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A composite product is defined in legislation as a foodstuff intended for human consumption that contains both processed products of animal origin and products of plant origin.
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.
How to import plants, fruit, vegetables, cut flowers, trees, seeds and used agricultural machinery from non-EU countries to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).
Find out how to claim a customs duty waiver if you are bringing goods into Northern Ireland from Great Britain or countries outside the UK and EU which might otherwise be charged ‘at risk’ tariffs.
Building relationships and improving compliance with environmental health, trading standards and fire safety legislation through Primary Authority.
Our primary purpose is to protect people and places from product-related harm, ensuring consumers and businesses can buy and sell products with confidence. The Office for Product Safety and Standards is part of the Department for Business and Trade .
How the MHRA makes decisions on what is a medicinal product (borderline products).
Businesses can form a partnership with a local authority to provide advice other local regulators must respect.
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