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A new law will require food businesses to include full ingredients labelling on pre-packaged foods, Environment Secretary Michael Gove announced today.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Total exports for Scottish food and drink worth £1.4 billion in first quarter of year as whisky and salmon continue to play vital role in UK’s exporting success
Tamara Finkelstein has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary at The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Payments will be made in full to eligible farmers in agri-environment schemes who are still waiting to be paid, the government has confirmed today (19 June).
The governments of the United Kingdom and Italy have issued a joint statement on their proposal for the Presidency of the UN's 26th climate change conference.
Dame Amelia Fawcett DBE CVO has been appointed as Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew.
British beef could be served on Chinese dinner plates by the end of the year, following an agreement reached between China and the UK.
Oak Processionary Moth (OPM) caterpillars found on trees recently imported from the Netherlands.
CCWater has had a new chair appointed.
Leading firms and organisations back game-changing action following landmark symposium.
£4.7 million government fund launched to drive up the recycling of hard-to-recycle materials.
The Government’s Tree Champion Sir William Worsley has been reappointed to continue his drive to accelerate tree planting rates.
Defra’s Chief Scientific Advisor Professor Ian Boyd has today received a Knighthood as part of the Queen’s Birthday Honours
The Animal Welfare (Service Animals) Bill comes into force today (8 June) to protect service animals such as police dogs and horses.
Review into new type of protection for sea life and marine habitats in England launched on World Oceans Day.
Biosecurity Minister launches Government's new Ash Research Strategy
In the event that the UK leaves without a deal on 31 October, pet owners will need to take some additional steps to ensure they can still travel.
Review could lead to other animals joining elephants under protection of landmark Ivory Act
Environment Secretary Michael Gove has today created 41 new Marine Conservation Zones, marking the most significant expansion of England’s ‘Blue Belt’ of protected areas to date.
The Darwin Initiative has re-opened for new projects to apply for funding on United Nations International Day of Biological Diversity.
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