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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...
What animal by-products (ABPs) are, how to set up a site that uses them safely, the paperwork you need, and how to dispose of them.
Information about the UK food chain.
Compilation of food statistics.
The food safety and hygiene regulations you must follow - the law, regulations
How to import or move food and drink from the EU to Great Britain.
Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients for healthcare practitioners.
Give information to consumers when selling food that is loose or hasn't been prepacked by another producer.
Emerging Insights from DFID funded food markets programme in East and Southern Africa.
Lassa virus causes Lassa fever, an acute viral haemorrhagic fever (VHF).
The National Diet and Nutrition Survey assesses the diet, nutrient intake and nutritional status of the general population of the UK.
These documents explain how OHID is approaching reduction and food and drink reformulation as part of the government’s obesity strategy.
UKHSA is working with partners to investigate a Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) outbreak.
RIDA funds research and development in new technologies, and new approaches to existing technologies, that support Sustainable Development Goals in south-east Asia.
This research project aims to develop improved analytical methods of food allergens and interpretation of results.
What you need to do to export or move food, drink and agricultural products.
Rules on labelling food, feed and seed as organic or using organic production terms if you produce, prepare, store, import, export or sell organic food in the UK.
Rules for feeding, watering, prioritising, holding animals for slaughter, and the design and layout of a slaughterhouse.
This series brings together all documents relating to Government Chemist reviews of changes in food and feed legislation affecting the UK.
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