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Family succession: clarify your future involvement
Stepping down from the business and getting the financial independence needed to give your successor a free hand.
Food packaging
How food packaging materials are regulated and monitored, and how to use packaging materials safely.
Food packaging safety regulations
An overview of the rules that apply to packaging materials that come into contact with food.
Cling film in food packaging
When cling film must and must not be used with food, and how its use is regulated.
Aluminium in food packaging
How to use aluminium safely in food packaging and cookware, and how its use is regulated.
Phthalates in food packaging
What phthalates are, how they can be used and how safe levels of phthalates in food are set and monitored.
Plastics in food packaging
The controls on the use of plastics in food contact material and the use of food additives in plastics.
Adhesives in food packaging
Guidance on the safe use of adhesives that come into contact with food and how their use is monitored.
BPA in food packaging
What bisphenol-A (BPA) is, what it is used for and how it is regulated in food packaging.
Turn your business into a franchise - eight top tips
Our top tips outline how you can successfully franchise your business.
The franchise agreement for a franchisor
A clear contract sets out what rights and obligations you and the franchisee have.
Novel foods
Novel foods, food from cloned animals and nanotechnology and how they're regulated and authorised.
Should I buy a franchise?
Questions to help you assess whether you could run a successful franchise.
Food allergies, food intolerances and labelling
Why food operators need to be aware of food allergies and intolerances, and how to put in place best practice.
Advisory support for food and drink businesses
Sources of advice for businesses in the Northern Ireland food and drink industry.
How novel foods are assessed
What the compulsory pre-market safety assessment for novel foods covers and how to get authorisation for novel food.
Pesticides and food safety
Introduction to how pesticides are regulated and pesticide residue levels are monitored in food.
What are novel foods?
Overview of novel foods and technologies, why they're developed, and the regulations that control their use.
Nanotechnology in food
An explanation of nanotechnology, and how it's regulated when used in the production of food and food products.
Regulation of novel foods
Overview of the foods, ingredients and food processes covered by the Novel Foods Regulation, and what may be exempt from the regulation.