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How food shops, manufacturers, and distributors must dispose of or handle former foodstuffs or food waste.
Find out about the type of healthy food all maintained schools and academies in England have to provide under the school food standards.
Find out which types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes.
Food and drink labelling and packaging regulations - what you must show, warnings, health and organic labels and packaging standards.
Find out which live animals and animal foods or feeding stuffs are zero-rated for VAT.
Tax and reporting rules for employers providing meals for employees and directors
Check if your child can get free school meals - and find out how to apply on your local authority’s website.
Find out the information you must give to customers on food products and how to give it.
How to display the legal name for your food product.
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.
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.
Model form that schools can use to determine which children are eligible for free school meals and the pupil premium.
Animal by-products (ABPs) you can use to make pet food, how to provide samples, and how to package your products.
Legal standards for labelling and composition of food products such as bottled water, milk and meat.
The food safety and hygiene regulations you must follow - the law, regulations
Applications, changes and cancellations for consideration under the UK geographical indications (GI) schemes, how to object and appeal against decisions.
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