Animal Imports
Information and advice on import legislation for EU importers of live animals and products from third countries.
http://www.vetimpleg.eu

At-a-glance consultation
View consultations from all departments that affect business and have your say.
http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/consultations

English Food and Farming Partnership
Aims to improve profitability in farming and rural food businesses.
http://www.effp.com

European Livestock Association
The European Livestock Association - ELA - was formed in 2001 to provide effective representation for European animal breeders, keepers and food producers. It is a not-for profit organisation whose objective is to encourage, support and advise on systems of animal production and conservation in Europe which are compatible with acceptable standards of animal welfare, genetic diversity, protection of the environment and rural infrastructure.



http://www.ela-europe.org/read/home

Food Standards Agency
The Food Standards Agency have links to all the major regulations together with many safety tips and news items. They are the definitive authority for UK food business.
http://www.food.gov.uk

Genon Labs
UKAS accredited food and feed testing laboratory with low cost, high quality and rapid analytical services - 2 day turnaround as standard. Bespoke projects a speciality.
http://www.genonlabs.co.uk

Grants and Support Directory
Search for sources of help with business startup and development.
http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/support

Implementation dates
Find out when new business regulations are coming in.
http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/ccds

ISO Standards
This Canadian site has rewritten the ISO standards (9000 and 22000) in Plain English to make them easier to understand. Current prices of the standards are on the website.
http://www.praxiom.com/22000.htm

Local Authorities Coordinating Office on Regulatory Affairs (LACORS)
LACORS assists the 467 local authorities in the UK to improve the quality of Trading Standards and food enforcement.
They have a useful business section, which covers things like licensing laws.
http://www.lacors.gov.uk

News about primary production

http://www.warmwell.com

NORMAPME
Standards for small business can be seen on the NORMAPME website. They deal in standards for small business on a European basis.
http://www.normapme.com

Other regulations
Website that covers Environmental Issues, designed for small food and drink businesses
http://www.netregs.gov.uk

Our Source
The only total resource for anyone interested in successfully running a hospitality, leisure and tourism business within England, combining the web based information support with high level personal approach and in-depth knowledge of tourism professionals. Including buying and selling property, finding staff or jobs, locating suppliers, accessing the only national database of tourism marketing opportunities, accessing comprehensive information and benefiting from the only sector-specific recycling facility.
http://www.oursource.co.uk/index

Quick Hotels -discount hotels in Europe
QuickHotels is a Europe-wide discount hotel reservation website offering more than 30,000 hotels with discount room rates.
http://www.QuickHotels.com

Red Tractor Certification

http://www.redtractor.org.uk

Regulation Checklist
Checklist of regulations that could affect your business.
http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/regulationchecklist

Regulation updates
New regulations that could affect your business.
http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/regulationupdates

Small firms database
Find out more about joining the consultation database, specify areas of interest and how you want to be contacted.
http://www.sbs.gov.uk/smallfirmsdatabase

Subscriber Only Section
Finding appropriate information can be time consuming. Within the Subscriber Only Section we are putting together a range of information to enable you to track down information quickly and efficiently. Open the file for details of the contents.
http://www.food-solutions.org/Food_resources_list.html

UEAPME
The organisation that represents small business across Europe. See especially the food section under sectorial policies for position papers and potential legislation that could affect SMEs.
http://www.ueapme.com