News eNews Articles New UK guidance for allergy labelling on unpackaged foods | New UK guidance for allergy labelling on unpackaged foods |
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The UK Food Standards Agency has published new allergen management guidance targeted at businesses selling food that is not packaged, such as restaurants, cafés, deli counters, sandwich bars and bakeries. Food businesses selling food prepared or wrapped on site in the UK are not required by law to indicate whether it contains ingredients derived from the allergenic substances that need to be labelled on manufactured foods. A booklet and poster accompany the guidance and are being promoted via trade organisations representing retailers, caterers and catering suppliers in the UK and through local authority enforcement officers. These give advice on which ingredients can cause problems and how customers’ questions should be addressed. Information in the booklet and poster is presented in an easy to read style. The documents are all available in pdf format from the Food Standards Agency website or below:
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