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How food shops, manufacturers, and distributors must dispose of or handle former foodstuffs or food waste.
The food safety and hygiene regulations you must follow - the law, regulations
If your business deals in food you must: make sure food is safe to eat…
Part of complying with food safety is managing food hygiene. Hazard…
You can be inspected by your local council at any point in the food…
You must tell the Food Standards Agency (FSA) if you think any food your…
Resources for reducing the risk of infection from handling raw pet foods.
A guide to farming risks, potential problems with public safety and how to avoid accidents
Food and drink labelling and packaging regulations - what you must show, warnings, health and organic labels and packaging standards.
What animal by-products (ABPs) are, how to set up a site that uses them safely, the paperwork you need, and how to dispose of them.
The symptoms, diagnosis, management, surveillance and epidemiology of salmonella.
How to use and supply animal by-products (ABPs) as farm animal feed or in feed, and how to get your site registered and approved.
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.
How to get refrigerated or heated vans, trucks and trailers approved to transport perishable food in or out of the UK, and the documents you need to have.
How to import or move high risk food and feed of non-animal origin from the EU to Great Britain.
OPSS is leading a fresh campaign to raise awareness among parents and carers about potential hazards to children associated with swallowing small magnets, button batteries, loose/small toy parts and imitation food.
Emails from the Food Standard Agency about problems with food on the market
Information on OPSS product safety alerts, reports and recalls for unsafe products and resources for consumers, businesses and regulators.
Animal by-products (ABPs) you can use to make pet food, how to provide samples, and how to package your products.
Treating and disposing of non-hazardous farm waste, sending to landfill, burying waste, incinerating fallen stock and recycling waste fuel oil.
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