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Foot-and-mouth disease Business Companion

The Animal Health Act 1981 (as amended by the Animal Health Act 2002) provides for the control of outbreaks of animal diseases, including FMD. This … See more

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Alcoholic beverages, spirits and food Business Companion

WEBplus or minus 1% for beer and wine with a strength of greater than 5.5% volume. plus or minus 1.5% for beverages containing macerated fruits or plants. plus or minus 0.3% for …

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Nutrition and health claims Business Companion

WEBGeneral prohibitions for health and nutrition claims. Nutrition and health claims cannot be made if they: are false, ambiguous or misleading. cause consumers to doubt the safety …

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Animals and agriculture Business Companion

WEBAnimal health controls protect you, your animals, the consumer and the livestock industry. The law sets out responsibilities for transport, disease, welfare, animal by-products and …

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Contingency planning for livestock diseases Business …

WEBSome legislation affecting livestock keepers refers explicitly to contingency planning. For example, the Welfare of Farmed Animals (England) Regulations 2007 require provisions …

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Keeping veterinary medicine records Business Companion

WEBKey legislation. This guidance is for England. A record must be kept of the proof-of-purchase of all veterinary medicines bought for food-producing animals, as well as a …

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Avian influenza (bird flu) Business Companion

WEBAvian influenza is a highly infectious viral disease affecting the respiratory, digestive and/or nervous system of birds. The severity depends upon the strain of the virus and the type …

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Food and drink Business Companion

WEBThe law sets out rules that cover the preparation, composition and labelling of food supplied for human consumption. In broad terms: the quality must meet the expectations of the …

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Novel foods (including CBD and hemp) Business …

WEBCBD, and cannabinoids in general, are novel foods and cannot be legally included in food or food supplements until a safety assessment has been completed and their use as a …

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Labelling of prepacked foods: nutrition declaration

WEBThe nutrition declaration. Most prepacked food will need a nutrition declaration that summarises how much of the product is made up of certain nutrients. The nutrition …

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Cattle identification Business Companion

WEBThe Cattle Identification Regulations 2007 implement statutory requirements relating to the notification of cattle holdings, ear tagging, passports and registration of cattle, and the …

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Candles, diffusers, oil heaters, etc Business Companion

WEBCandles, diffusers, room sprays, fragrant aromatherapy oil heaters and lamps need to be assessed on their safety before being sold to consumers, which includes taking into …

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Sheep: identification, records and movement Business Companion

WEBSheep born or identified since 31 December 2009. Sheep born since 31 December 2009 must be fully EID-identified (unless they are slaughter animals) and …

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Labelling of prepacked foods: general Business Companion

WEBThe following information is mandatory on prepacked foods: the name of the food. an ingredients list. information relating to allergenic ingredients. quantitative ingredient …

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Trading Standards: powers, enforcement and penalties

WEBA breach of the order is contempt of court, which carries a maximum penalty of a fine and two years' imprisonment. an order to take 'enhanced consumer measures', including …

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Deer carcase and offal disposal Business Companion

WEBThe Animal By-Products (Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2013 cover the disposal of deer carcases, parts of deer and products of deer origin not intended for human …

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General product safety: producers Business Companion

WEBThis means clear, legible, durable warnings and instructions. Producers must also allow for traceability by indicating on the product or its packaging: Also, to enable you to become …

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Licensing of animal activities Business Companion

WEBThe licensing of activities involving animals. Under the Regulations a licensable activity means an activity carried on in the course of a business. An activity could, for example, …

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Fallen stock and the disposal of animal by-products

WEBKey legislation. Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption (Animal by …

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