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The rules on bringing food or animal products into Great Britain from abroad: restrictions, types of food and the amount you can bring.
There are rules for bringing food or animal products into Great Britain…
The rules on bringing meat, dairy, fish and other animal products depend…
The rules on bringing fruit, vegetables, nuts and seeds depend on the…
You’ll need to apply for a permit or certificate if you’re bringing any…
If you declare banned food products to Border Force officers at customs,…
The symptoms, diagnosis, management, surveillance and epidemiology of salmonella.
How food shops, manufacturers, and distributors must dispose of or handle former foodstuffs or food waste.
Urgent public health message: UKHSA has been notified about an outbreak of food botulism in France involving a small number of British nationals.
Find out which live animals and animal foods or feeding stuffs are zero-rated for VAT.
Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients for healthcare practitioners.
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.
Get help to classify herbal medicines, vitamins, food preparations, supplements and tonics for import and export.
Legal standards for labelling and composition of food products such as bottled water, milk and meat.
Food and drink labelling and packaging regulations - what you must show, warnings, health and organic labels and packaging standards.
Find out about the type of healthy food all maintained schools and academies in England have to provide under the school food standards.
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.
The Committee on Mutagenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COM) assesses and advises on mutagenic risks to humans. COM is an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department of Health and Social Care and the...
The Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes (ACNFP) is a non-statutory, independent body of scientific experts that advises the Food Standards Agency on any matters relating to novel foods (including genetically modified foods) and novel processes (including food irradiation)....
Get help to classify rice and related products for direct human consumption for import and export.
In most developing countries, the agricultural sector is critical to drive both economic growth and human development outcomes for rapid poverty reduction.
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