueprint.
Align the definition of ‘producers’ with the EU and existing UK producer responsibility schemes for other problematic waste streams, such as Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (WEEE).
Ensure EPR funding is ringfenced for direct reinvestment into the scheme’s success, and charge EPR fees per item.
Make fees eco-modulated to reward sustainable design and materials.
Prioritise reuse over recycling to maximise environmental benefits.
After the successful implementation of a UK Textiles EPR scheme that generates funding for UK processing infrastructure, the industry-led PRO could conduct further exploratory work to consider a ‘plug-in’ to the EPR scheme that ‘producers’ can engage in voluntarily to further support the Global South with managing used textiles from the UK sustainably.
The PRO should play an active role in EPR scheme enforcement to ensure a fair playing field for producers and to maximise the impact of the scheme.
EU Commission publish annual reports on EU internal market, competitiveness and enforcement: The report draws on 29 key performance indicators, covering areas such as market integration and barriers, electricity prices and investment trends, and identifies priority areas for action. The report shows that six indicators have decreased, six have improved, and 15 remain broadly unchanged. Indicators that have worsened include the share of EU GDP represented by trade between EU Member States and the share of transposed EU Single Market Directives for which infringement proceedings were launched. A new indicator shows projected administrative savings from the Commission's adopted omnibus and other simplification proposals amount to around €15 billion. View >View >
Cypriot EU Presidency sets out priorities to EU Parliament committees: The 6 month Presidency will prioritise the 2030 consumer agenda, the protection of minors online, and action to tackle deceptive consumer practices and also legislative simplification without lowering the EU’s environmental ambition, and boosting the transition to a circular economy to reduce dependency on raw materials.View >
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