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On 30 April 2016, the Consumer Protection Act 2007 (Grocery
Goods Undertakings) Regulations 2016 (the
"Regulations") take effect. Designed to
ensure fair and balanced dealings in the grocery goods supply
chain, they apply to contracts for the sale or supply of certain
prescribed classes of food and drink between suppliers and relevant
retailers or wholesalers that are entered into or renewed on or
after 30 April 2016.
On 18 March 2016, the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and
Innovation published Guidelines which provide further information
and guidance on the Regulations (the
"Guidelines").
What is covered?
The Regulations apply to the following prescribed classes of
grocery goods:
food and drink for human consumption;
additives, ingredients and processing aids in the preparation
of food and drink for human consumption; and
intoxicating liquors.
The Regulations do not apply to food or drink served in the
course of providing hospitality services. They also do not apply to
other classes of grocery goods such as toiletries, household
cleaning products or garden plants and bulbs.
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is not a complete or definitive statement of the law. Specific
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