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Rules for feeding, watering, prioritising, holding animals for slaughter, and the design and layout of a slaughterhouse.
How to set up a compost or biogas site, UK and EU standards explained, and alternative treatment methods for animal by-products (ABPs).
How food shops, manufacturers, and distributors must dispose of or handle former foodstuffs or food waste.
Guidance on the main diseases that affect cattle, disease prevention and legal controls in place to protect cattle health.
Inspectors will make unannounced visits to check that you’re complying with the rules for compulsory beef and veal labelling.
Check the VAT rules for food processing and abattoir services.
What you need to do to export or move food, drink and agricultural products.
What animal by-products (ABPs) are, how to set up a site that uses them safely, the paperwork you need, and how to dispose of them.
Find out the information you must give to customers on food products and how to give it.
You should use this licence if you need to remove the meat mark applied to certain poultry meat.
The tests you must arrange for bovine TB, what happens if your cattle test positive, when cattle must be slaughtered, and compensation.
Get approval from the FSA or District Council to operate meat handling and processing plants - Northern Ireland
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