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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 apply to protect a food, drink or agricultural product name under the UK GI schemes.
Give information to consumers when selling food that is loose or hasn't been prepacked by another producer.
Work to develop the Government Chemist capabilities in food fraud through the identification and quantification of food adulterants.
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.
Find out the information you must give to customers on food products and how to give it.
Legal standards for labelling and composition of food products such as bottled water, milk and meat.
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 about the type of healthy food all maintained schools and academies in England have to provide under the school food standards.
Animal by-products (ABPs) you can use to make pet food, how to provide samples, and how to package your products.
Find out which live animals and animal foods or feeding stuffs are zero-rated for VAT.
Get help to classify herbal medicines, vitamins, food preparations, supplements and tonics for import and export.
Find out when you need to charge VAT and at what rate if you supply food and drink for the purposes of catering or as a takeaway.
How food shops, manufacturers, and distributors must dispose of or handle former foodstuffs or food waste.
Find out which types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes.
Business potential of producing crops for non-food markets, how and where to grow them and details of organisations providing grants.
What you need to do as a food and drink business to work with the EU.
How to import or move food and drink from the EU to Great Britain.
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.
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.
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