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Find out about the type of healthy food all maintained schools and academies in England have to provide under the school food standards.

Tax and reporting rules for employers providing meals for employees and directors

• Overview

  As an employer providing meals for your employees, you have certain tax,…

• What's exempt

  You do not have to report anything to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) or pay…

• What to report and pay

  If the meals or vouchers you provide are not exempt, you may have to…

• Technical guidance

  The following guides contain more detailed information: subsidised meals…

Upcoming and completed reviews of food and feed legislation by the Food Standards Agency.

• Updated: 14 March 2018

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.

• Updated: 19 May 2026

What businesses need to tell you about allergens, report food that caused a reaction and sign up for allergy alerts.

How food shops, manufacturers, and distributors must dispose of or handle former foodstuffs or food waste.

• Updated: 21 October 2014

Food and drink labelling and packaging regulations - what you must show, warnings, health and organic labels and packaging standards.

• Updated: 11 July 2023

Guidance on food labelling including best before and use-by dates, vegan labels and allergen labelling.

Check the VAT rules for food processing and abattoir services.

• Updated: 13 May 2026