Following the announcement yesterday (24 June) that the hospitality sector can reopen from 4 July, the FPA has reissued its ‘Guidance on the Safe Handling of Foodservice Packaging’. The government guidelines the hospitality sector needs to follow on Covid-19 prevention measures as operators reopen, provide Read More
NEWS RELEASE FPA QUESTIONS SCIENCE ON SAFETY OF REUSABLES: STATEMENT FROM THE FOODSERVICE PACKAGING ASSOCIATION Executive Director Martin Kersh said: “The Foodservice Packaging Association looks forward to the return of reusables but only at such time their acceptance is scientifically proven to Read More
MAKING REUSABLES SAFE IN POST PANDEMIC HOSPITALITY SECTOR As more operators reopen so pressure for them to accept reusable containers is rapidly building. The NGO City To Sea has formed an action group to identify how reusable coffee cups can be reintroduced safely as reported Read More
FPA BUSINESS IMPACT TRACKING SURVEY REFLECTS CONSUMER CAUTION The third iteration of the FPA Business Impact Survey reveals deeper economic impact and concern that consumer caution could hold back any recovery for longer, however the FPA hopes these figures are as bad as it’s going Read More
REUSABLES & THE VIRUS Attendees at our Seminar in January will recall a discussion about reusable use and viruses. One, Norovirus, was quoted and whilst not the one we have now, we were certainly ahead of the curve on this issue. Even prior to lockdown Read More
The second FPA Business benchmarking survey continues to reveal the status of members’ businesses in these unprecedented times. This survey received 70 responses, compared to 41 for the first, indicating how concerned members are about their circumstances. Overall members are now believing that they can Read More
NEWS RELEASE 7 May 2020 FPA STATEMENT ON PPE DISTRIBUTION Further to the news today that PPE purchased by the government from Turkey has failed UK safety tests, Executive Director of the FPA Martin Kersh comments: “It is sad to hear that some 400,000 items Read More
The Foodservice Packaging Association (FPA) has called for hygiene and public safety considerations to be assessed as part of all relevant legislative frameworks going forwards and for exemptions to be made where items may be critical in a pandemic situation such as the one we Read More
Following a series of discussions with the Treasury concerning the practicalities, it has confirmed a delay to the current plastics tax consultation until 20 August 2020 from 20 May. Executive Director of the FPA Martin Kersh says: “This is a welcome decision based on common Read More
Letter to the Editor The Times 21 April 2020 Sir Plastic Law Delay letter It is completely disingenuous of the signatories of the Plastic Law Delay letter (April 21) to suggest that the plastics industry is using ‘anxiety about COVID-19’ to promote their business agenda. Read More