Industry sector rules
If your business is involved with certain foods or processes, there may be rules you need to follow.
Premises working with certain types of food that might pose a significant risk to consumers require approval, and may be subject to different monitoring requirements.
In other areas it might be important to know where a product came from, and the rules help to ensure traceability.
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Approved establishments in the UK
EU Member States' competent authorities must give approval to establishments handling, preparing or producing products of animal origin for which requirements are laid down in Regulation (EC) 853/2004. Member States are required to publish lists of these establishments under sixteen separate sections each corresponding to a different food sector.
Wine standards
The Agency aims to ensure that EU wine regulations are enforced in the UK. It also maintains the UK Vineyards Register.
Animal feed approval
European Commission (EC) Regulation 183/2005 on Feed Hygiene requires feed businesses that manufacture, market or use certain additives and products for animal feed to be approved and/or registered.
Food Information Regulation
The EU Food Information for Consumers Regulation has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union. This means that the transition process has begun to replace the current food labelling regulations.
Herbal products
In the UK, herbal products are either foods or medicines.