Guidance and regulation

Information for egg producers, deliveries, collectors and packing centres to follow the law on registration, marketing and stamping of eggs.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Updated: 1 July 2020

How to use ‘on hold’ health claims that are still under consideration in the EU in Great Britain.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 12 January 2021

Rules for local authorities to follow when registering a premises to produce bottled drinking water, or carrying out ongoing checks.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 16 September 2020

Outlines the provisions of the Food (Promotion and Placement) (England) Regulations 2021, and provides assistance in understanding and applying them.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 29 September 2023

How producers can get non-UK natural mineral waters recognised in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), or get UK products recognised overseas.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 22 February 2022

Rules for exporting or moving organic food, feed and seed from Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and Northern Ireland.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 20 April 2023

Read the specifications for 10 Moldovan GIs proposed for protection under the UK geographical indications (GI) scheme and find out how to object to the proposals.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 16 May 2024

Food business operators bound by the Compulsory Beef Labelling Scheme must keep traceability records to show the origin of their meat.

• From: Rural Payments Agency
• Updated: 1 April 2014

How to object to an application to register for UK geographical indication (GI) protection, change or cancel a product specification and how to appeal against a decision.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 23 February 2022

See the list of applications to protect the geographical name of a food, drink or agricultural product in Great Britain.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 30 May 2024

Rules on using a geographical indication (GI) scheme logo to mark a registered protected food or drink name.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 31 December 2020

What local authorities must do to grant recognition for natural mineral water and carry out ongoing checks.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 13 November 2020

What you need to do as a food and drink business to work with the EU.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 28 July 2021

Marketing standards for hatching egg and chick producers, manufacturers, retailers and distributors.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 15 February 2021

This toolkit helps local authorities and businesses to provide and promote healthier options for food eaten away from home.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 20 September 2019

Rules that local authorities in England must follow when registering a premises to produce spring water, or carrying out ongoing checks.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 16 August 2022

Marketing standards for veal and beef importers, exporters, producers, manufacturers, retailers and distributors.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 15 February 2021

Guidance to compliance on European Regulation (EC) No. 1925/2006 on the addition of vitamins and minerals and certain other substances to food.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 8 January 2021

If you want to add extra information about your beef to product labels, you must make sure it meets current food labelling legislation.

• From: Rural Payments Agency
• Updated: 1 April 2014

Approved laboratories for wine testing and analysis before it's exported or moved from Great Britain (GB) to the EU or Northern Ireland (NI).

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 28 December 2020