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Find out when you need to charge VAT and at what rate if you supply food and drink for the purposes of catering or as a takeaway.
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.
You must register with your local authority to run a food business.
Apply for meals at home from your council or other local organisation
How food shops, manufacturers, and distributors must dispose of or handle former foodstuffs or food waste.
Find out which live animals and animal foods or feeding stuffs are zero-rated for VAT.
Find out when you must label your meat, fish or seafood product with its country of origin.
Find out which types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes.
Find out the information you must give to customers on food products and how to give it.
Find out about the type of healthy food all maintained schools and academies in England have to provide under the school food standards.
Tax and reporting rules for employers providing meals for employees and directors
Labelling and handling food, transporting, food safety
Food and drink labelling and packaging regulations - what you must show, warnings, health and organic labels and packaging standards.
Find out if a restaurant, takeaway or food shop has good food hygiene standards.
VAT and other taxes on shopping and services, including tax-free shopping, energy-saving equipment and mobility aids.
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