Trading and consumer advice

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

• Food hygiene for farmers and growers
• Genetically modified foods
• Supplying surplus food and co-products as feed
• Disposal of surplus food
• Labelling of fish
• Small bakers and average weight
• Refill shops
• Labelling of fruit and vegetables
• Selling alcohol in licensed premises
• Labelling of prepacked foods: general
• Labelling of prepacked foods: nutrition declaration
• Labelling of prepacked foods: product name
• Labelling of prepacked foods: ingredients list
• Labelling of sweets
• Retail sale and labelling of eggs
• Sandwich labelling
• Composition of products containing meat
• Food contact materials
• Food labelling for caterers
• Food sampling by authorised officers
• Jam and similar products
• Labelling of meat: country of origin
• Labelling of bread, cakes and similar products
• Weighing and measuring fruit and vegetables
• Weighing and measuring fish
• Weighing and measuring meat
• Imported feed and food controls
• Novel foods (including CBD and hemp)
• Labelling of prepacked foods: QUID
• Labelling of non-prepacked foods
• Labelling of prepacked-for-direct-sale-foods
• Alcoholic beverages, spirits and food
• Date and lot marking of prepacked food
• Labelling of beef
• Food allergens and intolerance
• Food labelled in a foreign language
• Egg producers selling directly to consumers
• Labelling and describing organic food
• Nutrition and health claims
• Colours in food
• Labelling of meat and products containing meat
• Labelling of honey
• High fat, sugar or salt (less healthy) foods
• Herbal medicine and health food shops