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The food safety and hygiene regulations you must follow - the law, regulations
If your business deals in food you must: make sure food is safe to eat鈥�
Part of complying with food safety is managing food hygiene. Hazard鈥�
You can be inspected by your local council at any point in the food鈥�
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If you run a food business you must have a hazard analysis plan (HACCP) to meet food safety and hygiene standards
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Food-specific regulations you have to comply with in addition to other import and export rules
Wine exported to the EU must have an EU VI-1 pro-forma to certify that the wine complies with EU regulations, unless it is exempt.
To export or move wine that's produced in Great Britain to the EU or Northern Ireland you must self-certify it before you export.
Forms to object to a request to add or change a geographical food, wine, spirit drink or agricultural product name protected under the UK GI scheme.
Use a separate statement of objection form for each Georgian GI product name you object to.
Use a separate statement of objection form for each Japanese GI product name you object to.
Apply to sell or market your organic goods in Great Britain after they have been returned from the EU.
Use the statement of opposition form to object to the Icelandic Lamb (脥slenskt lambakj枚t) geographical indication (GI) product name.
Form to apply to protect a traditional term for a wine product under the UK GI scheme.
Use a separate statement of objection form for each Moldovan geographical indication (GI) product name you object to.
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