Homepage | Food Standards Agency
When you start a new food business, or take over an existing business, you must register with your local authority. You should do this at least 28 days before you start trading. We have more information on how to register a food business, including who needs to register, taking over an existing food business, and how to update your business ...
Packaging and labelling | Food Standards Agency
Food businesses must include a business name and address on the packaging or food label. This must be either: the name of the business whose name the food is marketed under; or. the address of the business that has imported the food. Food products sold in NI must include a NI or EU address for the food business.
Food hygiene | Food Standards Agency
Food hygiene guidance. E. coli cross-contamination guidance. Vacuum packaging. Freezing fish and fishery products. Bulk freezing of ambient and chilled foods. Less than thoroughly cooked beef burgers. Industry guides.
Home food fact checker - Food Standards Agency
Home food fact checker. Knowing how to store, cook and reheat food at home helps improve food safety and reduce food waste. This page has advice on some common household food safety questions like the sniff test and the egg float test. Here we answer some of the most common food safety questions we get asked about different types of food.
Food safety - Food Standards Agency
Best before and use-by dates. Raw drinking milk. Handling flour and flour products safely. BBQs. Picnics. Community cooking. Providing food at charity events. Christmas food hygiene. Guidance for safe foraging.
Key regulations - Food Standards Agency
The main purpose of the Food Standards Act 1999 is to establish us as the Food Standards Agency. It is there to provide us with functions and powers and to transfer certain functions in relation to food safety and standards. The Act was introduced in the House of Commons in 1999. It sets out our main goal to protect public health in relation to ...
Approved additives and E numbers | Food Standards Agency
The European Commission have authorised an additional steviol glycoside, E 960d glucosylated steviol glycosides, Commission Regulation (EU) No 2023/447 was published on 1 March 2023 and came into force on 20 March 2023. This regulation applies in Northern Ireland but not GB. E numbers. Additives. E420.
Imports and exports | Food Standards Agency
Imports and exports. When importing food, you need to know about regulations that apply to specific products and more general rules concerning labelling and additives. Access to data and intelligence on imported food is also available on the Imports Intelligence Hub. The UK government has introduced the next phase of import controls for food ...
Managing food safety - Food Standards Agency
Food safety management is about complying with food hygiene and food standards. You must ensure that you have food safety management procedures in place. You also need to consider: the suppliers you use. how you trace the food you buy, and the food you sell to other businesses. how you transport food.
Our Food 2022: Going global | Food Standards Agency
A total of 2.18 million more tonnes of imported food and feed came into the country during 2022 compared to the previous year (a 5.6% increase), bringing our imports back in line with the average volumes seen over the previous seven years (figures 13 and 14) (footnote 2). Figure 13: Total UK import volumes of all food and feed over time, 2014-22.