Foodlaw-Reading

Dr David Jukes, The University of Reading, UK

Providng access to food law since May 1996

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Future of this site

Following discussions with the University of Reading, it is now expected that this site will be closing at the end of August 2024. I am grateful to those who have recently completed the survey and indicated how much they value the site and my work in keeping it running for the last 28 years. However, I have decided that the new requirements will need a significant effort - more than I am willing to provide.

I am however open to suggestions from anyone who might have an interest in taking over its running and hosting it at another location - and, of course, potentially adapting and improving it. Please send any offers to my Reading email address which can be found quite easily elsewhere on this site.

David Jukes

Links -
Other Useful Sites for Food Law

The page was last fully checked and updated during November 2022. Minor amendments will be made as required. Please note that this page only links to official websites of a non-commercial nature.

On this page: United Kingdom, Europe, International Organisations, Other National Site

United Kingdom

Food Standards Agency (FSA)
- News and Alerts
  - News (Search)
- Consultations (Search)
- Science and Research
  - Scientific Advisory Committees
- Science Advisory Committees Hub
- Consumer Advide: Food Safety
- Consumer Advice: Food Hygiene
- Business Guidance
  - Regulated Products
    - Regulated products application guidance (see end for links to different product types)
  - Packaging and Labelling
  - Labelling and Allergens
  - Food Hygiene for your Business
- Local Authorities
  - FSA Smarter Communications (requires registration for access)
  - Food and feed codes of practice (Enforcement)
    - Food Law - Code of Practice (England) (pdf file: June 2023 Edition)
    - Food Law - Practice Guidance (England) (pdf file: March 2021 Edition)
- Key regulations
GOV.UK (Claims to be "The best place to find government services and information")
- News and Communications: Search with "food"'
- Guidance and Regulations: Search with "food"'
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
- News and communications
- Latest documents
- Policy papers and consultations
- Food and Farming
  - Food labelling: giving food information to consumers
  - Food standards: labelling and composition
- Veterinary Medicines Directorate (an Executive Agency of Defra)
  - Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) (gives access to GB approved MRLs)
  - VMD Information Hub (communications on current and future regulatory changes)
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), UK
- News and communications
- Policy papers and consultations
- Publications
- Office for Health Improvement & Disparities (OHID, part of DHSC)
  - News and communications
  - Policy papers and consultations
  Public Health
  - Health conditions: Obesity
  - Health improvement: Healthy eating
- UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) (replaced Public Health England)
Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

Department for Business and Trade (previously part of the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy)
- Office for Product Safety and Standards
  - Weights and measures: business guidance
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (previously part of the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy)
- Government Chemist
  - Latest documents
  - Food and Feed Law: legislation review (quarterly review of changes)
Scotland
- Food Standards Scotland (FSS)
- Scottish Government
  - Policies: Food and Drink
- Scottish Parliament
Wales
- Welsh Government: GOV.WALES
  - Health improvement: Nutrition and food safety
- Welsh Parliament (Senedd)
Legislation.gov.uk
- Public General Acts
  - Food Satefy Act 1990 (Revised)
  - Food Standards Act 1999 (Revised)
- UK Statutory Instruments
- Wales Statutory Instruments
- Scottish Statutory Instruments
- Northern Ireland Statutory Rules
TSO Shop (formerly The Stationery Office)
- Daily List - Index
Parliament
- House of Commons
- House of Lords
HM Courts and Tribunals Service
Enforcement Work
- Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH), UK
  - Press releases
- Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI)
  - News Room
- Local Government Association
- The Association of Public Analysts
British Standards Institute (BSI)
- BSI Knowledge
Institute of Food Science and Technology (UK)
- Resources and policy
British Retail Consortium (BRC)
- News
Food and Drink Federation (FDF)
- Latest FDF News
Campden BRI (formerley Campden and Chorleywood Food Research Association and the Brewing Reseach Institute)
Leatherhead Food Research (LFR) (formerly Leatherhead Food Research Association)
Advertising Standards Authority

Europe

European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
- News
- Governance
- Calendar - Gives access to meetings, papers, etc
- External experts - Links to scientific panels
European Union - Homepage (Official website of the EU)
- News and Stories
  - Press Releases
- EUR-Lex (Access to EU law)
- Register of delegated and implementing acts
- European Commission
  - European Commission: Law
    - Contribute to law-making:
      - Have your say
        
