Questions tagged [food]
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(US) San Francisco: worst that can happen if you enter a shop and start eating?
I'm sick and tired of having to spend 25 hours a day just to get change for sufficient food, and to go without for months consecutive.
Assuming, if provided a DA does not prosecute—What's the absolute ...
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Is it legal to sell expired food in the United States?
Is it legal for grocery stores to sell expired food in the United States?
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When did unpasteurised dairy become illegal in Scotland?
Apparently the sale of raw/unpasteurised dairy in Scotland is fully prohibited.
What legal instrument renders this to be the case, and when was it introduced, and what was the position previously?
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Is it legal to sell Christmas themed products that taste of liqueur but have no clear/apparent indication of any alcoholic contents on the label?
Waitrose and partners sell in their CHRISTMAS series of products an EXTRA THICK VANILLA CREAM which is described at the top of the back label as a
“Sweetened blend of pasteurised extra thick double ...
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Do I need a license to sell food from a non-food storefront?
To simplify the discussion, let's say I have a brick and mortar store, like Bath and Body Works. For those unfamiliar, they sell goods like soaps and perfumes.
If I wanted to put a tray of brownies ...
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Is it legal to sell foreign packaged food products without any English on the label?
A shop in London sells egg custard pudding mix that appears to be labelled exclusively in Turkish. Is this legal?
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Is it legal to sell packaged food products with only American style nutrition facts on the label?
Abdul’s food and wine in London sells boxes of Mike and Ikes that are clearly packaged for sale in the USA. Sometimes such foreign packaged food products are sold in England with product information ...
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Why are only thiamin (B₁), riboflavin (B₂), niacin (B₃), iron, and folate required to be added to enriched flour in U.S. federal law? [closed]
U.S. Code of Federal Regulations § 137.165 (a) on enriched flour specifies that it must
contains in each pound 2.9 milligrams of thiamin, 1.8 milligrams of riboflavin, 24 milligrams of niacin, 0.7 ...
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Can an employer deduct PPE from pay?
Can an employer require their employees to pay for their own personal protective equipment? For example, if working in a restaurant where gloves are required, could a boss require the employees to pay ...
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What legislation governs the use of the word “flavouring(s)” on ingredient lists?
It’sa fairly vague word. In the U.S. I understand that there is a distinction made between artificial flavour(ing)s and natural flavour(ing)s.
In the U.K. there seems to be something that is just ...
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Are synthetic bovine hormones allowed in Lithuania?
In Lithuania is it legal to produce dairy from cows injected with synthetic hormonal treatments?
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Must Alice provide ingredients for baked goods she sells produced by a third party
Alice’s Restaurant sells pastries prepared by Bob’s bakery but when asked for ingredients listing she suggests that a customer look at Bob’s bakery’s website or if that fails then even looking to its ...
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What changes in laws and regulations have there been in the last few years concerning food safety and allergy contamination in prepared foods? [closed]
Recently there seem to have been a change in the legal requirements in restaurants in serving customers that have food allergies. What instruments could have contained this?
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What law that took effect in roughly the last year changed nutritional information requirements for restaurants and cafes?
Apparently some new law requires more detailed calorific information for prepared food items.
Is the same law also responsible for introducing further protections from contamination of allergens?
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Can restaurants charge differently based on customer's language?
I greeted some Chinese friends who just arrived at an airport. They were hungry after a long flight so we ate lunch inside the airport. We sat down and opened the menu in Chinese. We ordered some food ...
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