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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…
Scheme to help cover the costs to prepare for phase 1 labelling requirements under the Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme (NIRMS).
The rules about product labelling - including special rules for retailers and manufacturers in different business sectors (like food, jewellery and toys)
Find out the information you must give to customers on food products and how to give it.
You must batch and label the beef and veal you sell or supply according to specific rules, which vary from product to product.
How to package medicines for sale and what information you must provide to consumers and healthcare professionals.
Labelling rules for businesses in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and retailers in Northern Ireland, for certain agri-food products moved under the Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme.
Advice for manufacturers and retailers on footwear labelling.
Rules on labelling food, feed and seed as organic or using organic production terms if you produce, prepare, store, import, export or sell organic food in the UK.
How bottled water producers can get a natural mineral water recognised in England, and rules you need to follow to produce and label it.
Find out when you must label your meat, fish or seafood product with its country of origin.
Guidance for food businesses on the Weights and Measures (Food) (Amendment) Regulations 2014.
Reclaim VAT you've paid on goods and services bought in the UK to use in your business if you’re registered as a business outside the UK.
Advice for manufacturers and retailers on textile labelling.
Find out the rules to establish the country of origin of imported and exported goods and to help identify goods which qualify for lower or no Customs Duty.
Rules about the labels that tyres must display to give information about fuel efficiency, wet grip and noise classification.
You can claim relief to pay no Customs Duty and VAT if you're importing therapeutic substances of human origin, blood-grouping or tissue-typing reagents, or related packaging, solvents and accessories.
How to ensure the products you make or import comply with the law and are safe for consumers to use.
Guidance for the veterinary pharmaceutical industry on the production of mock-ups for assessment.
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