FreshFarm food guidance

Food names, composition and durability

A plain-English explanation for farmers, connected to the official UK source.

Issued by Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

What this means

Some foods have reserved names or composition rules. Labels also need the correct durability date and storage information.

What to do

  1. Check whether the product name has a legal composition standard.
  2. Support the shelf life and choose a use-by or best-before date correctly.
  3. Keep the recipe, process and batch evidence behind the label.

Official destination checked 11 September 2026. The original opens in a new tab, so this FreshFarm explanation stays open.

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