Specialist advice to government

AFBI provides advice on food issues to government policy makers, regulators and College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE).

Advice to government

AFBI provides evidenced-based scientific advice on food issues, quality and contamination to government policy makers, regulators and CAFRE. This includes advice on the European and UK legislation on contamination, the appropriate response in an emergency, scientific advice on regulatory issues, and evidence and advice on scientific solutions to support economic development.

Contact: Food microbiology group or Chemical surveillance group