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The list of CBD food products on sale in England and Wales which have a credible application for authorisation with the FSA. We are advising that products not on the list should be removed from sale.
How to avoid food poisoning and food waste during a heatwave.
Earned Recognition aims to reduce the burden for compliant businesses by enabling Competent Authorities to focus their food and feed official controls on those that are less compliant.
Guidance on the handling of slurry and manure to help reduce the spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria.
How to get the required licensing to slaughter animals in a meat establishment.
For complaints made about the Food Standards Agency by an external party such as a member of the public or a food business operator.
Information for fast food and takeaway restaurants on the changes to allergen labelling for prepacked for direct sale (PPDS) food, also known as Natasha's Law.
Explains the legal requirements that food businesses who import products of non-animal origin into Great Britain must comply with.
Regulated Products Risk Assessment Unit Science, Evidence and Research Division, FSA Risk Assessment Team Science Division, FSS
How to contact wine standards
Guidance on safely importing fishery products or bivalve molluscs into Great Britain, controls at point of entry and information on identification marking.
Guidance on nutritional standards and sustainability in vending.
Information on the science behind nitrates and nitrites.
What you can do to reduce the risk of becoming ill due to Clostridium botulinum.
Plant toxins can appear in food crops, to ensure we keep food safe there is legislation and guidance in place on plant toxins. We also provide further guidance on cyanide in raw apricot kernels and opium alkaloids in poppy s…
PARNUTs application requirements.
Guidance on licensing, labelling, packaging, chemical safety when importing cereals.
Here you’ll find everything you need to run a food business in Northern Ireland. We’ve provided links to allergen and dietary information, regulatory and food hygiene advice, healthy catering guidance - and so much more. You…
Information for mobile sellers, burger vans, street food vendors and farmers’ markets on the changes to allergen labelling for prepacked for direct sale (PPDS) food, also known as Natasha's Law.
Pesticides are chemical or biological substances that are used to kill or control pests during the cultivation and storage of crops. We have oversight of pesticides and food safety in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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