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Information about the UK food chain.
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…
McCance and Widdowson’s 'composition of foods integrated dataset' on the nutrient content of the UK food supply.
Legal standards for labelling and composition of food products such as bottled water, milk and meat.
Find out the information you must give to customers on food products and how to give it.
The total factor productivity of the United Kingdom food chain is examined within the four main food industry sectors and compared to the wider economy. Total factor productivity relates the volume of output to the volume of labour, capital and...
As an associate member of a Science Advisory Committee (SAC), Dr Fahad Ahmed contributes to national policy discussions early in his career.
This toolkit helps both those who buy food and catering services for the public sector and potential suppliers.
Find out what a composite food product is, and the rules you need to follow to export or move these products from Great Britain to the EU and Northern Ireland.
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