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How food shops, manufacturers, and distributors must dispose of or handle former foodstuffs or food waste.
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.
Find out the information you must give to customers on food products and how to give it.
Tax and reporting rules for employers providing meals for employees and directors
Legal standards for labelling and composition of food products such as bottled water, milk and meat.
See the list of applications to protect the geographical name of a food, drink or agricultural product in Great Britain.
Guidance for food businesses on the Weights and Measures (Food) (Amendment) Regulations 2014.
Find out which types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes.
Check the tariff classification for electromechanical food processors.
Controls on UK food and feed imports, checks and inspections of high-risk food at UK borders, fees and documentation for importers.
How to import or move food and drink from the EU to Great Britain.
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 check the standards...
When your pet must go in quarantine, how to book a pet carrier and quarantine premises, and how to get your pet released from quarantine.
Licences and authorisations to import genetic material, research and diagnostic samples, trade samples and display items, and some live animals and animal products.
Rules for exporting or moving organic food, feed and seed from Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and Northern Ireland.
Food grown, sold and consumed; farm productivity, management and commodity prices; health and welfare of farm animals; control of animal and plant diseases.
Find out when you must label your meat, fish or seafood product with its country of origin.
This toolkit helps both those who buy food and catering services for the public sector and potential suppliers.
Use IPAFFS to notify enforcement authorities about imports to Great Britain.
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