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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…
Find out the information you must give to customers on food products and how to give it.
Find out what information you need to show on products made of or containing meat that you sell to the public.
Find out which types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes.
Find out about the type of healthy food all maintained schools and academies in England have to provide under the school food standards.
Legal standards for labelling and composition of food products such as bottled water, milk and meat.
Advice on ingredients in nicotine-containing liquids in electronic cigarettes and refill containers.
Results from the government’s monitoring of pesticide residues in food, reviewed by the Expert Committee on Pesticide Residues in Food (PRiF).
Give information to consumers when selling food that is loose or hasn't been prepacked by another producer.
Apply to temporarily include a non-organic ingredient in organic food or drink you sell in the UK.
Get help to classify herbal medicines, vitamins, food preparations, supplements and tonics for import and export.
See the list of applications to protect the geographical name of a food, drink or agricultural product in Great Britain.
How to apply to protect a food, drink or agricultural product name under the UK GI schemes.
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.
Check which ingredients to use to make cider or perry that qualifies for Cider Duty rates. If you use other ingredients, you must pay Wine Duty rates instead.
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