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You must register with your local authority to run a food business.
The food safety and hygiene regulations you must follow - the law, regulations
The rules on bringing food or animal products into Great Britain from abroad: restrictions, types of food and the amount you can bring.
MSF 4395: to apply for an MCA issued ships' cook certificate of competency.
Find out the information you must give to customers on food products and how to give it.
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.
Find out which types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes.
Information for British nationals who are victims of rape or sexual assault in the Cook Islands.
Product recall for Lucy & Leo magnetic breakfast cooking set presenting a high risk of choking due to easy access to small parts.
Product Recall for MSR®, Trail Lite™ and Reactor® Camping Cooking Pots presenting a risk of burns.
This report explains how cooking technologies and fuels are transforming the lives of refugees and Internally displaced people
Find out what animal by-products you can use to make biodiesel, whether you need approval, how to process them and how to use the products.
Amendment 1 provides information on the requirements of the maritime labour convention relating to ship's cooks and catering staff.
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