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Guidance on exporting or moving high-risk food and feed of non-animal origin (HRFNAO) from Great Britain to the EU or Northern Ireland.
How to import or move food and drink from the EU to Great Britain.
Rules for importing organic food, feed and seed to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and Northern Ireland.
This toolkit helps both those who buy food and catering services for the public sector and potential suppliers.
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.
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.
What you need to do as a food and drink business to work with the EU.
Details of control bodies approved to certify organic food in the UK.
How to apply to protect a food, drink or agricultural product name under the UK GI schemes.
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...
Sustainable food system indicators for the UK.
Foresight project looking at the increasing pressures on the global food system between now and 2050.
Find out about the UK geographical indication (GI) schemes that protect the geographical names of food, drink and agricultural products, and the UK GI schemes registers.
Find out which types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes.
Legal standards for labelling and composition of food products such as bottled water, milk and meat.
How food shops, manufacturers, and distributors must dispose of or handle former foodstuffs or food waste.
Find out when you must label your meat, fish or seafood product with its country of origin.
Use and stocks of cereal grain in the UK.
This research project aims to develop improved analytical methods of food allergens and interpretation of results.
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