Guidance

Defence food quality standard

A guide to the minimum quality criteria to be met by contractors supplying food and drink products for the UK armed forces worldwide.

• From: Defence Equipment and Support and Ministry of Defence
• Published: 1 December 2011
• Last updated: 15 August 2018
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  1. 15 August 2018

     Updated the Defence food services: food quality standard with version 13.

  2. 24 November 2015

     Added version 12.

  3. 28 November 2014

     Added updated version due to further amendments.

  4. 20 November 2014

     Updated the defence food standard to version 11.

  5. 16 September 2013

     Updated the 'Food quality standard' document to the latest revised version.

  6. 1 December 2011

     First published.

This publication was withdrawn on 12 February 2026

This publication is superseded by the Defence Requirement for Food.

Documents

Defence food services: food quality standard (version 13)

PDF, 1.04 MB, 158 pages

Details

‘Food quality standard’ is issued by the Defence Fuel and Foods Services team, under delegated authority from Defence Equipment and Support on behalf of the Ministry of Defence (MOD).