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Find out about the type of healthy food all maintained schools and academies in England have to provide under the school food standards.
This toolkit helps both those who buy food and catering services for the public sector and potential suppliers.
Guidance and responsibilities of the UK's National Reference Laboratory (NRL) for food microbiology.
Annual statistics about food and drink purchases in the UK.
Find out the information you must give to customers on food products and how to give it.
Rules for importing organic food, feed and seed to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and Northern Ireland.
Check if your child can get free school meals - and find out how to apply on your local authority’s website.
Over 800 charities and community organisations struggling with increased demand have been awarded funding as part of a £76 million package.
A Toolkit to Support Weight of Evidence Approaches for Food Authenticity Investigations published by Defra.
Find out which food and animal feed goods qualify for unfettered access and can move from Northern Ireland to Great Britain without sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) controls.
How food shops, manufacturers, and distributors must dispose of or handle former foodstuffs or food waste.
What you need to do to export or move food, drink and agricultural products.
Environment Secretary launches proposals to make food labelling clearer and fairer, delivering on commitment to back British farming
Apply for meals at home from your council or other local organisation
The rules on bringing food or animal products into Great Britain from abroad: restrictions, types of food and the amount you can bring.
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