We use some essential cookies to make this website work.
We’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services.
We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services.
You have accepted additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
You have rejected additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
Departments, agencies and public bodies
News stories, speeches, letters and notices
Detailed guidance, regulations and rules
Reports, analysis and official statistics
Consultations and strategy
Data, Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports
Defra’s Secretary of State has permitted the use of this bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3) vaccine within the United Kingdom, subject to licence.
First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government
For complaints made about the Food Standards Agency by an external party such as a member of the public or a food business operator.
Supplementary guidance to help businesses understand their responsibilities when conducting taste trials involving 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.
Importing products of animal origin (POAO) or fishery products has potential hazards, which businesses should be aware of.
Defra has produced the following guidance for IFCAs to help them understand and fulfil their role.
Advice on safe levels of arsenic in rice and rice milk.
Guidance for vets from the APHA wildlife expert group.
Sets out details of our new web-based interactive map showing registered locations of TB breakdowns.
Information to help businesses prepare for a new approach to importing goods to Great Britain under the Border Target Operating Model.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing eggs and egg products to Great Britain.
How to spot classical swine fever, what to do if you suspect it, and measures to prevent its spread.
Find out how you could do the SFI actions for buffer strips.
How commercial plant growers can grow FPCS-certified stock, and find out the benefits of using it in commercial plantations.
How to register with the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) to become an importer or exporter of UK Agricultural Policy (UKAP) goods.
Know when your premises could be inspected, the powers inspectors have, and enforcement notices and penalties you could receive for sites that kill animals.
When and how to test for salmonella if you breed fattening turkeys, and what happens if a flock tests positive. Testing is part of the salmonella national control programme (NCP).
Find out what documentation you need after a review, so you can make a claim.
Abattoirs in the Pig Carcase Grading Scheme must abide by the regulations for dressing, weighing, grading and marking carcases.
Vets can contact APHA to get expert advice about unusual animal disease or mortality in England and Wales.
Do not include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
To help us improve GOV.UK, we’d like to know more about your visit today. Please fill in this survey (opens in a new tab and requires JavaScript).