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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Apply for meals at home from your council or other local organisation
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.
You must register with your local authority to run a food business.
Tax and reporting rules for employers providing meals for employees and directors
How food shops, manufacturers, and distributors must dispose of or handle former foodstuffs or food waste.
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.
Get help to classify various types of vehicles such as mobility scooters, dumpers and utility vehicles, all-terrain vehicles and e-bikes for import and export.
What you need to do to export or move food, drink and agricultural products.
Guidance for food businesses on the Weights and Measures (Food) (Amendment) Regulations 2014.
If you run a food business you must have a hazard analysis plan (HACCP) to meet food safety and hygiene standards
Food-specific regulations you have to comply with in addition to other import and export rules
UK funding to World Food Programme supports major aid delivery in Gaza via Jordanian land corridor.
This toolkit helps both those who buy food and catering services for the public sector and potential suppliers.
Food for Britain was the Defra sponsored Non-Departmental Public Body promoting UK food exports between 1983 and 2009.
Check if you need a certificate to export animal feed or pet food, and other rules you must follow.
Find out if a restaurant, takeaway or food shop has good food hygiene standards.
News, economics and statistics relating to the UK’s farming and food industries.
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.
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