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Food and drink labelling and packaging regulations - what you must show, warnings, health and organic labels and packaging standards.
To sell food and drink products, the label must be: clear and easy to read…
You must show the following information: the name of the food a ‘best…
If your food or drink product has 2 or more ingredients (including any…
You must show an appropriate warning on the label if your food contains…
Nutrition labelling You must follow nutrition labelling information rules…
If you’re a retailer, you can label products ‘organic’ as long as: at…
Find out which types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes.
Find out the information you must give to customers on food products and how to give it.
How to display the legal name for your food product.
How food shops, manufacturers, and distributors must dispose of or handle former foodstuffs or food waste.
Give information to consumers when selling food that is loose or hasn't been prepacked by another producer.
Resources for reducing the risk of infection from handling raw pet foods.
Use form FAD when goods need to be dispatched following the fallback procedures in Excise Notices 197 and 204b.
Get help to classify herbal medicines, vitamins, food preparations, supplements and tonics for import and export.
Find out which live animals and animal foods or feeding stuffs are zero-rated for VAT.
Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients for healthcare practitioners.
Legal standards for labelling and composition of food products such as bottled water, milk and meat.
What you need to do to export or move food, drink and agricultural products.
Animal by-products (ABPs) you can use to make pet food, how to provide samples, and how to package your products.
Find out about the type of healthy food all maintained schools and academies in England have to provide under the school food standards.
How to import or move food and drink from the EU to Great Britain.
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