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Importers and import agents need to use IPAFFS to notify authorities about imports to Great Britain.
You must register with your local authority to run a food business.
Contains information for catering businesses on how to safely store, handle and use eggs which are used for catering.
Use this service to apply for certificates and inspections if you export plants from England and Wales.
The type of seasonal work on farms, who can apply, where you can find work, how to avoid scams and working on UK farms.
Current issues relating to imports and exports of animals and animal products.
Find out the information you must give to customers on food products and how to give it.
Use this guidance to find the risk category and inspection rate for imports of live animals and animal products from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein to Great Britain.
McCance and Widdowson’s 'composition of foods integrated dataset' on the nutrient content of the UK food supply.
Register of nutrition and health claims that may be made in commercial communications in Great Britain.
Legal requirements that you have to follow as a food business.
How to comply with food standards law when producing, importing or selling bread and flour.
How growers and traders can get authorised as a professional operator to issue plant passports and when you need to be authorised.
Licences and authorisations to import genetic material, research and diagnostic samples, trade samples and display items, and some live animals and animal products.
Legal standards for labelling and composition of food products such as bottled water, milk and meat.
Guidance for businesses that import meat, dairy, eggs and animal products for human consumption. Check import rules, restrictions and what documents you need.
How to market eggs, including rules on registration, egg marking, salmonella control and egg marketing inspections in England and Wales.
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.
Find an approved UK border control post (BCP) to check the animals, animal products or high-risk food and feed of non-animal origin (HRFNAO) in your consignment.
How to report, respond to and prevent an incident, including how to withdraw or recall unsafe food products.
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