Our Advice Sheets
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Animal health and welfare
- Feed hygiene for farmers and growers
- Guidance on food chain information (FCI) for calves
- A guide for the retail sale of pet food
- Guidance on the disposal of animal by-products and carcasses
- Notice to those who transport livestock by road
- Guidance notes on the registration and records of poultry
- Livestock markets
- Before buying hens
- Buying or selling of livestock
- Food hygiene for farmers and growers
- Guidance for the handling of poultry at markets
- The slaughter of sheep for private consumption by the owner
- The Tuberculosis (England) Order 2007 - pre-movement testing of cattle
- Sheep identification
- The law regarding the keeping and movement of pigs
- The slaughter of cattle for private consumption by the owner
- The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Regulations 2008
- The Welfare of Horses at Markets (and Other Places of Sale) Order 1990
- Transport of farm animals - cattle, sheep, pigs, goats and poultry
- The Sheep and Goats (Records, Identification and Movement) (England) Order
- Requirements for cattle identification
- Horse Passports (England) Regulations 2004
- Humane disposal of infant calves and possible outlets
- Keeping pet pigs
- Notice to all exhibitors of cattle both for showing and trade stands
- Keeping and the retention of veterinary medicine records
- Construction of livestock transport vehicles
- Deer carcase and offal disposal - farmed and wild
- Farm animal transport journey times
- Guidance for those who transport horses by road
- Calves at market
- Cattle that have been refused passports
- Cleansing and disinfection of vehicles carrying cattle, sheep, goats, pigs
- Casualty slaughter - guidance for farmers and hauliers
- Collection centre conditions
- Animal Health Act 1981 and the Sheep Scab Order 1997
Consumers/buyer's rights (including selling methods)
- A guide to the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008
- Accurately describing goods and services
- Package tours and holidays
- Selling on the net
- A guide to the trading standards law applying to licensed premises
- A trader's guide to the civil law relating to the sale and supply of goods
- One day and occasional sales: a guide for venues
- Returns policies: a guide for retailers
Fair trading (including pricing)
- The composition and use of packaging
- Tobacco and children
- A guide to the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008
- Sale of knives on the internet to under 18s
- Doorstep selling - guidance for traders
- Information for greengrocers
- Information for fishmongers
- Keeping within the law in pubs, restaurants and cafes
- Information for butchers
- Membership and approval logos, and claims of approval
- Special services telephone numbers
- Mileage of used vehicles
- Price marking of goods for retail sale
- Publishing and marketing scams
- Videos and DVDs for sale and hire
- Sale and resale of tickets
- Information for estate agents - property descriptions
- Internet auction sites
- Credit brokers - fees
- Displaying prices in hotels and guesthouses
- Do you sell at car boot sales?
- Advice to restaurant owners and managers
- Advice to takeaway businesses
- Business names
- Antiquities/antiques
- A guide for business on textile labelling
- A guide for retailers on footwear labelling
- A guide to the Business Protection Misleading Marketing Regulations 2008
- Advice to Chinese herbal medicine shops
- A guide for producers, processors and packers of organic products
- Accurately describing goods and services
- Package tours and holidays
- Selling on the net
- A guide to the trading standards law applying to licensed premises
- A trader's guide to the civil law relating to the sale and supply of goods
- One day and occasional sales: a guide for venues
Food
- The composition and use of packaging
- The disposal of waste food
- Retail sale and labelling of eggs
- Information for greengrocers
- Information for fishmongers
- Small bakers and average weight
- Keeping within the law in pubs, restaurants and cafes
- Information for butchers
- Advice to restaurant owners and managers
- Advice to takeaway businesses
- Specified allergenic ingredients - commonly asked questions
- Meat products compositional standards
- Sandwich labelling
- The labelling of sweets
- Genetically modified foods - a guide for caterers
- Guidance notes on jam and similar products
- Genetically modified foods - commonly asked questions
- Guidance notes for honey packers
- Labelling of genetically modified foods
- Labelling of packaged foods
- A guide for producers of eggs selling directly to consumers
- A guide for producers, processors and packers of organic products
- Foreign language labelled foods
- Advice for caterers on food allergens and intolerance
- Food labelling - date and lot marking of packaged food
- Food labelling for catering establishments
- Food labelling for fishmongers
- Food labelling for greengrocers
- Food sampling by authorised officers
- Colours in restaurant and take-away food
- Food labelling for bakers
- A guide to the trading standards law applying to licensed premises
Safety
- Mini-motos, quad bikes and off-road vehicles - a guide for retailers
- Restrictions on the sale of knives and other bladed items
- Electrical equipment
- Selling used gas cooking appliances
- Selling new nightwear
- Age restricted products
- Selling new and used prams and pushchairs
- Nickel in jewellery and clothing
- Safety of goods in rented accommodation - landlords and letting agencies
- Selling safe second-hand electrical goods
- Sales of aerosol spray paints
- Unsafe goods - liability for damage or injury
- Tobacco and children
- Ornamental and novelty giftware - a guide for retailers
- Cigarette lighter refills and solvents
- Selling safe part-worn tyres
- Cosmetic products - safety, composition and labelling
- Selling safe toys
- Selling safe used furniture
- Keeping within the law in pubs, restaurants and cafes
Weights and measures
- Information for greengrocers
- Weighing equipment in use for trade
- Information for fishmongers
- Small bakers and average weight
- Keeping within the law in pubs, restaurants and cafes
- Guidance notes on average quantity
- Information for butchers
- Guidance notes on jam and similar products
- Guidance notes for honey packers
Other
- Restrictions on the sale of knives and other bladed items
- The composition and use of packaging
- Age restricted products
- Safety of goods in rented accommodation - landlords and letting agencies
- Cigarette lighter refills and solvents
- A guide to the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008
- A guide for the retail sale of pet food
- Membership and approval logos, and claims of approval
- Credit brokers - fees
- Do you sell at car boot sales?
- Business names
- Specified allergenic ingredients - commonly asked questions
- Accurately describing goods and services
- One day and occasional sales: a guide for venues
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