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How to import or move food and drink from the EU to Great Britain.
You must not supply certain single-use plastic items in England, except for some exemptions.
Animal by-products (ABPs) you can use to make pet food, how to provide samples, and how to package your products.
Guidance for food businesses on the Weights and Measures (Food) (Amendment) Regulations 2014.
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.
Environment Agency enforcement position on when you can treat food waste at the premises where the food was served and consumed without an environmental permit.
What you need to do to export or move food, drink and agricultural products.
Find out which live animals and animal foods or feeding stuffs are zero-rated for VAT.
Find out when you must label your meat, fish or seafood product with its country of origin.
Controls on UK food and feed imports, checks and inspections of high-risk food at UK borders, fees and documentation for importers.
Catering guidance that offers practical advice on how to make catering affordable, healthier and more sustainable.
Annual statistics about food and drink purchases in the UK.
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.
Use IPAFFS to notify enforcement authorities about imports to Great Britain.
Resources for reducing the risk of infection from handling raw pet foods.
What you need to do as a food and drink business to work with the EU.
Check the VAT rules for food processing and abattoir services.
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