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How food shops, manufacturers, and distributors must dispose of or handle former foodstuffs or food waste.
Find out which types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes.
Find out what a composite food product is, and the rules you need to follow to export or move these products from Great Britain to the EU and Northern Ireland.
How to display the legal name for your food product.
The rules on bringing food or animal products into Great Britain from abroad: restrictions, types of food and the amount you can bring.
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.
What you need to do to export or move food, drink and agricultural products.
Food and drink labelling and packaging regulations - what you must show, warnings, health and organic labels and packaging standards.
Find out the information you must give to customers on food products and how to give it.
Animal by-products (ABPs) you can use to make pet food, how to provide samples, and how to package your products.
What you need to do as a food and drink business to work with the EU.
The food safety and hygiene regulations you must follow - the law, regulations
How to import or move food and drink from the EU and Northern Ireland to Great Britain.
Check the VAT rules for food processing and abattoir services.
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...
The UK Health Security Agency's (UKHSA) FW&E laboratories protect the public from significant health threats associated with food, water and environmental hazards.
You must register with your local authority to run a food business.
How to get refrigerated or heated vans, trucks and trailers approved to transport perishable food in or out of the UK, and the documents you need to have.
Legal standards for labelling and composition of food products such as bottled water, milk and meat.
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