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Find out what information you need to show on products made of or containing meat that you sell to the public.
Find out if the goods you're declaring to inward or outward processing are classed as sensitive goods.
You must batch and label the beef and veal you sell or supply according to specific rules, which vary from product to product.
Abattoirs in the Pig Carcase Grading Scheme must abide by the regulations for dressing, weighing, grading and marking carcases.
Beef abattoirs must dress, categorise, classify, weigh and label carcases according to regulations, and communicate results to suppliers.
Slaughterhouses in Great Britain with a high throughput of pig carcases must send weekly pricing data to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB).
New minced meat labelling laws will mean for the first time that shoppers buying ‘lean’ minced meat are guaranteed a low fat product.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
A report published by Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition on the role of saturated fats and health concludes there's no need to change current advice.
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