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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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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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Food chain information Business Companion

WEBThe food chain information (FCI) declaration is a document that is required to accompany cattle, calves, pigs, poultry, horses, sheep, goats and farmed game to slaughter at an …

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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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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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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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Welfare of animals during transport Business Companion

WEBKey legislation. Animal Health Act 1981. Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations. Welfare of Animals (Transport) …

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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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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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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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Contingency planning for livestock diseases Business Companion

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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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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Transporting livestock by road: paperwork Business Companion

WEBFor further information on documents to transport live animals, contact APHA's Welfare in Transport Team, Animal and Plant Health Agency, Centre for International Trade, Eden …

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Importing animals Business Companion

WEBWhen importing cats, dogs and ferrets into GB, one or more of the following documents are required: animal health certificate. pet passport. GB pet health certificate. The …

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Imported feed and food controls Business Companion

WEBThis guidance is for England. For the purposes of imported feed and food controls, feed and food is classed as either a product of animal origin (POAO) or feed / food of non-animal …

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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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Food labelling for caterers Business Companion

WEBHealth claims. A health claim is any claim that states, suggests or implies that there is a relationship between health and a food. Common examples used in catering …

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