Food, Agriculture and Animal Health

Food - Introduction

Food is part of our everyday life. We need it to live, grow and stay healthy. We need food to give us energy to deal with what we need to do.

However, with today's busy lifestyle and the wide variety of foods on sale, it's difficult to find the information needed to make healthy choices and ensure that you get what you think you are paying for.

Consumer Advice

Subject	Type of advice
Allergies:	Allergens Gluten advice for consumers
Complaints:	Help with Food Complaints
Food Alerts:	Food Alerts
GM Foods:	Genetically Modified (GM) Food
Labelling:	Food - the choice is yours
Meat:	Demystifying Meat - information about meat content
Testing:	Food testing

Business Advice

Subject	Type of advice
Alcohol	Buying Alcohol - A good practice guide for retailers
Allergies	Allergy labelling - A guide for small businesses Food allergens and intolerance - Advice for caterers Specific allergenic ingredients
Animal By-Products	Disposal of Animal By-Products - Guidance for Retail Butchers
Bakers	Bakers - Supplying bread for animal feed Food labelling for bakers Small bakers and average weight
Beef	Beef labelling
Butchers	Information for butchers
Catering	Food labelling for catering establishments
Chinese herbal medicine	Advice to Chinese Herbal Medicine Shops
Cocoa and chocolate products	Cocoa and chocolate products - Guidance Notes (Foods Standards Agency
Colours in Food	Colours in Restaurant and Take-Away Food
Eggs	A Guide for Producers of Eggs Selling Directly to Consumers Egg Regulation Information (Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs) Guidance on legislation covering the marketing of hen eggs (Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs) Retail sale and labelling of eggs
Environmental Health	Environmental Health Offices in Hampshire
Farmers' Markets	Trading Standards and Farmers' Markets
Feed	Key Obligations of Food and Feed Businesses (Food Standards Agency)
Fish	Fish Labelling & Traceability Food labelling for fishmongers Information for fishmongers
Food Hygiene	Food hygiene for farmers and growers
General Food Law	General Food Law, including Food Safety Act 1990 (as amended) (Food Standards Agency) Materials and Articles in Contact with Food - Guide to UK Legal Compliance and Good Practice for Business Documentation
Genetically Modified Foods (GM)	Genetically Modified Foods - Commonly Asked Questions Labelling of Genetically Modified Foods Labelling of Genetically Modified Foods - Guide for Caterers
Greengrocers	Greengrocers and the Law Greengrocers - Food Labelling for Greengrocers - Guide to Marketing Standards (Rural Payments Agency)
Health and Nutrition	Health and Nutrition Claims
Honey	Advice for Honey Packers
Jam	Jams and Similar Products - Requirements for Small Packers & Direct Sellers Jam and Similar Products (England) Regulations 2003 Compositional Requirements
Labelling	Clear Labelling (Food Standards Agency) Food Labelling for Small Retailers Foreign Language Labelled Foods Food Labelling - Date and lot marking of packaged food Labelling of packaged foods Sandwich Labelling Labelling of Sweets
Licensed Trade	A guide to the Trading Standards law applying at licensed premises Trading Standards and the Licensed Trade A Good Practice Guide for Licensees
Meat	Selling Home Produced Meat Meat Products Compositional Standards
Organic Products	A Guide for Producers, Processors and Packers of Organic Products
Packaging	Essential Requirements on the Composition and Use of Packaging
Primary Producers	Primary Producers - Information for (Food Standards Agency)
QUID	QUID (Quantitative Ingredient Declaration)
Restaurants	Keeping within the law in Pubs, Restaurants and Cafes
Sampling	Food sampling by authorised officers
Waste food	The disposal of waste food

Food, Agriculture and Animal Health

Food

Food - Introduction

Consumer Advice

Business Advice

Food Alerts
(Food Standards Agency)

Links

Food, Agriculture and Animal Health

Food

Food - Introduction

Consumer Advice

Business Advice

Food Alerts(Food Standards Agency)

Links

Food Alerts
(Food Standards Agency)