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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.
Protocols and procedures for testing the value for cultivation or use (VCU) of agricultural crops.
Find out which live animals and animal foods or feeding stuffs are zero-rated for VAT.
Find out which types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes.
Give information to consumers when selling food that is loose or hasn't been prepacked by another producer.
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.
Find out the information you must give to customers on food products and how to give it.
A new report from SACN concludes that a lower carbohydrate diet is an effective short-term option for adults living with type 2 diabetes and overweight or obesity.
Find out how to apply VAT zero rating for the supply of those plants and seeds that are used to grow food for human consumption.
Get help to classify edible vegetables, roots, tubers, herbs, spices, fruit, nuts and peel for import and export.
Get help to classify rice and related products for direct human consumption for import and export.
Find out about the type of healthy food all maintained schools and academies in England have to provide under the school food standards.
Guidance for food businesses on the Weights and Measures (Food) (Amendment) Regulations 2014.
Check the VAT rules for food processing and abattoir services.
This article presents findings from a systematic review and meta-analysis
Variety description forms for applications to add amateur vegetables to the national list.
Statistics about crops grown in the UK for non-food use.
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