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Legal standards for labelling and composition of food products such as bottled water, milk and meat.
Official Government Buying Standards (GBS) for food and catering services
Results from the government’s monitoring of pesticide residues in food, reviewed by the Expert Committee on Pesticide Residues in Food (PRiF).
Food grown, sold and consumed; farm productivity, management and commodity prices; health and welfare of farm animals; control of animal and plant diseases.
What you need to do as a food and drink business to work with the EU.
Animal by-products (ABPs) you can use to make pet food, how to provide samples, and how to package your products.
How to import animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man from non-EU countries.
How to import or move high risk food and feed of non-animal origin from the EU to Great Britain.
A new agreement for procuring food and drink has been announced by the Crown Commercial Service.
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.
Tax and reporting rules for employers providing food and groceries for employees
The food safety and hygiene regulations you must follow - the law, regulations
How to use and supply animal by-products (ABPs) as farm animal feed or in feed, and how to get your site registered and approved.
A guide to the minimum quality criteria to be met by contractors supplying food and drink products for the UK armed forces worldwide.
Sources of advice and financial support for UK farmers exporting agricultural products to the EU and beyond
The Meat Hygiene Service was set up in 1995 and was responsible for the enforcement of meat hygiene legislation. The Service merged with the Food Standards Agency in 2010.
What you need to do to export or move food, drink and agricultural products.
The UK Health Security Agency's (UKHSA) FW&E laboratories protect the public from significant health threats associated with food, water and environmental hazards.
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