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Rules for feeding, watering, prioritising, holding animals for slaughter, and the design and layout of a slaughterhouse.
Rules on restraining methods, stunning pens, captive bolt, gas and electrical stunning equipment, bleeding animals and shackling and hoisting animals.
What you need standard operating procedures for, the role of animal welfare officers, livestock unit limits and record keeping in slaughterhouses.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing meat and other meat products for human consumption to Great Britain.
Find out what information you need to show on products made of or containing meat that you sell to the public.
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.
The characteristics, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of alpha-gal syndrome.
The rules on bringing food or animal products into Great Britain from abroad: restrictions, types of food and the amount you can bring.
Marketing standards for veal and beef importers, exporters, producers, manufacturers, retailers and distributors.
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