Importing confectionery
Guidance on licensing, labelling, packaging, chemical safety when importing confectionery products.
Business guidance
Pet food
The FSA is responsible for animal feed legislation which covers the manufacture of feed for non-food producing animals including pet food and pet treats.
Importing cooking oils
Guidance on licensing, labelling, packaging, chemical safety when importing cooking oils.
Importing and exporting wine
Guidance on the measures you must take in order to import and export wine legally into or from the UK.
Wine regulation
Guidance on how the FSA enforces wine regulations in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Importing High-Risk Food and Feed of Non-Animal Origin (HRFNAO) into Great Britain
Defining what a high-risk product is, guidance on aflatoxin levels in imported food, current Great Britain restrictions and guidance for importing certain products from defined countries.
Specified risk material removal and cutting plant authorisation
What specified risk material is, how to remove it from your livestock and the authorisation required for cutting plants to carry it out
Other
Assessment of genetically modified maize MON 87427 x MON 87460 x MON 89034 x 1507 x MON 87411 x 59122 for food and feed uses
Assessment of genetically modified maize MON 87427 x MON 87460 x MON 89034 x 1507 x MON 87411 x 59122 and subcombinations, for food and feed uses, under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003. Reference Number RP1180
Consumer guidance
Home slaughter of livestock: A guide to the law in England and Wales
Legal requirements and guidance for home slaughter.
Home slaughter of livestock: A guide to the law in England and Wales - annexes
Legal requirements and guidance for home slaughter.
Home slaughter of livestock: A guide to the law in England and Wales - practical examples
Practical examples showing correct and incorrect applications of the legal requirements of home slaughter.
Home slaughter of livestock: A guide to the law in England and Wales - animal welfare regulations
Legal requirements and guidance for home slaughter under animal welfare regulations.
Home slaughter of livestock: A guide to the law in England and Wales - animal by-products regulations
Legal requirements and guidance for home slaughter under animal by-products regulations.
Home slaughter of livestock: A guide to the law in England and Wales - Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies regulations
Legal requirements and guidance for home slaughter under Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies regulations.
Home slaughter of livestock: A guide to the law in England and Wales - introduction
Legal requirements and guidance for home slaughter.
Home slaughter of livestock: A guide to the law in England and Wales - food hygiene regulations
Legal requirements and guidance for home slaughter under food hygiene regulations.
Home slaughter of livestock: A guide to the law in England and Wales - summary
Legal requirements and guidance for home slaughter.
Best before and use-by dates
It is important to understand best before and use-by dates on food labels to keep food safe and to help reduce food waste. Food may contain bacteria, and if stored for too long or at the wrong temperature can cause food poisoning.
Food Hygiene Rating Scheme
The scheme helps you choose where to eat out or shop for food by giving you clear information about businesses’ hygiene standards. We run the scheme in partnership with local authorities in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Radioactivity in food
How we assess and regulate levels of radioactivity in food.
Raw drinking milk
Information for anyone who is already consuming or is considering consuming raw drinking milk or raw cream.
BPA in plastic
What bisphenol A (BPA) is and the research and evidence that supports our understanding of BPA.
About us
FSA Chair’s lecture to the Institute of Food Science and Technology
FSA Chair Professor Susan Jebb delivered a lecture to the Institute of Food Science and technology on Tuesday 3 June 2025 entitled "Science on the menu: how innovation shapes regulation and keeps food safe”. A full transcript is available below.
FSA Chief Executive’s speech to the Northern Ireland Food and Drink Conference 2025
FSA Chief Executive Katie Pettifer addressed the Northern Ireland Food and Drink Conference 2025 on Tuesday 4 March. Speaking to an audience representing farming, manufacturing, cold storage, distribution, packaging and retailing in Northern Ireland, Katie spoke about food safety and standards in a fast-changing world.