Change of https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cheese-recovery-guidance

Change description : 2026-10-06 12:00:00: The FSA has completed a minor review of the guidance which includes the following amendments: Adding a link to the DAERA website in section 1.1, giving advice on animal by-products for Northern Ireland and signposting remaining UK nations to the Defra website.Reordering the sentences in the 5th paragraph of section 2 so that the paragraph ends with the sentence “The criterion does not apply…”.Adding ‘crumbs’, alongside ‘gratings’ and ‘shavings’, on three occasions throughout the guidance.Adding ‘(including some cloth bound cheeses)’ to the 7th paragraph in section 2, regarding harder varieties. Adding ‘type 6’ to the Offcuts bubble of the Flowchart in Section 3 and to stage 4 of the 3.1 Structured flowchart. [Guidance and regulation]

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Cheese recovery guidance

Guidance for businesses and local authorities to ensure that cheese recovery is carried out in accordance with the food hygiene legislation

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5 June 2025
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6 October 2026
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  1. The FSA has completed a minor review of the guidance which includes the following amendments: Adding a link to the DAERA website in section 1.1, giving advice on animal by-products for Northern Ireland and signposting remaining UK nations to the Defra website. Reordering the sentences in the 5th paragraph of section 2 so that the paragraph ends with the sentence “The criterion does not apply…”. Adding ‘crumbs’, alongside ‘gratings’ and ‘shavings’, on three occasions throughout the guidance. Adding ‘(including some cloth bound cheeses)’ to the 7th paragraph in section 2, regarding harder varieties. Adding ‘type 6’ to the Offcuts bubble of the Flowchart in Section 3 and to stage 4 of the 3.1 Structured flowchart.

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2026-10-06 12:00
The FSA has completed a minor review of the guidance which includes the following amendments: Adding a link to the DAERA website in section 1.1, giving advice on animal by-products for Northern Ireland and signposting remaining UK nations to the Defra website.Reordering the sentences in the 5th paragraph of section 2 so that the paragraph ends with the sentence “The criterion does not apply…”.Adding ‘crumbs’, alongside ‘gratings’ and ‘shavings’, on three occasions throughout the guidance.Adding ‘(including some cloth bound cheeses)’ to the 7th paragraph in section 2, regarding harder varieties. Adding ‘type 6’ to the Offcuts bubble of the Flowchart in Section 3 and to stage 4 of the 3.1 Structured flowchart.