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Get help to classify herbal medicines, vitamins, food preparations, supplements and tonics for import and export.
Find out which types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes.
Business potential of producing crops for non-food markets, how and where to grow them and details of organisations providing grants.
The rules on bringing food or animal products into Great Britain from abroad: restrictions, types of food and the amount you can bring.
The National Diet and Nutrition Survey assesses the diet, nutrient intake and nutritional status of the general population of the UK.
How to prepare and what to do if you’re affected by extreme weather and natural hazards while travelling or living abroad.
Rules on labelling food, feed and seed as organic or using organic production terms if you produce, prepare, store, import, export or sell organic food in the UK.
Increase flood resilience with Natural Flood Management
Explains key issues in implementing policy to protect and enhance the natural environment, including local requirements.
Legal standards for labelling and composition of food products such as bottled water, milk and meat.
The Institute supports global food security, sustainable development and poverty reduction through research, advice, teaching and training. It’s been independent of the UK government since May 1996, when it became part of the University of Greenwich.
How to apply to protect a food, drink or agricultural product name under the UK GI schemes.
How bottled water producers can get a natural mineral water recognised in England, and rules you need to follow to produce and label it.
How to use the calculators to work out a nutrient budget for residential developments in nutrient neutrality catchments.
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