Links to 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
- 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
- Regulated Products
- Local Authorities
- FSA Smarter Communications (requires registration for access)
- Food and feed codes of practice (Enforcement)
- Food Law - Code of Practice (England) (June 2023 Edition)
- Food Law - Practice Guidance (England) (March 2021 Edition)
- Key regulations
- Food and Feed Law Guide (July 2020 Edition. Awaiting update)
- The Food Safety Act 1990: a Guide for Food Businesses (2009 Edition)
- News and Alerts
- GOV.UK (Claims to be “The best place to find government services and information”)
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
- News and communications
- Latest documents
- Policy papers and consultations
- Food and Farming
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Government Chemist
- Scotland
- Wales
- Legislation.gov.uk
- TSO Shop (formerly The Stationery Office)
- Parliament
- HM Courts and Tribunals Service
- Enforcement Work
- British Standards Institute (BSI)
- Institute of Food Science and Technology (UK)
- British Retail Consortium (BRC)
- Food and Drink Federation (FDF)
- 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
- EUR-Lex (Access to EU law)
- Access to the Official Journal
- Advanced search
- Consolidated texts
- Preparatory documents (e.g. COM DOCS)
- Treaties currently in force (with links to other treaties)
- Treaty on European Union (Consolidated version, June 2016)
- Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (Consolidated version, June 2016)
- Directory of legal acts
- EU Law in Force (Quick access to European Union law - for the non-specialist)
- Summaries of EU Legislation
- Food Safety
- Consumers (includes product labelling)
- Agriculture
- Internal Market
- Register of delegated and implementing acts
- European Commission
- European Commission: Law
- 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)
- Health and Food Audits and Analysis (formerly the Food and Veterinary Office (FVO))
- Food
- Food Safety
- DG Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI)
- 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)
- Council of the European Union (includes European Council)
- European Parliament (EUROPARL)
- 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
- Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs (BEUC) (The European Consumer Organisation)
- European Food Law Association (EFLA-AEDA)
- US Mission to 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)
- 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)
- Trade and Food Standards (2017)
- 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)
- Food Control System Assessment Tool - Introduction and Glossary (2019)
- Food Safety and Quality
- News
- Background
- Publications
- Chemical risks and JECFA (FAO page)
- Nutrition
- Legal Office
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- World Trade Organisation (WTO)
- WTO documents
- Legal texts
- Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS Agreement)
- Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (The TBT Agreement)
- Disputes Settlement Understanding
- Legal texts
- Sanitary and phytosanitary measures
- Dispute settlement
- Understanding the WTO
- Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF)
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- International Union of Food Science & Technology (IUFoST)
- International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
Other National Sites
USA
- USA Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- Foodsafety.gov (“Gateway to Government Food Safety Information”)
- Electronic Code of Federal Regulations
- Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)
- Michigan State University: Institute for Food Laws and Regulations (IFLR)
Canada
Australia / New Zealand
This page was first established by David Jukes on 14 April 1997.