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'Pint’ size wine stocked on Britain’s shelves for the first time ever thanks to new freedoms from leaving the European Union
Guidance for businesses.
Weights and measures - find out the law on trading standards for packaging and selling products
You must use metric measurements (grams, kilograms, millilitres or litres)…
Some goods must be sold in fixed sizes known as ‘specified quantities’.…
Packaged goods are products that are all of these: sold sealed between 5g…
Equipment for packaged goods The equipment you use to weigh or measure…
You must put the weight or volume of your packaged goods on the label. The…
What packaged goods are, how they are labelled, units of measurements used and compliance with weights and measures regulation.
Relaxed licensing rules have been extended until March 2025 so pubs can continue selling takeaway alcohol with ease.
How to label spirit drinks that you plan to sell in the UK.
Over 38,000 UK pubs and bars have seen a tax cut on the pints they pull from today (1 August 2023) as the government’s historic alcohol duty changes take effect.
The rules about product labelling - including special rules for retailers and manufacturers in different business sectors (like food, jewellery and toys)
You could be imprisoned, banned from driving and face a fine if you're found guilty of drink-driving
The legal alcohol limits for drivers in the UK - microgrammes, milligrammes
More than 38,000 pubs are set to benefit from six-month freeze to alcohol duty from today.
Get help to classify rice and related products for direct human consumption for import and export.
Check the rates of duty for beer, cider, spirits, wine and other fermented products.
The government’s Tipping Act is a step closer to coming into force, as today the Code of Practice is published and laid before Parliament. The new Code of Practice will protect the tips of more than 2 million workers giving...
Find out how you can import alcohol into the UK and the duty and VAT you need to pay for each method.
Workers' rights to rest breaks at work - length of breaks, how your age affects rest breaks, exceptions to the rules for shift workers, young people, and drivers
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