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This collection brings together publications by PHE relating to schools and school food.
Rules on labelling food, feed and seed as organic or using organic production terms if you produce, prepare, store, import, export or sell organic food in the UK.
See the list of applications to protect the geographical name of a food, drink or agricultural product in Great Britain.
Guidance and responsibilities of the UK's National Reference Laboratory (NRL) for food microbiology.
Animal by-products (ABPs) you can use to make pet food, how to provide samples, and how to package your products.
Guidance for food businesses on the Weights and Measures (Food) (Amendment) Regulations 2014.
Information on cryptosporidium including sources and routes of transmission, symptoms, and general hygiene advice to minimise the spread.
Find out which types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes.
Find out when you need to charge VAT and at what rate if you supply food and drink for the purposes of catering or as a takeaway.
What you need to do to export or move food, drink and agricultural products.
Give information to consumers when selling food that is loose or hasn't been prepacked by another producer.
How to import animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man from non-EU countries.
Legal standards for labelling and composition of food products such as bottled water, milk and meat.
Rules for importing organic food, feed and seed to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and Northern Ireland.
Leading food delivery companies will introduce enhanced security checks on their apps to prevent the market being abused by illegal workers, following discussions with the government.
The Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food (ACMSF) is an independent scientific committee that provides expert advice to government on microbiological issues and food. ACMSF is an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Food Standards Agency .
How to import or move food and drink from the EU to Great Britain.
Find out when you must label your meat, fish or seafood product with its country of origin.
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