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As many people consider lifestyle changes at the start of the year, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is urging the public to make sure any weight-loss medicines they use are safe, effective and legitimate.
Guidance on the safe and effective use of GLP-1 medicines for weight loss and diabetes.
Weights and measures - find out the law on trading standards for packaging and selling products
How to work out the weight of plastic packaging components and each material used to make them, to check if you must register for Plastic Packaging Tax and include them on your return.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) approved a maximum dose of up to 7.2mg per week of semaglutide (Wegovy) on 6 January 2026.
MHRA strikes massive blow to organised criminal gang in world’s biggest illegal weight loss jabs raid.
Guidance for food businesses on the Weights and Measures (Food) (Amendment) Regulations 2014.
What packaged goods are, how they are labelled, units of measurements used and compliance with weights and measures regulation.
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