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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…
Apply to temporarily include a non-organic ingredient in organic food or drink you sell in the UK.
Check which ingredients to use to make cider or perry that qualifies for Cider Duty rates. If you use other ingredients, you must pay Wine Duty rates instead.
Find out about Alcoholic Ingredients Relief (AIR), which is the repayment of Alcohol Duty charged on spirits, beer, wine, other fermented products and cider.
Find out the information you must give to customers on food products and how to give it.
Pet owners urged to be wary of dangerous fake treatments discovered on e-commerce sites.
Use the online service or print and post form (EX597) to claim relief on excise duty when you use alcohol in the production or manufacture of eligible articles.
Types of ingredients permitted in nicotine-containing liquids in electronic cigarettes and refill containers.
Rules on labelling food, feed and seed as organic or using organic production terms if you produce, prepare, store, import, export or sell organic food in the UK.
Operation Pangea brings together health regulators, customs authorities, law enforcement agencies, and private sector partners to tackle the threat posed by global criminal networks
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