Raw Drinking Milk Premises Registry for England, Wales, and Northern Ireland

A registry of premises authorized to produce or handle raw drinking milk, maintained by the Food Standards Agency. The list includes the species of animals from which the milk is sourced. Data is provided in CSV format and was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Map registered premises by location using address or postcode fields for spatial analysis of raw milk availability.
• Analyze trends in premises registration over time using the last_updated or registration_date field.
• Identify the animal species (e.g., cow, goat, sheep) associated with each premises for supply chain studies.
• Cross-reference premises data with inspection or incident reports using a unique premise identifier for risk assessment.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from the authoritative national food safety regulator, the Food Standards Agency.
• Includes a specific data field for animal species, adding detail to the premises listing.

Limitations

• The total number of premises (row count) is unknown, preventing assessment of dataset scale.
• Specific column names and data structure are not provided, complicating immediate analysis.

Provenance

Source

Food Standards Agency

Collection Method

Registration of premises with the regulatory authority.

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-04-07.

Geography

England, Wales, and Northern Ireland