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Catalogue description Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Registered Files: Animal Feedingstuffs (AFS Series)
| Reference: | MAF 311 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Registered Files: Animal Feedingstuffs (AFS Series) |
| Description: |
This series contains records of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food relating to prices, production and supply of animal feedingstuffs and pet food, and imports and exports of feedingstuffs and raw materials. Some early AFS files have pre-1955 papers from the RFS file series (MAF 36 and MAF 79) |
| Date: | 1953-2003 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Former reference in its original department: | AFS file series |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 2001- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 1955-2001 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Cereals Division, 1971-1989 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Crop Production Division, 1956-1957 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, International Cereals Division, 1955-1970 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, International Cereals, Feedingstuffs and Fertilisers Division, 1957-1959 |
| Physical description: | 29 file(s) |
| Access conditions: | Open unless otherwise stated |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
From 2007 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs From 1989 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food |
| Accumulation dates: | 1955 onwards |
| Accruals: | Series is accruing |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
Animal feedingstuffs standards were first legislated for by the 1893 Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs Act, and there were further Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs Acts in 1906 and 1923. |
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