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Legal standards for labelling and composition of food products such as bottled water, milk and meat.
Find out the information you must give to customers on food products and how to give it.
Find out which types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes.
Rules on labelling food, feed and seed as organic or using organic production terms if you produce, prepare, store, import, export or sell organic food in the UK.
Find out which live animals and animal foods or feeding stuffs are zero-rated for VAT.
Find out about the type of healthy food all maintained schools and academies in England have to provide under the school food standards.
Food and drink labelling and packaging regulations - what you must show, warnings, health and organic labels and packaging standards.
Give information to consumers when selling food that is loose or hasn't been prepacked by another producer.
Apply to temporarily include a non-organic ingredient in organic food or drink you sell in the UK.
Find out what information you need to show on products made of or containing meat that you sell to the public.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is responsible for food safety and food hygiene in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It works with local authorities to enforce food safety regulations and its staff work in meat plants to check the standards...
Check what you need to do to sell cosmetic products in Great Britain.
Advice on ingredients in nicotine-containing liquids in electronic cigarettes and refill containers.
Resources to help schools plan and provide healthy food in schools.
Use this form to apply to use a non-organic ingredient in your organic food or drink.
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