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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…
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The invasive pest Tuta absoluta, after taking just a decade to invade the entire Africa continent, is now continuing its expansion in Asia
Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Lord Fairley on 18 April 2024.
Find out which types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes.
Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Mrs Justice Eady on 18 April 2024.
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 tomato leaf miner (Tuta absoluta) is a serious pest of tomato in the tropics and subtropics
Guidance and responsibilities of the UK's National Reference Laboratory (NRL) for food microbiology.
Urgent public health message: UKHSA has been notified about an outbreak of food botulism in France involving a small number of British nationals.
Upper Tribunal Tax and Chancery decision of Mr Justice Edwin Johnson and Judge Guy Brannan on 12 April 2024
The laboratory provides diagnostic microbiological testing services for the examination of food, water and environmental samples.
Calculate nutrient budgets for developments in the catchment of River Avon SAC.
Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Judge Shanks on 16 April 2024.
Calculate nutrient budgets for developments in the catchment of Rostherne Mere Ramsar.
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Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceuticals Limited has informed the MHRA that a potential product quality issue has been detected, relating to incomplete crimping of the metal crimp cap of OPDIVO 10mg/mL concentrate for solution for infusion (nivolumab) (1VLX10ML).
The Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food (ACMSF) is an independent scientific committee that provides expert advice to government on microbiological issues and food. ACMSF is an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Food Standards Agency .
Calculate nutrient budgets for developments in the catchment of Oak Mere SAC.
Advice to Lisa Osofsky, former Director of the Serious Fraud Office, The Serious Fraud Office, on business appointments after leaving Crown service.
Calculate nutrient budgets for developments in the catchment of River Eden SAC.
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