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CMS’ Food & Drink group brings together both specialist food lawyers and sector experts to create a one-stop-shop for issues relating to the food and drink sector.

Our specialist team - part of our Tier 1 ranked Consumer & Retail team (Legal 500) - advises on a full range on matters, from regulatory and compliance (including nutrition and health and food information) to product liability issues, contamination and recall, prosecutions, new product launches, labelling, advertising, marketing and promotions, IP and brand protection, borderline products and product audits, commercial contracts, environmental and health & safety issues, and complex M&A transactions.

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Kicking it into the long grass: the UK Government’s response to the Environmental Audit Committee’s report on PFAS

Kicking it into the long grass: the UK Government’s response to the Environmental Audit Committee’s report on PFAS

17 Jul 2026 6 min read
ICC Rules 2026: Key Reforms in Context

ICC Rules 2026: Key Reforms in Context

09 Jun 2026 11 min read
Key consultation on mandatory third-party certification for UK Plastic Packaging Tax recycled content claims

Key consultation on mandatory third-party certification for UK Plastic Packaging Tax recycled content claims

26 May 2026 5 min read
EU AI Act Developments: Key Political Agreement on the Digital Omnibus on AI, Implementation Timeline and Transparency Consultation

EU AI Act Developments: Key Political Agreement on the Digital Omnibus on AI, Implementation Timeline and Transparency Consultation

13 May 2026 4 min read
UK Deposit Return Schemes Developments: beverage containers

UK Deposit Return Schemes Developments: beverage containers

27 Mar 2026 6 min read
2025 UK Consumer Law Round-up

2025 UK Consumer Law Round-up

14 Nov 2025 10 min read
The shift towards pro-innovation food regulation – What’s happening and why does it matter?

The shift towards pro-innovation food regulation – What’s happening and why does it matter?

11 Nov 2025 9 min read
Consultation on Major English Environmental Permitting Reforms: Two Weeks Left to Contribute

Consultation on Major English Environmental Permitting Reforms: Two Weeks Left to Contribute

07 Oct 2025 7 min read

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    CMS Skills For Future Facing Teams: Connecting across generations

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    08 Sep 2026

    2026 Insurance sector webinar programme

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    10 Sep 2026

    IP Insights webinar series 2026 - Autumn

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    11 Sep 2026

    The equIP Collective | Glasgow to Global: Expanding into International Markets

  • United Kingdom
    16 Sep 2026

    Anatomy of an Investigation

  • United Kingdom
    17 Sep 2026

    ERA Ready?

  • United Kingdom
    30 Sep 2026

    On the Pulse Webinar Series 2026 - Autumn

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    05 Oct 2026

    CMS Skills For Future Facing Teams: LaughABLE - achieving absurdly great results in challenging times

  • United Kingdom
    06 Oct 2026

    Powering CEE's Energy Future: Policy, Investment, Innovation

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    19 Oct 2026

    CMS Skills For Future Facing Teams: Navigating change in the workplace

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    09 Nov 2026

    CMS Skills For Future Facing Teams: Say it with stories

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    23 Nov 2026

    CMS Skills For Future Facing Teams: From fixed thinkers to growth thinkers

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    07 Dec 2026

    CMS Skills For Future Facing Teams: The negotiator’s toolkit

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