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Find out the information you must give to customers on food products and how to give it.
Register of nutrition and health claims that may be made in commercial communications in Great Britain.
How to market eggs, including rules on registration, egg marking, salmonella control and egg marketing inspections in England and Wales.
How to comply with food standards law when producing, importing or selling bread and flour.
Legal standards for labelling and composition of food products such as bottled water, milk and meat.
Legal requirements that you have to follow as a food business.
How to report, respond to and prevent an incident, including how to withdraw or recall unsafe food products.
Details of control bodies approved to certify organic food, feed, seed and other agricultural products in the UK.
How to import and move eggs for human consumption to Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland) from EU and non-EU countries.
Different food additives and advice on regulations and the safety of additives in food.
Find out about the UK geographical indication (GI) schemes that protect the geographical names of food, drink and agricultural products, and the UK GI schemes registers.
Guidance on health and identification marks that must be applied to products of animal origin (POAO) such as meat, egg products, fish, cheese and milk.
Quality and labelling rules for growing, packing, distributing, importing and selling fresh fruit and vegetables.
Guidance to help food businesses meet labelling requirements for prepacked for direct sale (PPDS) food
Rules on certifying and labelling organic food, feed and seed.
Find out what information you need to show on products made of or containing meat that you sell to the public.
Supporting documents containing information about the use and labelling of food supplements in England.
Information for anyone who is already consuming or is considering consuming raw drinking milk or raw cream.
The differences between the 3 types of bottled water, and what bottled water is exempt from the rules.
How to label spirit drinks that you plan to sell in the UK.
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