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The rules about product labelling - including special rules for retailers and manufacturers in different business sectors (like food, jewellery and toys)
Food and drink labelling and packaging regulations - what you must show, warnings, health and organic labels and packaging standards.
To sell food and drink products, the label must be: clear and easy to read…
You must show the following information: the name of the food a ‘best…
If your food or drink product has 2 or more ingredients (including any…
You must show an appropriate warning on the label if your food contains…
Nutrition labelling You must follow nutrition labelling information rules…
If you’re a retailer, you can label products ‘organic’ as long as: at…
A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
How to package medicines for sale and what information you must provide to consumers and healthcare professionals.
Find out the information you must give to customers on food products and how to give it.
Licensing requirements for importers and exporters, duty rates, reliefs and import VAT for printed books, newspapers and related products.
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.
Find out when you can zero rate books and other forms of printed matter.
Guidance for suppliers and dealers.
Advice on carrying out fingermark visualisation processes on receipts produced on paper that releases bubbles of ink when heated.
Order forms for official and special labels for seed certification.
How to apply for accreditation, comply with your accreditation and packaging waste technical information.
Weights and measures - find out the law on trading standards for packaging and selling products
What cattle keepers must do with the barcode labels sent by the British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS) and how to get more if you run out.
Find out when you can zero rate VAT for advertisements and goods used for the collection of donations.
New eco-labels to will help save consumers money on their energy and water bills.
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.
Check what security features you’ll need put on tobacco product packaging.
How UK organisations that supply or import packaging should comply with extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
How to get a parallel import licence for your medicine in the UK, including pharmacovigilance requirements and submitting your application.
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