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What local authorities must do to grant recognition for natural mineral water and carry out ongoing checks.
See the list of applications to protect or cancel the geographical name of a food, drink or agricultural product in Great Britain.
How to register as a producer, and the rules you must follow to produce and market bottled drinking water.
How bottled water producers can get a natural mineral water recognised in England, and rules you need to follow to produce and label it.
Rules for local authorities to follow when registering a premises to produce bottled drinking water, or carrying out ongoing checks.
How to import and move eggs for human consumption to Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland) from EU and non-EU countries.
Give information to consumers when selling food that is loose or hasn't been prepacked by another producer.
Read the amended specification for the registered Welsh Heather Honey or Mel Grug Cymru being considered for protection under the UK government geographical indications agri-food scheme and find out how to object to the prop…
Marketing standards for hops producers, manufacturers, retailers and distributors.
Rules on using a geographical indication (GI) scheme logo to mark a registered protected food or drink name.
Lists of all natural mineral waters recognised in the UK, and English, Scottish and Welsh waters recognised by the EU, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein (EEA).
Rules that local authorities in England must follow when registering a premises to produce spring water, or carrying out ongoing checks.
See the list of applications to protect the geographical name of wine and aromatised wine in the UK.
What you need to do as a food and drink business to work with the EU.
Information for egg producers, deliveries, collectors and packing centres to follow the law on registration, marketing and stamping of eggs.
Guidance to compliance on European Regulation (EC) No. 1925/2006 on the addition of vitamins and minerals and certain other substances to food.
Information about vitamins, minerals and certain other substances that may be added to foods in Great Britain.
Rules for exporting or moving organic food, feed and seed from Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and Northern Ireland.
How producers can get non-UK natural mineral waters recognised in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), or get UK products recognised overseas.
Food business operators bound by the Compulsory Beef Labelling Scheme must keep traceability records to show the origin of their meat.
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