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Food and drink labelling and packaging regulations - what you must show, warnings, health and organic labels and packaging standards.
To sell food and drink products, the label must be: clear and easy to read…
You must show the following information: the name of the food a ‘best…
If your food or drink product has 2 or more ingredients (including any…
You must show an appropriate warning on the label if your food contains…
Nutrition labelling You must follow nutrition labelling information rules…
If you’re a retailer, you can label products ‘organic’ as long as: at…
Find out the information you must give to customers on food products and how to give it.
Music industry voluntary code that is a commitment to standards of good practice in relation to music streaming.
Find out the rules to establish the country of origin of imported and exported goods and to help identify goods which qualify for lower or no Customs Duty.
Legal terms for veterinary medicines, marketing of non-medicinal products including medicinal words and phrases, how to complain.
Find out when you must label your meat, fish or seafood product with its country of origin.
Quality and labelling rules for growing, packing, distributing, importing and selling fresh fruit and vegetables.
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.
Check what you need to do to sell cosmetic products in Great Britain.
Rules on labelling food, feed and seed as organic or using organic production terms if you produce, prepare, store, import, export or sell organic food in the UK.
A guide to the international regulations on the transportation of dangerous goods by air, sea, road, rail or inland waterway.
A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
How to get a parallel import licence for your medicine in the UK, including pharmacovigilance requirements and submitting your application.
Legal standards for labelling and composition of food products such as bottled water, milk and meat.
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