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Approval form for a hub site to pasteurise animal by-products or catering waste, as part of a hub and pod compost or biogas facility.
What animal by-products (ABPs) are, how to set up a site that uses them safely, the paperwork you need, and how to dispose of them.
Find out when you need to charge VAT and at what rate if you supply food and drink for the purposes of catering or as a takeaway.
How food shops, manufacturers, and distributors must dispose of or handle former foodstuffs or food waste.
Food and drink labelling and packaging regulations - what you must show, warnings, health and organic labels and packaging standards.
Find out the information you must give to customers on food products and how to give it.
Find out which types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes.
How to check if your waste is international catering waste (ICW) and how to store, transport and dispose of it.
Labelling rules for businesses in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and retailers in Northern Ireland, for certain agri-food products moved under the Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme.
How to use and supply animal by-products (ABPs) as farm animal feed or in feed, and how to get your site registered and approved.
How to get a handling or storage site approved, how to store animal by-products (ABPs) and derived products, and how to build the site.
How to set up a compost or biogas site, UK and EU standards explained, and alternative treatment methods for animal by-products (ABPs).
What you need to know about and do to comply with the law and keep consumers safe.
Labelling and handling food, transporting, food safety
Find out what a composite food product is, and the rules you need to follow to export or move these products from Great Britain to the EU and Northern Ireland.
Animal by-products (ABPs) you can use to make pet food, how to provide samples, and how to package your products.
Form for a compost or biogas plant to apply for approval to treat animal by-products or catering waste.
Guidance for food businesses on the Weights and Measures (Food) (Amendment) Regulations 2014.
Find out when you must label your meat, fish or seafood product with its country of origin.
You must not supply certain single-use plastic items in England, except for some exemptions.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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