The food and drink industries generate an annual turnover of more than £400 billion and provide 2.7 million jobs. UK food and drink imports and exports are f209 bilion and £9.8 billion respectively and most of this trade is within the European Union (EU). The food and drink industry has received continual media attention for man years, owing to several well-known safety concerns, such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy, salmonella and the dioxin and Sudan 1 contaminations.