FDF Food, Drink, Milk BREF Ad Hoc Group (BREF)

The FDF Food, Drink, Milk BREF Ad Hoc Group oversees and co-ordinates the UK food and feed industry's contribution to the process of transposing the Food, Drink, Milk Best Available Technique (BAT) conclusions forming part of the revised European Commission Food, Drink, Milk BAT Reference Document (FDM BREF) into national permits.

This includes by agreeing, wherever possible, common positions and views to be taken forward into the Shadow UK Technical Working Group.

Committee purpose

The Food Drink Milk BREF Ad Hoc Group develops and coordinates the industry’s position on the transposition of the updated BAT conclusions forming part of the European Food Drink and Milk BREF into national permits.

  • Disseminating information regarding the permit review process being undertaken by UK regulators.

  • Contributing to the development of cross cutting and sector specific guidance.

  • Providing feedback and other views including for consideration by the UK Shadow Technical Working Group.

BREF documents