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The latest Climate Change Agreement newsletter has been published which includes links for UK businesses in Climate Change Agreements to prepare to submit their 2025 subsidy award information to HMRC.

Sites covered by a Climate Change Agreement (CCA) can claim up to 92% relief on the Climate Change Levy (CCL) for electricity and up to 89% relief on other fuels.

AIC and other scheme owners have revised the Maize Aflatoxin Protocol to address increased contamination risk for maize from Bulgaria.

Campden BRI has published a 6th edition of their HACCP Guideline which reflects developments in HACCP and food safety management.

Accredited laboratory testing is a requirement of FEMAS, TASCC and UFAS, so participants should ensure testing is within an accredited scope, records are maintained, and subcontracted analyses are clearly identified and accredited.

New versions of AHDB Combinable Crops Analyst Training modules Be03 – Beans Staining and Colour Method v1.1 and Be04 – Beans Insect Test Method v1.1 are now available.

The latest dates for training courses supporting the AIC Services Trade Assurance Schemes FEMAS, TASCC, FIAS, and UFAS are available to book for the coming months.

AIC and other scheme owners have revised the Maize Aflatoxin Protocol to address changes to contamination risk.

Defra, FSA and the British Standards Institute have published “PAS 96: 2026 Food Defence – Protection and prevention from deliberate acts – Guide” which has replaced the previous 2017 edition.

The following data report categorises TASCC non-conformances into major and minor types, with a total of 463 non-conformances raised across 353 audits in Q1 2026.

The annual Grain Analyst Refresher Quiz is now available on the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) website.

The next issue of the Fertiliser Industry Assurance Scheme (FIAS) Standard, FIAS 2026 Interim Draft is available ahead of October implementation.

The European Commission has legally adopted the revised Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (UK NUTS2) / UK International Territorial Level 2 (ITL2) Values which were recognised in August 2025. Legal validation was required to confirm alignment with the EU’s legal and regulatory framework.

In addition to routine annual audits, Participants in FEMAS, TASCC and UFAS will also receive a Short Notice Audit at least once during each three‑year certification period.