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Guidance for businesses on bulk freezing food products originally intended to be supplied and sold as ambient or chilled products.
Explains EU rules on BPA in food contact materials, including application in Northern Ireland, and outlines the current legal position in Great Britain.
Information on the measures concerning acrylamide levels in food, guidance for food business operators and benchmark levels for monitoring acrylamide levels in different food categories.
Food contact materials authorisation requirements and what you need to submit as part of your application.
Sources of radioactivity in the environment and how levels of radioactivity are monitored and assessed.
Some foods of non-animal origin are considered high risk food of non-animal origin (HRFNAO) because they pose health risks associated with the country of origin
A list of foodstuffs with current European Union (EU) import restrictions.
What you need to submit as part of your regulated product application.
A guide to the law in England and Wales for home slaughter of livestock.
How to stay safe when cooking food at a barbecue.
Details of feed and food official laboratories (OLs) in Great Britain (GB) and Northern Ireland (NI) that are designated to undertake sample analysis work.
How to apply for registration of a milk production holding and how we carry out inspections on dairy farms.
Information about the privacy notice for Register a Food Business feedback, why we require data, what we do with the data and your rights.
Guidance for businesses on cell-cultivated products and the authorisation process.
How to control and reduce the risk of E. coli O157 cross-contamination in your business
Shellfish production and how it is monitored and reported by us.
Joint advice from the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland on the UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
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How to contact wine standards
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