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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Food From Britain Council Meetings

Catalogue reference: MAF 475

What's it about?

MAF 475

This series covers the minutes of the Food From Britain (FFB) Council meetings.

Full description and record details

Reference
MAF 475
Title
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Food From Britain Council Meetings
Date
1990-2009
Description

This series covers the minutes of the Food From Britain (FFB) Council meetings.

Related material

FFBs annual reports, accounts, minutes of Executive Board Meetings and appointment of chairman and members of FFB have been maintained on MAC series MAF 316

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
FFBCM file series
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Creator(s)
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 2001-2001
  • Food from Britain Council, 1983-2009
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 1955-2001
Physical description
5 file(s)
Access conditions
Open
Immediate source of acquisition

in 2013 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Custodial history
MAFF until 2001 when the department was renamed as DEFRA.
Accumulation dates
1990 to 2009
Accruals
Series is not accruing.
Selection and destruction information
Operational Selection Policy 35 - Board and committee records.
Administrative / biographical background

Food from Britain (FFB) came into existence on 23 March 1983 with the dissolution of the Central Council for Agricultural and Horticultural Co-operation. The functions of the Central Council transferred to FFB under the Agricultural Marketing Act 1983. It was established as a Non-Departmental Public Body (NDPB) by the Act 'to improve the marketing of food produced or processed in the United Kingdom and of other agricultural produce of the United Kingdom'.

FFB managed DEFRA's relationship with the food sector and food stakeholders; covering food aspects of emergency planning; regional and local food policy; providing a single contact point for DEFRA's input to other food policy areas, such as health, labelling, competition and assurance schemes. FFB were sponsored by DEFRA and come under the Food and Farming Group.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12755903/

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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Food From Britain Council Meetings