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Rules for importing, exporting and moving fresh fruit and vegetables to, from and around the UK.
Statistics about overseas trade in food, feed and drink.
The Food and You survey provides evidence of public food safety attitudes, reported behaviour and knowledge of recommended food safety practices.
Evidence from a field experiment in Kenya
Public Health England provides PT schemes for food and water microbiology.
An interim position paper on the safety of hydroxyanthracene derivatives for use in food by the Committee on Carcinogenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment
A guide to the scoring systems and statistics used for the PHE proficiency testing (PT) schemes for food and water microbiology.
An update on the European Commission’s discussion paper on health claims on botanical substances used in foods
Find out if the goods you're declaring to inward or outward processing are classed as sensitive goods.
Import risk categories under the Border Target Operating Model for live animals, animal products, plants and plant products imported to Great Britain.
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) proficiency testing (PT) samples for food microbiology in freeze-dried format.
Advice for consumers in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the UK.
Detailed annual statistics on family food and drink purchases.
Check the VAT rules for food processing and abattoir services.
Sample external quality assessment (EQA) schedules for all Public Health England's food and water microbiology proficiency testing schemes.
How to register as a spring water producer, and the rules you must follow to produce and market spring water.
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