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July 2025

31 July 2025

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

Business in Focus
Alternative dispute resolution

Alcohol: age restrictions [S]
Casualty slaughter for farmers and hauliers [E]
Cattle identification [S]
Colours and other additives in food
Food allergens and intolerance [S]
Goats: identification, records and movement [E&W]
Hallmarking
Home slaughter for private consumption [This guide has been combined with the 'Home slaughter of cattle' and 'Home slaughter of sheep' guides, which have been deleted]
Knives, other bladed items and corrosive substances
Importing animals
Labelling of beef
Labelling of bread, cakes and similar products [S]
Labelling of fish
Labelling of meat and products containing meat [S]
Package travel and holidays
Poultry at markets: handling and transport [E]
Registration and records of poultry and other captive birds [E&S]
Sheep: identification, records and movement [E&W]
Transporting animals by road [E]

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