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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.
A resource to support local authorities, NHS commissioners and providers, voluntary and community sector organisations to take action to reduce obesity.
Training tools providing evidence-based healthy weight messages for the public health workforce to use in discussions with children, young people and families.
How to import bananas into the UK by weighing consignments and making simplified declarations.
Outlining the shared commitment of professional organisations working together to support the public health workforce to have healthier weight conversations.
Explanations of the different terms you might see on your driving licence
Information for primary care networks on the healthy weight coach elearning programme.
Resources to support the commissioning and delivery of tier 2 behavioural weight management services for children, families and adults.
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