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Weights and measures - find out the law on trading standards for packaging and selling products
You must use metric measurements (grams, kilograms, millilitres or litres)…
Some goods must be sold in fixed sizes known as ‘specified quantities’.…
Packaged goods are products that are all of these: sold sealed between 5g…
Equipment for packaged goods The equipment you use to weigh or measure…
You must put the weight or volume of your packaged goods on the label. The…
What packaged goods are, how they are labelled, units of measurements used and compliance with weights and measures regulation.
Guidance for the veterinary pharmaceutical industry on the production of mock-ups for assessment.
How to document the way you collect your packaging and packaging waste data - known as your ‘methodology' - as an online marketplace or other producer obligated under extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging. Including who must submit this information...
Find out when large and small organisations affected by Extended producer responsibility (EPR) packaging must collect and submit packaging data.
A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
How to assess household and non-household packaging from 2024 onwards if you’re a UK organisation affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
This page describes standard package designs for Low Heat Generating Waste (LHGW).
Food and drink labelling and packaging regulations - what you must show, warnings, health and organic labels and packaging standards.
How UK organisations that supply or import packaging should comply with extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
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