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The Committee on Mutagenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COM) assesses and advises on mutagenic risks to humans. COM is an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department of Health and Social Care and the...
Information about the UK food chain.
How to change the specification of a product name registered under the UK GI schemes, and object to a substantial change.
Animal by-products (ABPs) you can use to make pet food, how to provide samples, and how to package your products.
Check if you need a certificate to export animal feed or pet food, and other rules you must follow.
Emerging Insights from DFID funded food markets programme in East and Southern Africa.
Check if you'll need an import licence and what import duty you'll need to pay when importing certain agricultural goods and food from outside the UK.
Food for Britain was the Defra sponsored Non-Departmental Public Body promoting UK food exports between 1983 and 2009.
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.
The Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COT) is an independent scientific committee that provides advice to the Food Standards Agency, the Department of Health and other government bodies on matters concerning the toxicity...
Importing: an overview
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