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Find out the information you must give to customers on food products and how to give it.
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…
You must register with your local authority to run a food business.
Give information to consumers when selling food that is loose or hasn't been prepacked by another producer.
Find out when you need to charge VAT and at what rate if you supply food and drink for the purposes of catering or as a takeaway.
Guidance for food businesses on the Weights and Measures (Food) (Amendment) Regulations 2014.
Find out what information you need to show on products made of or containing meat that you sell to the public.
Legal standards for labelling and composition of food products such as bottled water, milk and meat.
How food shops, manufacturers, and distributors must dispose of or handle former foodstuffs or food waste.
Food grown, sold and consumed; farm productivity, management and commodity prices; health and welfare of farm animals; control of animal and plant diseases.
What you need to do to export or move food, drink and agricultural products.
Rules for exporting or moving organic food, feed and seed from Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and Northern Ireland.
How to sell biodiversity units to developers for biodiversity net gain: explore the market, register a gain site and record allocations.
You must batch and label the beef and veal you sell or supply according to specific rules, which vary from product to product.
Find out which types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes.
Sources of advice and financial support for UK farmers exporting agricultural products to the EU and beyond
Tax and reporting rules for employers providing food and groceries for employees
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