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Food and drink labelling and packaging regulations - what you must show, warnings, health and organic labels and packaging standards.
To sell food and drink products, the label must be: clear and easy to read…
You must show the following information: the name of the food a ‘best…
If your food or drink product has 2 or more ingredients (including any…
You must show an appropriate warning on the label if your food contains…
Nutrition labelling You must follow nutrition labelling information rules…
If you’re a retailer, you can label products ‘organic’ as long as: at…
How to package medicines for sale and what information you must provide to consumers and healthcare professionals.
When and how to identify your kids and goats with tags.
When and how to identify your lambs and sheep with tags.
How different types of fishing gear must be marked, what you must do if you lose your fishing gear, how to report lost fishing gear.
When and how to replace lost or damaged tags and what to record in your holding register.
What tags to use when exporting or moving sheep and goats outside of GB, including to Northern Ireland, what movement information to record and report.
You must batch and label the beef and veal you sell or supply according to specific rules, which vary from product to product.
What to do if you have an electronic tag (including curfew tags, location tags and alcohol tags) and how to contact the Electronic Monitoring Service (EMS).
Details of the system for reporting adverse drug reactions from medicines or adverse incidents with medical devices in the UK.
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