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Find out the information you must give to customers on food products and how to give it.
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 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.
The food safety and hygiene regulations you must follow - the law, regulations
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)
The rules on bringing food or animal products into Great Britain from abroad: restrictions, types of food and the amount you can bring.
Food-specific regulations you have to comply with in addition to other import and export rules
You must register with your local authority to run a food business.
Legal standards for labelling and composition of food products such as bottled water, milk and meat.
Guidance for food businesses on the Weights and Measures (Food) (Amendment) Regulations 2014.
How to display the legal name for your food product.
How to import animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man from non-EU countries.
How to import or move food and drink from the EU to Great Britain.
Animal by-products (ABPs) you can use to make pet food, how to provide samples, and how to package your products.
Guidance for people with symptoms of a respiratory infection including COVID-19, or a positive test result for COVID-19.
Labelling and handling food, transporting, food safety
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