Central Science Laboratory

The Central Science Laboratory (CSL) is an executive agency of the UK government department the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). It specialises in the sciences underpinning agriculture for sustainable crop production, environmental management and conservation and in food safety and quality. It also houses FAPAS and the National Collection of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria.

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v • d • e Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs of the United Kingdom

Headquarters: Noble House, Smith Square

Ministers	Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Minister of State for Food, Farming and the Environment · Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Natural and Marine Environment · Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Environment and Rural Affairs

Executive agencies	Animal Health · Central Science Laboratory · Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science · Government Decontamination Service · Marine and Fisheries Agency · Rural Payments Agency · Veterinary Laboratories Agency · Veterinary Medicines Directorate

Non-departmental public bodies	British Potato Council · Gangmasters Licensing Authority · Joint Nature Conservation Committee · Commission for Rural Communities · Consumer Council for Water · Meat and Livestock Commission · Natural England · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution · Sustainable Development Commission · Sea Fish Industry Authority