From here you can view any of our advice sheets.
- Age restricted products
- Animal health and welfare
- Consumers/buyer's rights (including selling methods)
- Fair trading (including pricing)
- Food
- Safety
- Weights and measures
- Other
Age restricted products
- Age restricted products
- Tobacco and children
- Sales of aerosol spray paints
- Retail sale of fireworks
- Underage sales of alcohol
- Sale of knives on the Internet to under 18s
- Restrictions on the sale of knives and other bladed items
- Cigarette lighter refills and solvents
- Video recordings for sale and hire
Animal health and welfare
- Goats - records, identification and movement
- Sheep - records, identification and movement
- Guidance for those who transport horses by road
- Tuberculosis - pre-movement testing of cattle
- Responsible animal/pet ownership
- Requirements for cattle identification
- Transport of farm animals - cattle, sheep, pigs, goats and poultry
- Transporting livestock by road
- The keeping and retention of veterinary medicine records
- Food hygiene for farmers and growers
- Guidance on food chain information (FCI)
- Livestock markets
- Humane disposal of infant calves and possible outlets
- Notice to all exhibitors of cattle, both for showing and trade stands
- The law regarding the keeping and movement of pigs
- The Welfare of Horses at Markets (and Other Places of Sale) Order 1990
- Horse passports
- Feed hygiene for farmers and growers
- A guide to the retail sale of pet food
- BSE testing - fallen cattle
- The slaughter of cattle for private consumption by the owner
- Guidance on the disposal of animal by-products and carcases
- Deer carcase and offal disposal - farmed and wild
- Guidance notes on the registration and records of poultry
- Cattle that have been refused passports
- Sheep scab
- Casualty slaughter - guidance for farmers and hauliers
- Animal gatherings
- Guidance on the welfare and handling of poultry at markets
- Construction of livestock transport vehicles
- Farm animal transport journey times
- Calves at market
- Cleansing and disinfection of vehicles carrying cattle, pigs, poultry etc.
- Buying or selling of livestock
- The slaughter of sheep for private consumption by the owner
- Keeping pet pigs
Consumers/buyer's rights (including selling methods)
- Selling at a distance (via the Internet, telephone, post etc.)
- A guide to the trading standards law applying to licensed premises
- Accurately describing goods and services
- One day and occasional sales: a guide for venues
- A trader's guide to the civil law relating to the sale and supply of goods
- Returns policies: a guide for retailers
- Package tours and holidays
- A guide to the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008
Fair trading (including pricing)
- The composition and use of packaging
- Sale of knives on the Internet to under 18s
- Selling at a distance (via the Internet, telephone, post etc.)
- A guide to the trading standards law applying to licensed premises
- Antiques and antiquities
- A guide for producers, processors and packers of organic products
- Accurately describing goods and services
- A trader's guide to contracts concluded in consumers' homes or workplaces
- Video recordings for sale and hire
- Keeping within the law in pubs, restaurants and cafes
- Information for butchers
- Information for fishmongers
- Information for greengrocers
- Internet auction sites
- One day and occasional sales: a guide for venues
- Information for estate agents - property descriptions
- Companies and business names
- Staying legal during the Olympics
- Price marking of goods for retail sale
- A trader's guide to the civil law relating to the sale and supply of goods
- Publishing and marketing scams
- Sale and resale of tickets
- Advice to Chinese herbal medicine shops
- Mileage of used vehicles
- The use of membership/approval logos and claims of approval
- Package tours and holidays
- A guide to the Business Protection from Misleading Marketing Regulations
- A guide to the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008
- A guide for retailers on footwear labelling
- A guide for business on textile labelling
- Displaying prices in hotels and guesthouses
- Credit brokers - fees
- Do you sell at car boot sales?
Food
- The composition and use of packaging
- Foreign language labelled foods
- Labelling of genetically modified foods
- Food labelling - date and lot marking of packaged food
- A guide to the trading standards law applying to licensed premises
- A guide for producers, processors and packers of organic products
- Small bakers and average weight
- Keeping within the law in pubs, restaurants and cafes
- Information for butchers
- Information for fishmongers
- Beef labelling
- Information for greengrocers
- Labelling of packaged foods
- Food labelling for catering establishments
- The disposal of waste food
- Food labelling for bakers
- Retail sale and labelling of eggs
- A guide for producers of eggs selling directly to consumers
- Food labelling for greengrocers
- Sandwich labelling
- Food labelling for fishmongers
- The labelling of sweets
- Guidance notes for honey packers
- Guidance notes on jam and similar products
- Colours in restaurant and take-away food
- Specified allergenic ingredients - commonly asked questions
- Meat products compositional standards
- Genetically modified foods - commonly asked questions
- Advice for caterers on food allergens and intolerance
- Food sampling by authorised officers
Safety
- Age restricted products
- Tobacco and children
- Selling safe used furniture
- Selling used gas cooking appliances
- Unsafe goods - liability for damage or injury
- Sales of aerosol spray paints
- Selling safe part-worn tyres
- Safety of goods in rented accommodation - landlords and letting agencies
- Selling new and used prams and pushchairs
- Restrictions on the sale of knives and other bladed items
- Selling new nightwear
- Cosmetic products - safety, composition and labelling
- Electrical equipment
- Nickel and cadmium in jewellery and clothing
- Cigarette lighter refills and solvents
- Ornamental and novelty giftware - a guide for retailers
- Product safety - due diligence
- Keeping within the law in pubs, restaurants and cafes
- Selling safe toys
- Mini-motos, quad bikes and off-road vehicles - a guide for retailers
- Selling safe second-hand electrical goods
Weights and measures
- Guidance notes on average quantity
- Small bakers and average weight
- Keeping within the law in pubs, restaurants and cafes
- Weighing equipment in use for trade
- Information for butchers
- Information for fishmongers
- Information for greengrocers
- Price marking of goods for retail sale
- Guidance notes for honey packers
- Guidance notes on jam and similar products
Other
- The composition and use of packaging
- Safety of goods in rented accommodation - landlords and letting agencies
- Retail sale of fireworks
- Underage sales of alcohol
- Trading standards visits and inspections - frequently asked questions
- Accurately describing goods and services
- A guide to the retail sale of pet food
- One day and occasional sales: a guide for venues
- Companies and business names
- Staying legal during the Olympics
- Energy rating information - a guide for retailers
- The use of membership/approval logos and claims of approval
- A guide to the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008
- Credit brokers - fees
- Do you sell at car boot sales?
- Specified allergenic ingredients - commonly asked questions