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An update on the CMA's work looking at competition in food and other groceries, in the context of high price inflation.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is responsible for food safety and food hygiene in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It works with local authorities to enforce food safety regulations and its staff work in meat plants to check the standards...
Tax and reporting rules for employers providing food and groceries for employees
How to manage a temporary storage facility, how to handle goods, what records to keep, how to increase the size of, or move goods between facilities.
Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients for healthcare practitioners.
Check if you need a certificate to export animal feed or pet food, and other rules you must follow.
You must not supply certain single-use plastic items in England, except for some exemptions.
How to check if your waste is international catering waste (ICW) and how to store, transport and dispose of it.
The T13 exemption allows you to recover waste food by decanting or unwrapping it and recovering the packaging.
Find out which types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes.
How to display the legal name for your food product.
Emails from the Food Standard Agency about problems with food on the market
Find out how to prepare for an emergency in your area. There are simple and effective steps you can take to be more prepared.
Guidance for food businesses on the Weights and Measures (Food) (Amendment) Regulations 2014.
Rules for importing organic food, feed and seed to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and Northern Ireland.
Details of control bodies approved to certify organic food in the UK.
Annual statistics about food and drink purchases in the UK.
How to get certified as an organic farmer in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), and funding available to convert and manage your land.
What you must do when you keep livestock or manage land.
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