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Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients for healthcare practitioners.
Diseases and health problems in sheep and goats, including foot and mouth disease (FMD), scrapie and lead poisoning
Find out the information you must give to customers on food products and how to give it.
Work to develop the Government Chemist capabilities in food fraud through the identification and quantification of food adulterants.
Food and drink labelling and packaging regulations - what you must show, warnings, health and organic labels and packaging standards.
Information on cryptosporidium including sources and routes of transmission, symptoms, and general hygiene advice to minimise the spread.
Guidance on the main diseases that affect cattle, disease prevention and legal controls in place to protect cattle health.
This toolkit helps both those who buy food and catering services for the public sector and potential suppliers.
Foresight project looking at the increasing pressures on the global food system between now and 2050.
Guidance for food businesses on the Weights and Measures (Food) (Amendment) Regulations 2014.
Legal standards for labelling and composition of food products such as bottled water, milk and meat.
Sustainable food system indicators for the UK.
We are responsible for improving and protecting the environment. We aim to grow a green economy and sustain thriving rural communities. We also support our world-leading food, farming and fishing industries. Defra is a ministerial department, supported by 34 agencies...
Animal by-products (ABPs) you can use to make pet food, how to provide samples, and how to package your products.
Information about the UK food chain.
Employment Appeal Tribunal judgment of Judge Auerbach on 16 April 2024.
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