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Food and farming industry

Policy papers and consultations

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  • Strategy document supporting the Government Chemist programme for the period 2017–2020 and the basis for longer term development

  • This document sets out the what you can expect from a farm visit by a regulator and what your responsibilities are.

  • Relates to 2015 proposed changes to the method of applying a discount to full cost charges for meat hygiene and welfare at slaughter official controls.

  • How the government and industry will work to boost UK food and drink exports.

  • How the government is making farm regulations easier to understand and use.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • How the government is responding to the growing population's demand for food, while minimising the impacts of farming and food production on the environment.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • This scorecard shows those buying food or catering services for the public sector how to evaluate the cost of services against other criteria.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Our plans to simplify farming and animal health information requests from Defra and its agencies.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK's views on the application by Florigene to import genetically modified cut carnation flowers.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Setting out the action being taken by government to strengthen consumer confidence in food and to take action against food fraud.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • An independent report, by the Authenticity Methods Working Group, addressing method standardisation in food authenticity testing.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Seeking views on modernising the repair and maintenance of fixed equipment and end-of-tenancy compensation in England.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The future of the Advisory Committee on Pesticides

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • We are seeking views on the government’s plans to retain regulations on the quality of meat products from England.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Call for evidence on agriculture for the government’s review of the balance of competences between the UK and the European Union.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Improving food procurement by changing the way the public sector buys food and catering services.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Seeking views on plans to make domestic laws so that EU regulations (1169/2011) on food information to consumers can be enforced in the UK.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • We are seeking views on the impacts on the environment of the proposed new Rural Development Programme in England.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Terms of reference for Smarter Environmental Legislation: phase 2 of the Smarter Environmental Regulation Review.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Our plans to simplify environmental, marine and carbon information requests from Defra and its agencies.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government