UPDATE: UK: Government needs one voice on food policy – BRC
By: just-food.com | 10 August 2009
The UK government should increase the co-operation between its departments when formulating food policy, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has suggested.
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The UK government should increase the co-operation between its departments when formulating food policy, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has suggested.
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