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On this page you find rules and regulations for manufacturing, preparing or selling food, drink or tobacco. You must comply with rules on subjects such as hygiene, safety and labelling.
- Authorisation of manufacturers, processors, dealers and hauliers of meat, fish and animal feed
Producers, processors, vendors or hauliers of meat, fish, meat products, fish products or animal feed must possess ...
- Commodities Act
If you produce, prepare or trade in food or other consumer products in the Netherlands, you must comply with the ...
- Foodstuff hygiene (HACCP)
All companies that prepare, process, treat or transport food or drink must do so safely. The Dutch statutory ...
- Killing and slaughtering animals
In order to be allowed to slaughter animals you must have proof of your expertise. Strict regulations apply to all ...
- Labelling of food
If you sell pre-packaged foods in the Netherlands, the labelling must satisfy the Food Labelling (Commodities Act) ...
- Liquor licence
In order to sell drink with a high alcohol content, you need a liquor licence. You can obtain this licence from ...
- Packaging
Producers and importers who bring packaged products and packaging onto the market in the Netherlands must observe ...
- Product price labelling
Pursuant to the Price Labelling Decree (Besluit Prijsaanduiding), the prices of products offered for sale to ...
- Repeat inspection of meat by food company
Food companies that have doubts about the quality of meat purchased may apply to the Netherlands Food and Consumer ...
- Reporting and recalling unsafe human and animal feed
If you discover that you have sold or produced human food or animal feed that is unsafe, you must report what has ...
- Sales of alcohol
You must comply with the provisions of the Licensing and Catering Act (Drank- en Horecawet) if you sell or provide ...
- Sales of tobacco
The Dutch government discourages smoking. Therefore the Dutch Tobacco Act (Tabakswet) contains rules designed to ...
