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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.
Tax and reporting rules for employers providing food and groceries for employees
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.
Check the VAT rules for food processing and abattoir services.
The legal text underpinning the regulation of manufacture, authorisation, marketing, distribution, use and post-authorisation surveillance of veterinary medicines and medicated feed.
Rules on restraining methods, stunning pens, captive bolt, gas and electrical stunning equipment, bleeding animals and shackling and hoisting animals.
How to spot African swine fever, what to do if you suspect it and how to stop it spreading.
Find out when and how to take samples for testing, and what happens if one of your flocks tests positive.
You must not supply certain single-use plastic items in England, except for some exemptions.
A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Marking, labelling and marketing standards you must follow to import and export plant seeds, food and manufactured goods.
These documents explain how OHID is approaching reduction and food and drink reformulation as part of the government’s obesity strategy.
Guidance for community groups wanting to start a food growing project.
You must batch and label the beef and veal you sell or supply according to specific rules, which vary from product to product.
What animal by-products (ABPs) are, how to set up a site that uses them safely, the paperwork you need, and how to dispose of them.
Current issues relating to imports and exports of animals and animal products.
What you need to do to comply with regulations on manufactured products you place on the market in Great Britain.
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