Apply for a regulated product authorisation
To work out whether you need to apply for a regulated product authorisation, please refer to our background information on placing a regulated product on the market.
For all other queries including imports, registering a business, please contact helpline@food.gov.uk
If you are unsure whether you need to apply for a regulated product authorisation and have checked the guidance on Placing a regulated product on the market please contact regulatedproducts@food.gov.uk
Advice on submitting a dossier
You need to apply for a regulated product authorisation if you wish to place one of the following product types on the market in the UK.
- extraction solvents
- feed additives
- feed for particular nutritional uses (PARNUTS)
- feed detoxification processes
- flavourings
- food contact materials
- food additives
- food enzymes
- genetically modified organisms (GMOs) as food and feed
- irradiated food
- novel foods
- smoke flavourings
Please read our detailed regulated products application guidance for more information on how to correctly make a regulated product application.