UK Food Safety MCP

UK food safety and traceability regulations via the Model Context Protocol. Query direct sales rules, labelling requirements, raw milk legality, assurance schemes, HACCP, and hygiene requirements -- all from your AI assistant.

Part of Ansvar Open Agriculture.

Why This Exists

Small food producers, farm shops, and farmers market sellers need to navigate a patchwork of food safety regulations that differ by product, sales channel, and devolved administration. Raw milk rules alone can mean the difference between a legal business and a criminal offence depending on which side of the Scottish border you are. This MCP server makes these rules queryable.

Quick Start

Claude Desktop

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "uk-food-safety": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@ansvar/uk-food-safety-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add uk-food-safety npx @ansvar/uk-food-safety-mcp

Streamable HTTP (remote)

https://mcp.ansvar.eu/uk-food-safety/mcp

Docker (self-hosted)

docker run -p 3000:3000 ghcr.io/ansvar-systems/uk-food-safety-mcp:latest

npm (stdio)

npx @ansvar/uk-food-safety-mcp

Example Queries

Ask your AI assistant:

• "Can I sell raw milk from my farm in Scotland?"
• "What labelling do I need for eggs at a farmers market?"
• "What are the HACCP requirements for a farm shop?"
• "Do I need approval or just registration to sell cheese?"
• "What assurance schemes should I look at for a small dairy?"
• "What temperature controls apply to meat at a farmers market?"
• "What traceability records do I need for beef?"
• "What are the honey labelling rules for country of origin?"

Stats

Metric	Value
Tools	11 (3 meta + 8 domain)
Jurisdiction	GB
Products	16
Product requirements	44 (across 4 sales channels)
Assurance schemes	5
Hygiene rules	8 activity types
Raw milk rules	4 devolved administrations
Labelling rules	34 field definitions
Data sources	FSA, FSS, DEFRA, UK legislation
License (data)	Open Government Licence v3
License (code)	Apache-2.0
Transport	stdio + Streamable HTTP

Tools

Tool	Description
about	Server metadata and links
list_sources	Data sources with freshness info
check_data_freshness	Staleness status and refresh command
search_food_safety	FTS5 search across all food safety data
get_product_requirements	Requirements by product and sales channel
get_traceability_rules	Record-keeping and one-step-forward-one-step-back
check_direct_sales_rules	Farm gate, market, and online sales rules
get_labelling_requirements	Mandatory label fields by product
get_assurance_scheme_requirements	Red Tractor, SALSA, Soil Association, etc.
get_hygiene_requirements	HACCP, temperature, cleaning by activity
check_raw_milk_rules	Legality by devolved administration

See TOOLS.md for full parameter documentation.

Raw Milk Rules (Critical)

Administration	Status
England	Permitted at farm gate and farmers markets only. Warning label required.
Scotland	BANNED for direct sale of cows milk (since 1983).
Wales	Permitted at farm gate and farmers markets only. Warning label required.
Northern Ireland	PROHIBITED -- all milk must be heat-treated.

Security Scanning

This repository runs security checks on every push:

• CodeQL -- static analysis for JavaScript/TypeScript
• Gitleaks -- secret detection across full history
• Dependency review -- via Dependabot
• Container scanning -- via GHCR build pipeline

See SECURITY.md for reporting policy.

Disclaimer

This tool provides reference data for informational purposes only. It is not professional food safety or legal advice. Requirements vary by local authority. Always consult your Environmental Health Officer. See DISCLAIMER.md.

Contributing

Issues and pull requests welcome. For security vulnerabilities, email security@ansvar.eu (do not open a public issue).

License

Apache-2.0. Data sourced under Open Government Licence v3.