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The food safety and hygiene regulations you must follow - the law, regulations
If your business deals in food you must: make sure food is safe to eat…
Part of complying with food safety is managing food hygiene. Hazard…
You can be inspected by your local council at any point in the food…
You must tell the Food Standards Agency (FSA) if you think any food your…
Food-specific regulations you have to comply with in addition to other import and export rules
Guidance and responsibilities of the UK's National Reference Laboratory (NRL) for food microbiology.
Check the VAT rules for food processing and abattoir services.
If you run a food business you must have a hazard analysis plan (HACCP) to meet food safety and hygiene standards
Find out the information you must give to customers on food products and how to give it.
Guidance on tests and inspections for producers, processors, importers and sellers of organic food, feed and seed.
How food shops, manufacturers, and distributors must dispose of or handle former foodstuffs or food waste.
Food and drink labelling and packaging regulations - what you must show, warnings, health and organic labels and packaging standards.
What you need to do to export or move food, drink and agricultural products.
Legal requirements and good practice guidance for Veterinary Practice Premises Inspections.
How to display the legal name for your food product.
What you need standard operating procedures for, the role of animal welfare officers, livestock unit limits and record keeping in slaughterhouses.
Guidance for food businesses on the Weights and Measures (Food) (Amendment) Regulations 2014.
How to use and supply animal by-products (ABPs) as farm animal feed or in feed, and how to get your site registered and approved.
The rules on bringing food or animal products into Great Britain from abroad: restrictions, types of food and the amount you can bring.
Guidance for businesses on OPSS border controls.
Labelling rules for businesses in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and retailers in Northern Ireland, for certain agri-food products moved under the Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme.
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