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December 2022

23 December 2022

The following In-depth Guides have been reviewed and updated where necessary. Unless otherwise specified, the updates apply to England, Scotland and Wales.

African horse sickness (E)
Animal gatherings (E&W)
Bovine tuberculosis (E)
Calves at market (S)
Car boot sales (E&W)
Classical swine fever (E&S)
Composition and use of packaging
Consumer protection from unfair trading
Crossbows, air weapons and imitation firearms (E&W)
Deer carcase and offal disposal (E&S)
Egg producers selling directly to consumers (E&W)
Energy efficiency of rented property: domestic (E&W)
Energy rating information
Exporting animals (S)
Fallen stock and the disposal of animal by-products (S)
Food allergens and intolerance (E&W)
Foot-and-mouth disease (E)
Horse passports (S&W)
Identification and movement of pigs (S)
Jam and similar products (E)
Jewellery safety: metal content
Keeping pet pigs (E)
Labelling of non-prepacked foods (E&W)
Licensing of animal activities (E)
Livestock markets (S)
Microbeads
New and second-hand prams and pushchairs
New upholstered furniture
Payment surcharges
Retail sale and labelling of eggs (E&W)
Small bakers and average weight
Tobacco and vapes (renamed from 'Tobacco and nicotine inhaling products' (E&W) and 'Tobacco and nicotine vapour products' (S))
Tobacco, vapes, etc: packaging, labelling, advertising and tracking (renamed from 'Tobacco etc: packaging, labelling, advertising and tracking')

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