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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Urgent public health message: UKHSA has been notified about an outbreak of food botulism in France involving a small number of British nationals.
Work to develop the Government Chemist capabilities in food fraud through the identification and quantification of food adulterants.
Information about the UK food chain.
Food and drink labelling and packaging regulations - what you must show, warnings, health and organic labels and packaging standards.
You must register with your local authority to run a food business.
How food shops, manufacturers, and distributors must dispose of or handle former foodstuffs or food waste.
The rules on bringing food or animal products into Great Britain from abroad: restrictions, types of food and the amount you can bring.
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...
Guidance for food businesses on the Weights and Measures (Food) (Amendment) Regulations 2014.
Results from the government’s monitoring of pesticide residues in food, reviewed by the Expert Committee on Pesticide Residues in Food (PRiF).
The food safety and hygiene regulations you must follow - the law, regulations
Apply for meals at home from your council or other local organisation
Analysis of statistical data relating to the food security of the United Kingdom.
Food grown, sold and consumed; farm productivity, management and commodity prices; health and welfare of farm animals; control of animal and plant diseases.
Outbreaks reported to PHE's electronic foodborne and non-foodborne gastrointestinal outbreak surveillance system (eFOSS).
This series brings together all documents relating to Government Chemist reviews of changes in food and feed legislation affecting the UK.
How to get refrigerated or heated vans, trucks and trailers approved to transport perishable food in or out of the UK, and the documents you need to have.
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