BSE Inquiry
The archived official site of the Inquiry into BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy) and vCJD (variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease) in the United Kingdom is accessible here on the National Archives site. It includes the full report of the Inquiry (published October 2000), documentary evidence submitted and transcripts of oral hearings.
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Codex Alimentarius: International Food Standards
The Codex Alimentarius Commission was established in 1963 under the joint auspices of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN and the World Health Organization to produce international food standards, guidelines and codes of practice. All standards are listed, with the texts of most available for downloading.
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Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is responsible for environmental protection, food production and standards, agriculture, fisheries and rural communities in England. This section of the GOV.UK web site provides access to information on Defra's activities, policies, announcements, consultations, publications and statistics, and to information more widely across the whole government.
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European Commission: Health and Consumers: Food
This is a section devoted to food safety on the web site of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Health and Consumers. The “Food and Feed Safety” area contains a general food law section and a number of topical sections, most of which have links to relevant legislation. There are also sections on animal health and welfare and plant health.
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European Food Safety Authority
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is a European Union agency providing independent scientific advice on all matters related to food and animal feed, including Community legislation. Its web site includes press releases and newsletters, as well as the scientific opinions and guidance of the various EFSA panels and committees.
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FAO Legal Office
The web site of the Legal Office of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations provides access to FAO basic texts and to several databases of treaties, laws and regulations, including: FAOLEX covering food, agriculture and renewable natural resources; FISHLEX covering foreign fishing in coastal waters; and WATERLEX covering the management of rivers, lakes and other water resources which are on national boundaries.There is also full text, with status information, of treaties deposited with the FAO, and a range of publications including the whole series to date of FAO Legal Papers Online.
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Food Standards Agency
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is a non-ministerial government department created in 2000 to protect public health and consumer interests in relation to food. Information and guidance on food law and regulation in the UK is to be found principally in the site's "Business & Industry" and "Enforcement & Regulation" sections.
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Foodlaw-Reading
This site provides an extensive collection of information and links relating to UK, European and international food law. It is maintained by Dr David Jukes of the University of Reading School of Food and Nutritional Sciences.
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General Pharmaceutical Council
The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has been the regulator for pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy premises in England, Scotland and Wales since 27 September 2010. Its web site includes information, standards, guidance and links to legislation. There are searchable online registers of pharmacies, training premises, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. The section "Raising concerns" includes determinations in fitness to practise hearings. |
McLibel Trial
The libel trial between the McDonalds Corporation and a postman and a gardener from London became the longest running trial in English legal history, beginning in June 1994 and lasting 313 days. This section of the McSpotlight web site includes Mr Justice Bell's judgment of 19 June 1997, a selection of legal documents relating to the proceedings, witness statements, and information about the subsequent appeal. There are also news stories and press releases up to 2006 and a few legal articles. Court transcripts were available at one time but appear to have been removed.
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Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
The MHRA is an executive agency of the Department of Health, formed in 2003 from a merger of the Medical Devices Agency and the Medicines Control Agency. The site contains information, news and documents relating to the regulation of medicines and medical devices. Within "Committees" there are sections devoted to associated advisory bodies, including the Commission on Human Medicines and the British Pharmacopoeia Commission, containing annual reports and other material.
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Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland
The Society is the regulatory and professional body for pharmacists in Northern Ireland. Its register is searchable online. Other content includes guidance, links to legislation, the Code of Ethics, and details of the complaint procedure.
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