Quarterly UK Food and Feed Law Update, October to December 2025
Summary
The UK Government Chemist published its quarterly legislative update covering food and feed law developments from October to December 2025. The report summarizes changes to UK and EU legislation as well as relevant technical publications from international bodies such as the FAO. The update is designed to provide contextual awareness and assist regulated parties in interpreting chemical measurement data.
What changed
The Government Chemist published its Q4 2025 quarterly legislative update covering developments in UK food and feed law from October to December 2025. The report consolidates changes to UK and EU legislation along with technical publications from bodies such as the FAO. Key topics include chemical measurement data interpretation and regulatory contextual awareness. Affected parties in the food and feed sector should review the update to remain informed of recent legislative developments and ensure ongoing compliance awareness. No new compliance obligations are imposed by this summary document.
What to do next
- Monitor for updates
- Review the quarterly update for relevant changes
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Food and feed law: legislation update December 2025
This is the quarterly report of updates to UK legislation in food and feed and related scientific and regulatory issues from October to December 2025.
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The Government Chemist produces quarterly reports summarising updates to UK legislation in food in and feed law. The updates includes UK and EU legislation, and other technical publications, such as FAO, which might be of interest. This update covers the period from 1 October to 31 December 2025.
The aim is to provide regular updates, to ensure contextual awareness and assist in the interpretation of chemical measurement data.
For more information about this report, advice on the topics described or general enquiries about the Government Chemist role contact:
Government Chemist
Priestley Building
10 Priestley Road
Guildford
Surrey
GU2 7XY
Email Government.Chemist@lgcgroup.com
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Published 27 March 2026
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