Trading and consumer advice

A number of leaflets are available from the Trading Standards Institute, which are designed to help businesses and consumers.

• Labelling of non-prepacked foods
• Labelling of prepacked foods: product name
• Food allergens and intolerance
• Labelling of prepacked foods: QUID
• Labelling of prepacked-for-direct-sale-foods
• Food contact materials
• Alcoholic beverages, spirits and food
• Jam and similar products
• Retail sale and labelling of eggs
• Disposal of surplus food
• Food hygiene for farmers and growers
• Food labelling for fishmongers
• Small bakers and average weight
• Herbal medicine and health food shops
• Weights and measures for fishmongers
• Refill shops
• Composition of meat products
• Colours in food
• Weights and measures for butchers
• Labelling of poultry and other meats
• Labelling of sweets
• Supplying surplus food and co-products as feed
• The sale of alcohol in licensed premises
• Egg producers selling directly to consumers
• Date and lot marking of prepacked food
• Nutrition and health claims
• Genetically modified foods
• Novel foods (including CBD and hemp)
• Labelling of beef
• Labelling of prepacked foods: general
• Labelling of honey
• Labelling and describing organic food
• Sandwich labelling
• Labelling of prepacked foods: nutrition declaration
• Imported feed and food controls
• Food labelling for bakers
• Food labelling for caterers
• Food labelling for butchers
• Labelling of prepacked foods: ingredients list
• Weights and measures for greengrocers
• Food labelled in a foreign language
• Food labelling for greengrocers
• Food sampling by authorised officers