We are pleased to share with you the latest edition of “frESH Law Horizons – Key Developments in UK & EU Environment, Safety and Health Law, Procedure and Policy”. In our January edition, Electronic Newswe summarise 32 developments in the environmental, safety and health sector. Some of the top stories this month include:

  • A consultation was launched on amended FSA technical guidance for allergen labelling for foods prepacked for direct sale
  • TV cameras are set to broadcast sentencing remarks from the Crown Court
  • A building safety regulator is to be established as part of the HSE
  • A successful appeal was made against landfill tax on “fluff”
  • EA published the latest civil sanctions accepted in respect of environmental breaches
  • Brothers receive jail sentences for waste electronic and electrical equipment (WEEE) fraud
  • A company was fined £200,000 over a major fire at its waste facility
  • The government publishes a House of Commons Library Briefing Paper on plastic waste in the UK
  • Landmark Dutch legal ruling on climate change
  • The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) to prepare a list of chemicals safe for use in contact with drinking water
  • ECHA adds four new substances to the REACH candidate list
  • Environmental developments to expect in the UK in 2020

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