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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.
Get help to classify edible vegetables, roots, tubers, herbs, spices, fruit, nuts and peel for import and export.
Quality and labelling rules for growing, packing, distributing, importing and selling fresh fruit and vegetables.
Rules for importing, exporting and moving fresh fruit and vegetables to, from and around the UK.
Check the tariff classification for heat treatment of dried vegetables.
Extreme heat presents a number of risks to health. This guidance helps professionals and the public address those risks.
How to care for animals on farms and at market in severe hot or cold weather, floods or drought.
Information on how to stay safe in hot weather, including how to keep your home cool.
Find out the information you must give to customers on food products and how to give it.
Find out which types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes.
The Review delivers on a key commitment made at the Farm to Fork Summit and will support farmers and growers to receive a fair price for their products.
Employment Appeal Tribunal judgment of Mrs Justice Eady on 13 July 2023.
Find out what information you need to show on products made of or containing meat that you sell to the public.
Regular updates on the Heat-Health Alerts (HHAs) issued by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the Met Office.
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