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Find out the information you must give to customers on food products and how to give it.
Guidance for food businesses on the Weights and Measures (Food) (Amendment) Regulations 2014.
Give information to consumers when selling food that is loose or hasn't been prepacked by another producer.
Food and drink labelling and packaging regulations - what you must show, warnings, health and organic labels and packaging standards.
What packaged goods are, how they are labelled, units of measurements used and compliance with weights and measures regulation.
You must register with your local authority to run a food business.
Find out which live animals and animal foods or feeding stuffs are zero-rated for VAT.
A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Find out which types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes.
Obligated packaging producers must register and meet their waste packaging recycling responsibilities.
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.
This toolkit helps both those who buy food and catering services for the public sector and potential suppliers.
How UK organisations that supply or import packaging should comply with extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Quality and labelling rules for growing, packing, distributing, importing and selling fresh fruit and vegetables.
The rules on bringing food or animal products into Great Britain from abroad: restrictions, types of food and the amount you can bring.
You must not supply certain single-use plastic items in England, except for some exemptions.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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