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You must register with your local authority to run a food business.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is responsible for food safety and food hygiene in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It works with local authorities to enforce food safety regulations and its staff work in meat plants to …
Find out the information you must give to customers on food products and how to give it.
The food safety and hygiene regulations you must follow - the law, regulations
Food and drink labelling and packaging regulations - what you must show, warnings, health and organic labels and packaging standards.
How to import animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man from non-EU countries.
What you must do when you keep livestock or manage land.
If you run a food business you must have a hazard analysis plan (HACCP) to meet food safety and hygiene standards
How to comply with food standards law when producing, importing or selling bread and flour.
Agricultural analysts are responsible for performing analyses on feed to ensure businesses are complying with feed safety law.
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