Useful links

Abim
Abim aims to promote and represent the common interests of its members, (manufacturers and suppliers of a wide range of high quality ingredients to the baking industry) primarily in relation to UK and European technical and legislative matters affecting the industry.

AEGIC Australian Export Grains Innovation Centre
An independent organisation involved in research into grains, flour milling and baking.

AIFST Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology Incorporated
AIFST Inc., is committed to the development and promotion of food science and technology as a profession and to maintaining its position as un unbiased, professional, scientific body.

AINIA, Spain
Spanish research institute, a member of the EFI Food Law group.

ASB, American Society of Baking
Serves the US baking sector. The virtual showcase is a useful section, with information about hundreds of companies, including ingredient suppliers and equipment manufacturers.

Biotechnological Institute
A Danish biomedicinal and food research institute and member of the EFI Food Law Group.

BRC, British Retail Consortium
The British Retail Consortium is the lead trade association for the retailer sector - from the large multiples and department stores through to independents, selling a wide range of products through centre of town, out of town, rural and virtual stores.

BSB, British Society of Baking
Affiliated to the ASB, the Society services the British baking sector. The virtual showcase contains details of ingredient suppliers and equipment manufacturers based in the UK.

Cordis, European Union
Community Research and Development Information Service.
Main EU Web site for R&D information. The site gives information and application details about all funding programmes.
Project information packs and other documents can be downloaded from the Cordis Document Library

CTCPA
A French food research institute and member of the EFI Food Law Group.

CSIR, South Africa
South African research and development organisation, covering all aspects of science and technology. The Division of Food, Biological and Chemical Technologies covers agrofood and food technology.

EAHC
The Executive Agency for Health and Consumers (EAHC) implements the EU Health Programme, the Consumer Programme and the Better Training for Safer Food initiative.

Envirowise (WRAP)
Envirowise offers UK businesses – including food and drinks businesses - free, independent, confidential advice and support on practical ways to increase profits, minimise waste and reduce environmental impact.

ESN, European Sensory Network.
This international forum was created for discussion and collaboration among the best research institutions involved in sensory and consumer sciences.

Eureka European Union
Eureka is the EU framework for industrial research and development, enabling companies to find funding and project partners within the EU.

Eurofins Danmark
A food sampling, analysis and consultancy company and member of the EFI Food Law Group.

Fareshare 1st
FareShare 1st is a social enterprise set up in 2006 and run by the FareShare charity to provide the food and drink industry with an environmentally sustainable food disposal solution.

FDF, Food and Drink Federation, UK
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) represents and promotes the food industry's common interests. FDF develops agreed industry positions on a wide range of issues; provides advice and assistance on technical and regulatory matters and communicates on industry's behalf with UK and EU legislators. FDF informs consumers about key issues relating to food through public information programmes.

FeRFA
The Resin Flooring Association, represents the major product manufacturers, specialist contractors, raw material suppliers and specialist service providers within the UK Industry.

Flour Advisory Bureau, UK
Provides information on bread and flour in the UK. There is information covering health and nutritional aspects of bread, and a section containing information for schools (students and teachers).

Food Climate Research Network, UK
A UK research council-funded initiative. Its aim is to better understand how the food system contributes to greenhouse gas emissions, and to research and promote ways of reducing them.

FoodEast
Providers of news and information on training, publications and other issues, for the food industry in the east of England.

Food Processing Faraday Partnership
The Food Processing Faraday Partnership focuses on the engineering and scientific needs of the food industry.

Food Science Australia
Food Science Australia is part CSIRO's food processing, meat, dairy and aquaculture sectors.

Friends of the Cotswolds
Friends of the Cotswolds helping to keep the Cotswolds special.

Grocery Manufacturers Association
Represents the US food processing industry. The site contains numerous position statements on legal and other issues affecting the industry.

Guttridge
Guttridge have been supplying the brewing industry with well-engineered bespoke and standard brewing equipment such has conveyers and elevators for over 50 years.

HGCA, Home Grown Cereals Authority, UK
Information about the UK cereals market. The market information page contains pricing information that is updated daily.

HMSO Her Majesty's Stationery Office

IChemE
an international professional organisation and qualifying body for engineers and scientists in the process-based sectors.

IFIS, International Food Information Service
IFIS produce several excellent information products for the food industry, including the Food Science and Technology Abstracts.

IFST, Institute of Food Science and Technology, UK
Professional body for food scientists and technologists, based in the UK. The IFST provides events and position statements on various issues, these are available on the website.

