Recent press articles concerning the FPA and our lobbying and activities. The Foodservice Packaging Association is surprised that packaging doesn’t feature in Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) Strategic Plan Rory Stewart replaces Dan Rogerson at Defra FPA Responds To Oxford ‘Foam Packaging Ban’ – Packaging News Read More
Recent movements in raw materials: April 2015: Movements in plastics prices – provided by British Plastics Federation + reports from North America PE: “Nothing short of catastrophic” was the way in which one player PIE spoke to aptly described the supply situation on the European PE Read More
Summary of response: More time to be given to achieve the overly ambitious plastics recycling target which was based on an over estimate of the UK market. The target for achieving the original plastics recycling target of 42.3% be extended from 2017 to 2020. Divert Read More
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) appointment of Andy Morling as the head of the Food Crime Unit is welcomed by the FPA as a very welcome appointment with someone having such a strong background in investigating and prosecuting fraud. The FSA clearly means business with this Read More