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Rules for feeding, watering, prioritising, holding animals for slaughter, and the design and layout of a slaughterhouse.
Find out what a composite food product is, and the rules you need to follow to export or move these products from Great Britain to the EU and Northern Ireland.
Information for consumers and businesses on their rights and responsibilities under consumer law.
Rules on restraining methods, stunning pens, captive bolt, gas and electrical stunning equipment, bleeding animals and shackling and hoisting animals.
Competent authorities of exporting countries should use the relevant model health certificate as a template to create a version exporters can apply for to export ovine meat to Great Britain, the Channel Islands or Isle of Man.
Guidance for using automated grading techniques for beef carcase classification
Competent authorities of exporting countries should use the relevant model health certificate as a template to create a version exporters can apply for to export bovine meat to Great Britain, the Channel Islands or Isle of Man.
Find out which live animals and animal foods or feeding stuffs are zero-rated for VAT.
Check the VAT rules for food processing and abattoir services.
Food and drink labelling and packaging regulations - what you must show, warnings, health and organic labels and packaging standards.
Information for abattoirs on what to expect when an inspector visits to check you're complying with the beef carcase classification rules.
Consumer Futures (formerly Consumer Focus), an executive non-departmental public body of BIS, represented consumers across regulated markets. It was abolished on 1 April 2014, with all its functions transferred to other bodies ( Citizens Advice , Citizens Advice Scotland and...
Further findings from the CMA’s review of unit pricing in the groceries sector.
Documents relating to the consumer regulation changes outlined by the social housing white paper
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Find out if you need a UK Agricultural Policy (UKAP) licence to become an importer/exporter of agricultural produce and how to apply.
Food grown, sold and consumed; farm productivity, management and commodity prices; health and welfare of farm animals; control of animal and plant diseases.
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