IFT, Institute of Food Technologists, USA
Professional body for food technologists in the US.

International Life Sciences Institute ILSI is an international non profit organisation based in the USA whose aims are to improve public health and well-being in areas related to nutrition, food safety, risk assessment, and the environment.

IGD, Institute of Grocery Distribution
The IGD site contains a large amount of free information about the food and grocery industry, including factsheets and best practice documents. It also has information suitable for educational purposes.

IOR, Institute of Refrigeration

IFTPS, Institute for Thermal Processing Specialists, USA
A professional body, based in the US, covering procedures, techniques and regulatory requirements for the termal processing of food.

KIN, Germany
German food research institute, and member of the EFI Food Law Group.

Medilink South West
Medilink South West is the region's life science industry network, providing organisations with specialist advice, events, and opportunities. They aim to reduce the barriers to commercial growth in order to boost the South West's economic output from life sciences.

Mintel
A long-established global supplier of consumer, media and market research that cover all food and drink markets.

Nofima Mat AS, Norway
Norwegian research institute and member of the EFI Food Law Group.

N–Dynamic Market Research
A company that conducts market research in China and with which Campden BRI is developing collaborative links. The research covers food consumption patterns, food culture, and how Chinese view other countries. Various reports are available on the website.

National Food Centre
An Irish food research institute and member of the EFI Food Law Group.

nabim
'nabim is the representative organisation for the UK flour milling industry. As well as describing the organisation and its activities, the website contains technical information of use to the sector.'

NIAB, National Institute of Agricultural Botany, UK
Supports the UK farming industry by offering advice on crop selection etc.

NMS, Chemical and Biological Metrology
The UK National Measurement System (NMS) Chemical and Biological Metrology website provides public access to the outputs of the NMS Chemical and Biological Metrology programme. The website also contains outputs from the previous VAM (Valid Analytical Measurement) and MfB (Measurements for Biotechnology) programmes.

RSC, The Royal Society of Chemistry is a Professional Association, open to all chemists. It is actively involved in the promotion of chemistry at all levels, through school and further education, training courses, professional examinations, and the publication of a wide variety of both books and journals.

SCI
The Society of Chemical Industry (SCI) is an international forum where science meets business on independent, impartial ground.

Scotland Food and Drink
The site of the Food and Drink Trade database. Aims to form clusters of companies with similar interests (e.g. primary production), to encourage and exploit research and development, education, labour markets to capture new markets in Europe.

sfam
The Society for Applied Microbiology (sfam) is dedicated to the advancement of the study of microbiology. This site contains details of all sfam activities including meetings, conferences and the society's six Interest Groups: Bioengineering; Educational Development; Environmental; Food Safety and Technology; Infection, Prevention and Treatment; and Molecular Biology.

SIK, Sweden
Swedish Institute for Food and Biotechnology.

Sino Analytica, China
A contract laboratory accredited to ISO17025 offering companies based in China, or with suppliers in China a range of food analyses including pesticide and veterinary drug residue testing, trace element analysis, mycotoxin testing and heavy metal analysis.

SSICA
An Italian food research institute and member of the EFI Food Law Group.

The Institute of Brewing & Distilling
The worldwide organisation for the provision of education, training, formal qualifications and promotion of Brewing & Distilling excellence..

VTT, Finland
VTT Biotechnology, a Finnish research institue, and a member of the EFI Food Law Group.

United Nations - Food and Agriculture Organisation
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations.

UK Government - GOV.UK
The official UK government website for citizens. The UK Government home page, providing links to all government departments and agencies. Includes links to councils and local authorities.

UK Government - Department of Health

UK Government - Dept for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Formerly the Dept of Trade and Industry - useful information for all industry sectors.

UK Government - Environment Agency for England and Wales
0The UK Government agency for environmental enforcement for England and Wales.

UK Government - Food Standards Agency

UK Government - Health and Safety Executive

UK Government - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
DEFRA have overall responsibility for food in the UK. The BSE section of the site is probably the best source of BSE information on the Web. The full text of DEFRA's "Food Surveillance Information Sheets" are available on site.

United Nations - Codex Alimentarius

University of Nottingham, Postgraduate Sensory Science Certificate
Campden BRI provides module 1 of this course

US Government - USDA, Department of Agriculture

US Government - USDA, Nutrient Data Laboratory
Includes the latest version of the USDA Food Composition Database (searchable on-line), and other nutritional information.

US Government - FDA, Food and Drug Administration
Responsible for food and drug safety in the US.

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