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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…
Apply to temporarily include a non-organic ingredient in organic food or drink you sell in the UK.
Find out the information you must give to customers on food products and how to give it.
OPSS would like to invite any interested parties to submit any scientific information relevant to the safety assessment of cosmetic ingredients.
Use this form to apply to use a non-organic ingredient in your organic food or drink.
A form of IP that extends the protection of patented active ingredients present in pharmaceutical or plant protection products.
Substances that are classed as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and when you're allowed to use them.
Protocols and procedures for testing the distinctiveness, uniformity and stability (DUS) of certain agricultural and vegetable plants.
Check what you need to do to sell cosmetic products in Great Britain.
Get help to classify herbal medicines, vitamins, food preparations, supplements and tonics for import and export.
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