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How to prevent the introduction and spread of animal and bird disease by following good hygiene and biosecurity standards.
Public health advice for prisons and other prescribed places of detention.
How councils should deal with litter, refuse and dog mess, and the penalties they can give.
Guidance for people with symptoms of a respiratory infection including COVID-19, or a positive test result for COVID-19.
Product recall for The Laundress Laundry and Household Cleaning Products which are microbiologically contaminated and present a health risk.
How businesses and organisations can avoid causing pollution from oil and chemical storage, car washing, construction and other activities.
Environment Agency regulatory position on cleaning and sterilising waste medical instruments containing metal to allow the waste metal to be recovered elsewhere.
Find out when you must use a Defra-approved disinfectant, which product to use, and in what concentration.
Public health principles to support planning for events and mass gatherings during the current mpox outbreak.
The requirements for 3D printed products will depend on whether they are classed as medical devices, personal protective equipment (PPE) or both.
Regulators must use this process guidance note (PGN) to assess applications and write permits for printing of dry cleaning.
Find out when it's possible to get zero-rated supplies on medical and research goods and services that have been funded by charities.
The epidemiology, symptoms, diagnosis and management of monkeypox virus infections.
Guidance on PPE, face coverings, face visors, and hand cleaning and sanitising products, for the protection of consumers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Paper and cardboard production can cause significant pollution. This guide describes industry responsibilities for preventing pollution.
Find out what repairs or processing you can do to your goods in a customs warehouse without authorisation, this is known as usual forms of handling.
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