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Will Quince MP appointed to conduct review into public sector food procurement

• Updated: 11 March 2024

The pesticide will only be used if there is a threat to the crop, and stringent controls are attached to protect the environment

• Updated: 4 March 2024

Producers will no longer need to change how eggs are labelled during housing orders, saving farmers from costly labelling

• Updated: 9 January 2024

On the eve of New Year reforms for the wine industry, Environment Secretary Steve Barclay welcomes the scrapping of outdated rules inherited from the EU.

• Updated: 31 December 2023

Government Chemist scientists publish research work on the analysis of isotopic composition of coffee beans as a marker of regional origin to combat food fraud

• Updated: 20 December 2023

The Smaller Abattoir Fund opens with £4 million available to support smaller red meat and poultry abattoirs across England.

• Updated: 13 December 2023

UK-Mexico Partnership results in hardier wheat varieties in Sonora able to survive the threats of climate change

• Updated: 6 December 2023

The UK Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) requests user feedback to support the production of the 2024 UK Food Security Report.

• Updated: 23 November 2023

Sixth webinar in the Webinar Series of the Joint Knowledge Transfer Framework for Food Standards and Food Safety Analysis on 26 September 2023

• Updated: 21 November 2023

The UK’s agri-food attachés were welcomed to 10 Downing Street this morning, marking the start of a week meeting ministers and the nation’s food producers

• Updated: 20 November 2023

UK Government responds to expert committee recommendations on consumer CBD products.

• Updated: 3 November 2023

New review set to promote fairness, transparency and accountability across the egg supply chain, delivering on key commitments from the Farm to Fork Summit.

• Updated: 31 October 2023

British cooked poultry meat will soon reach Japanese tables thanks to a new market access deal that will benefit UK farmers, meat processers and exporters.

• Updated: 27 October 2023

Following a public consultation, the government has set out reforms for the wine sector which will begin in 2024.

• Updated: 16 October 2023

Devon and Cornwall farmers asked by the Environment Agency to guard against run-off during and after harvesting their maize crop this year.

• Updated: 19 September 2023

An update on the work of the Government Chemist assessing the conformity of jelly mini-cup confectionary products.

• Updated: 16 August 2023

Selvarani Elahi talked at the STFC Food Network+ (SFN+) 5th Annual Conference on 3-4 July 2023 in York

• Updated: 7 August 2023

The UK spoke on a number of agenda items at the WTO General Council on 24-25 July 2023.

• Updated: 28 July 2023

Single Malt Welsh Whisky was successfully registered under the UK Geographical Indication (UKGI) scheme today.

• Updated: 26 July 2023

Introduction to food hypersensitivity, food allergens (touching on allergens outside of the UK/EU) and gluten and food intolerance compounds

• Updated: 10 July 2023