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September 2023

29 September 2023

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

Bovine tuberculosis (E)
Cigarette lighter refills (E)
Construction products
Consumer contracts: distance sales
Consumer contracts: off-premises sales
Consumer contracts: on-premises sales
Credit and other financial matters
Electrically assisted pedal cycles
Herbal medicine and health food shops
High fat, sugar or salt ('less healthy') foods (E)
Identification and movement of pigs (S)
Labelling of meat and products containing meat
Licensing of animal activities (new for Wales)
Nutrition and health claims (E&W)
Recreational craft (boats etc)
Second-hand electrical goods
Second-hand gas cooking appliances
Single-use plastics (E)
Tobacco, vapes, etc: packaging, labelling, advertising and tracking
Transporting horses by road (E)

New for Scotland. See 'Guidance for Scotland on food labelling etc'.

Alcoholic beverages, spirits and food
Colours in food
Composition of products containing meat
Date and lot marking of prepacked food
Food allergens and intolerance
Food labelled in a foreign language
Food labelling for caterers
Jam and similar products
Egg producers selling directly to consumers
Labelling and describing organic food
Labelling of beef
Labelling of fruit and vegetables
Labelling of meat: country of origin
Nutrition and health claims
Retail sale and labelling of eggs
Sandwich labelling

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