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Find out about the type of healthy food all maintained schools and academies in England have to provide under the school food standards.
Tax and reporting rules for employers providing meals for employees and directors
As an employer providing meals for your employees, you have certain tax,…
You don’t have to report anything to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) or pay…
If the meals or vouchers you provide aren’t exempt, you may have to report…
The following guides contain more detailed information: subsidised meals…
Find out the information you must give to customers on food products and how to give it.
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 types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes.
The rules on bringing food or animal products into Great Britain from abroad: restrictions, types of food and the amount you can bring.
How to display the legal name for your food product.
Check if your child can get free school meals - and find out how to apply on your local authority’s website.
Give information to consumers when selling food that is loose or hasn't been prepacked by another producer.
The food safety and hygiene regulations you must follow - the law, regulations
Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Judge Auerbach on 19 April 2024.
The Trust was the advisor to government on school meals and children’s food. It became an independent body in 2011 and was renamed the Children’s Food Trust.
Guidance for food businesses on the Weights and Measures (Food) (Amendment) Regulations 2014.
Find out when you need to charge VAT and at what rate if you supply food and drink for the purposes of catering or as a takeaway.
Legal standards for labelling and composition of food products such as bottled water, milk and meat.
Annual statistics about food and drink purchases in the UK.
If you run a food business you must have a hazard analysis plan (HACCP) to meet food safety and hygiene standards
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