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The rules on bringing food or animal products into Great Britain from abroad: restrictions, types of food and the amount you can bring.

Overview
There are rules for bringing food or animal products into Great Britain…
Meat, dairy, fish and animal products
The rules on bringing meat, dairy, fish and other animal products depend…
Fruit, vegetables, nuts and seeds
The rules on bringing fruit, vegetables, nuts and seeds depend on the…
Check if you need a CITES permit
You may need to apply for a permit or certificate if you’re bringing any…
If you break the rules
If you declare banned food products to Border Force officers at customs,…

You must register with your local authority to run a food business.

The food safety and hygiene regulations you must follow - the law, regulations

Food safety
If your business deals in food you must: make sure food is safe to eat…
Food hygiene
Part of complying with food safety is managing food hygiene. Hazard…
Food inspections
You can be inspected by your local council at any point in the food…
Report a food safety incident
You must tell the Food Standards Agency (FSA) if you think any food your…

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

Find out how you can use manure, guano and digestive tract content, including how to store and move them.

Apply to temporarily include a non-organic ingredient in organic food or drink you sell in the UK.

These documents explain how OHID is approaching reduction and food and drink reformulation as part of the government’s obesity strategy.

How product specific rules are used to identify the country of origin when importing or exporting between the UK and EU.

Find out which types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes.

These publications provide analyses and data that are not classified as research or official statistics.

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