        Published initiatives
  - DG Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE - fomerly SANCO)
    - Food Safety
      - News
      - Horizontal topics
        
        PAFF Committees (Plants, Animals, Food and Feed)
        
        International affairs (Sanitary and phytosanitary measures, Codex)
        
        Codex Alimentarius
        
        Health and Food Audits and Analysis (formerly the Food and Veterinary Office (FVO))
        
        Audit Reports
      - Food
        
        Labelling and nutrition
        
        Food Improvement Agents
        
        RASFF - Food and Feed Safety Alerts
        
        RASFF Portal - Search Page
  - DG Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI)
    - News
    - Geographical indications and quality schemes (PDO/PGI/TSG)
    - Organic farming
      - Organic production and products
  - DG Trade (External) (DG TRADE)
  - DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROWTH)
    - Food and Drink Industry
    - Technical Regulation Information System (TRIS Database)
  - Commission News
    - Press corner (Press material from the Commission Spokesperson's Service)
      - Search: Keyword = 'food'
- Council of the European Union (includes European Council)
  - Meeting Calendar
    - Minutes of Council Meetings
    - Press Releases and Statements
  - Documents and Publications
    - Search in the Register
- European Parliament (EUROPARL)
  - News
    - Press Room (All press releases)
  - Legislative Observatory
    - Search
  - Public Register of Documents
  - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI)
  - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)
- Court of Justice of the European Union
  - Press releases
  - Judgements - CoJ: 1953 - 1988
  - Judgements - CoJ: 1989 - Present ('C' cases)
  - Judgements - General Court ('T' cases; originally Court of First Instance)
- European Economic and Social Committee
- Publications Office of the EU
European Committee for Standardisation (CEN/CENELEC)
Council of Europe
FoodDrinkEurope
- Press
- Publications
Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs (BEUC) (The European Consumer Organisation)
European Food Law Association (EFLA-AEDA)
US Mission to the EU
- Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) Reports (on the EU)

International Organisations

Codex Alimentarius Commission
- News and Events
- Codex Procedural Manual (28th Edition - 2023) [Copies of the 13th, 14th and 18th Editions are also available on this site]
- Codex Texts:
- List of Codex Committees: Active (with links to documentation)
- Meetings / Reports (Current year and upcoming meetings)
- Understanding Codex (5th Edition; September 2018) (pdf file)
Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)
- News
- Documents (Search page) - Direct access to:
  - Food Control System Assessment Tool - Introduction and Glossary (2019)
    - See also: Dimension A; Dimension B; Dimension C; Dimension D (2019)
  - FAO/WHO Framework for the Provision of Scientific Advice on Food Safety and Nutrition (updated 2018) (pdf file)
  - Trade and Food Standards (2017) (pdf file)
  - Strengthening national food control systems - Guidelines to assess capacity building needs (2006)
  - Food safety risk analysis - A guide for national food safety authorities (2006)
  - Perspectives and Guidelines on Food Legislation with a New Model Food Law (2005)
  - The Application of Risk Communication to Food Standards and Safety Matters (1998)
  - Risk Management and Food Safety (1997) (pdf file)
- Food Safety and Quality
  - News
  - Background
  - Publications
  - Chemical risks and JECFA (FAO page)
- Nutrition
- Legal Office
  - Legislative studies
  - FAOLEX Database
World Health Organization (WHO)
- Newsroom - Headlines
- Food Safety
  - News
- Assessing Chemical Risks in Food
  - Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) (WHO page)

World Trade Organisation (WTO)
- WTO News and Events

WTO documents
- Legal texts
  - Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS Agreement) (pdf file)
  - Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (The TBT Agreement) (pdf file)
  - Disputes Settlement Understanding (pdf file)
Sanitary and phytosanitary measures
- Members’ transparency toolkit
Dispute settlement
Understanding the WTO
- WTO in brief

Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF)
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- Food and Agriculture
- Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture
International Union of Food Science & Technology (IUFoST)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
- Standards catalogue

Other National Sites

USA

Canada

Australia / New Zealand

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)
- Food Standards Code

This page was first established by David Jukes on 14 April 1997.

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