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Guide to protecting and defending food and drink from deliberate attack
What is anisakis and how to detect it in fish and fishery products
How to detect and monitor chemical contaminants and guidance on the relevant limits.
Sources of radioactivity in the environment and how levels of radioactivity are monitored and assessed.
Smoke flavourings authorisation requirements and what you need to submit as part of a smoke flavouring application.
Guidelines on the conduct of taste trials involving novel foods or foods produced by novel processes.
Changes to the market authorisations process and how they affect food and feed businesses.
Sparkling wine produced in the UK is categorised using a set of hierarchical schemes. This system is known as the UK Quality Wine Schemes and has been put forward to the UK Government by Wine Great Britain (Wine GB).
This document has been developed for those involved in onboarding food businesses to platforms facilitating the sale of restaurant food online.
The Food Standards Agency in Northern Ireland, in partnership with the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise, have created guidance to help businesses produce healthier ice cream and gelato.
Importing products of animal origin (POAO) or fishery products has potential hazards, which businesses should be aware of.
Food enzymes authorisation guidance and what you need to submit as part of a food enzyme application.
Scientific requirements for evaluating the allergenicity and nutritional aspects of Cell Cultivated Products (CCPs) when seeking market authorisation in GB.
Advice on safe levels of arsenic in rice and rice milk.
The Achieving Business Compliance (ABC) programme's approach to modernising the way food businesses are regulated in England, Wales and Northern Ireland by the Food Standards Agency and local authorities.
Guidance for businesses on authorisation of edible insects as novel foods.
Details of feed and food official laboratories (OLs) in Great Britain (GB) and Northern Ireland (NI) that are designated to undertake sample analysis work.
This guidance is intended to support individuals interested in conducting a field trial, including the application submission process.
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a group of contaminants produced by burning of carbon-based materials.
Information about the privacy notice for Register a Food Business feedback, why we require data, what we do with the data and your rights.
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