Guidance: Official veterinary surgeon (OVS) notes

Changes to import controls for animals and products of animal origin.




Guidance: Confined establishments approved to export captive-bred birds to the EU

Lists of confined establishments in Great Britain, Jersey and the Isle of Man approved to export or move captive-bred birds to the EU or Northern Ireland.




Recyclability assessment methodology: supplementary guidance

Read additional information that clarifies the Recyclability Assessment Methodology (RAM) if you’re an obligated producer of household packaging waste under Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging.




Guidance: Bird flu: rules on meat produced from poultry and farmed game birds originating in disease control zones

Rules food businesses should follow for any meat produced from poultry or farmed game birds originating within a disease control zone.




Statistics at Defra

We publish national and official statistics relating to the environment, rural communities, food, farming and biosecurity.