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How food shops, manufacturers, and distributors must dispose of or handle former foodstuffs or food waste.
How to dispose of household waste legally. Check your council’s website for bin collection, bulky waste collection. What you must do if using private companies
How to check if your waste is international catering waste (ICW) and how to store, transport and dispose of it.
Why you might be given a 'Fixed Penalty Notice' for an environmental offence by your local authority and how you can pay or challenge it
You must tell DVLA if you have an eating disorder and it affects your ability to drive safely - download the correct form to let them know
Urgent public health message: UKHSA has been notified about an outbreak of food botulism in France involving a small number of British nationals.
Animal by-products (ABPs) you can use to make pet food, how to provide samples, and how to package your products.
Information about the UK food chain.
Find out what a composite food product is, and the rules you need to follow to export or move these products from Great Britain to the EU and Northern Ireland.
Food and drink labelling and packaging regulations - what you must show, warnings, health and organic labels and packaging standards.
The T13 exemption allows you to recover waste food by decanting or unwrapping it and recovering the packaging.
How and when local authorities can and cannot use fixed penalty notices (FPNs) for householders not complying with waste receptacle requirements.
The food safety and hygiene regulations you must follow - the law, regulations
Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Judge Auerbach on 28 March 2024.
Up to £295m in capital funding for local authorities to roll out weekly food waste collections
Check your council's website to find out when your rubbish will be collected
Evidence and information for health and care professionals and the wider public health workforce to promote the benefits of a healthy, balanced diet.
Business waste management in England - your duty of care, waste collection, licences and waste transfer notes
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