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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)
Guidance for the veterinary pharmaceutical industry on the production of mock-ups for assessment.
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.
Paper and cardboard production can cause significant pollution. This guide describes industry responsibilities for preventing pollution.
Order forms for official and special labels for seed certification.
How different types of fishing gear must be marked, what you must do if you lose your fishing gear, how to report lost fishing gear.
How to apply for certification, the register of growers and fees for crop and tuber inspections under the Seed Potato Classification Scheme (SPCS).
Weights and measures - find out the law on trading standards for packaging and selling products
How a product complies with EU safety, health and environmental requirements, and how to place a CE marking on your product.
How to apply for accreditation, comply with your accreditation and packaging waste technical information.
You're required to keep records for all traded goods you declare to HMRC for four years, for duty and tax purposes and for government statistics.
Rules about the labels that tyres must display to give information about fuel efficiency, wet grip and noise classification.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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