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EPR Packaging Rules 2026: A Plain English Timeline for UK Food and Drink Brands

pEPR has moved from a future obligation to a live cost on this year's invoices. Here is a plain timeline of what has already happened, what is due next, and where the scheme is still developing.

4 min read 13 Jul 2026

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Whether you're launching a new product, promoting an event, sharing company news or building long-term brand awareness, we offer a variety of advertising solutions designed to maximise your online presence.

4 min read 07 Jul 2026

HFSS Advertising Ban 2026: What Manufacturers Must Know

Editor's note: new advertising rules are now affecting a wider range of products than many manufacturers expected. Here is what is confirmed, what is still under consultation, and what to check on your own product range.

4 min read 06 Jul 2026

Why machine safety in food production is a specific discipline

Most industrial safety switches and interlocks were originally designed for general manufacturing, where the main concern is preventing access to moving parts. Food and drink production adds a second requirement on top of that: the equipment itself has to survive frequent washdown, resist corrosion from cleaning chemicals, and avoid any design feature that could harbour bacteria.

4 min read 24 Jun 2026

Machine Safety Interlocks for Food Manufacturing: A Buyer's Guide

Choosing the right safety interlocks and guarding for a food production line means balancing two things that do not always sit comfortably together: keeping people safe around moving machinery, and keeping the equipment itself easy to clean to a high hygiene standard. Get the balance wrong and you either compromise safety or end up with switches and guards that trap residue and become a contamination risk in their own right. This guide sets out the main considerations, the relevant standards, and the questions worth asking before you specify or replace safety equipment on a line.

4 min read 22 Jun 2026

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HFSS Advertising Ban 2026: What Manufacturers Must Know

Why machine safety in food production is a specific discipline

Machine Safety Interlocks for Food Manufacturing: A Buyer's Guide

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EPR Packaging Rules 2026: A Plain English Timeline for UK Food and Drink Brands

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HFSS Advertising Ban 2026: What Manufacturers Must Know

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