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You must register with your local authority to run a food business.
Find out when you must label your meat, fish or seafood product with its country of origin.
The government is introducing new measures to limit the amount of land farmers can take out of productive actions under the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI)
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.
Food systems are rapidly changing, bringing greater attention to issues of food safety
How to import or move high risk food and feed of non-animal origin from the EU to Great Britain.
Catering guidance that offers practical advice on how to make catering affordable, healthier and more sustainable.
Find out if you need to apply for the fit and proper test and how to do this so that HMRC can register your business.
Rules you must follow to use a food or drink name registered and protected by a UK geographical indication (GI) scheme, and penalties if you do not comply.
What you need to do to export or move food, drink and agricultural products.
Energy Security Secretary has told Parliament that with growing geopolitical tension, the best agricultural land must be protected for food security.
Give information to consumers when selling food that is loose or hasn't been prepacked by another producer.
Find out which types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes.
We are responsible for improving and protecting the environment. We aim to grow a green economy and sustain thriving rural communities. We also support our world-leading food, farming and fishing industries. Defra is a ministerial department, supported by 34 agencies...
Rules for exporting or moving organic food, feed and seed from Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and Northern Ireland.
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