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Legal standards for labelling and composition of food products such as bottled water, milk and meat.
Get help to classify herbal medicines, vitamins, food preparations, supplements and tonics for import and export.
How the MHRA makes decisions on what is a medicinal product (borderline products).
Use this form to apply to use a non-organic ingredient in your organic food or drink.
Apply to temporarily include a non-organic ingredient in organic food or drink you sell in the UK.
Labelling rules for businesses in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and retailers in Northern Ireland, for certain agri-food products moved under the Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme.
How to apply to protect a food, drink or agricultural product name under the UK GI schemes.
Find out which types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes.
What to do if you’re bringing plants and products like wood and timber into Great Britain, including what certificates you'll need.
How to apply for a traditional herbal registration (THR) to market a herbal medicine in the UK.
How to use the calculators to work out a nutrient budget for residential developments in nutrient neutrality catchments.
Rules on labelling food, feed and seed as organic or using organic production terms if you produce, prepare, store, import, export or sell organic food in the UK.
Get help to classify organic chemicals that contain certain permitted additives or can be dissolved in water, for import and export.
Check if you need a licence or phytosanitary certificate to export plants and plant products.
Find out what information you need to show on products made of or containing meat that you sell to the public.
Get help to classify edible vegetables, roots, tubers, herbs, spices, fruit, nuts and peel for import and export.
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