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What packaged goods are, how they are labelled, units of measurements used and compliance with weights and measures regulation.
Weights and measures - find out the law on trading standards for packaging and selling products
You must use metric measurements (grams, kilograms, millilitres or litres)…
Some goods must be sold in fixed sizes known as ‘specified quantities’.…
Packaged goods are products that are all of these: sold sealed between 5g…
Equipment for packaged goods The equipment you use to weigh or measure…
You must put the weight or volume of your packaged goods on the label. The…
Checks you should carry out every time you tow a trailer, caravan or horsebox with a car, to make sure you're towing safely and legally.
Explanations of the different terms you might see on your driving licence
Who can drive a van, the speed limits and weight limits that apply, and rules on loading, drivers' hours and maintenance.
Find a BFPO number, send mail to and from British forces personnel and their families
How to import bananas into the UK by weighing consignments and making simplified declarations.
Abattoirs in the Pig Carcase Grading Scheme must abide by the regulations for dressing, weighing, grading and marking carcases.
This study uses data from Young Lives, a longitudinal cohort study in Peru
More people living with obesity will have access to the newest and most effective obesity drugs to help cut NHS waiting lists, following the announcement of a £40 million two-year pilot today [Wednesday 7 June].
A resource to support local authorities, NHS commissioners and providers, voluntary and community sector organisations to take action to reduce obesity.
Resources to support the commissioning and delivery of tier 2 behavioural weight management services for children, families and adults.
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.
Outlining the shared commitment of professional organisations working together to support the public health workforce to have healthier weight conversations.
Training tools providing evidence-based healthy weight messages for the public health workforce to use in discussions with children, young people and families.
Pentonville is a men’s prison and young offender institution in the London Borough of Islington, North London.
Motorhomes and campervans - size limits and licences you need to drive in the UK
Insights from new evidence on the relationship between excess weight and coronavirus (COVID-19).
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