What is Natasha's Law and how will it affect your businesses ? Wekll Star TSP654IISK Thermal Printer is a perfect solution for for Natasha's Law coming into force this October 2021. Is your business prepared for Natasha’s Law? Around two million people are thought to live with a food allergy in the UK. While the fatalities for anaphylaxis are low in the UK (less than 10 per year), it still causes concern for the millions of others who are restricted with what they can eat. Under current guidelines, restaurants, takeaways and other food hospitality venues are only required to inform customers if their food contains any of the 14 most dangerous allergens, including milk, peanuts and eggs. According to the UK’s Food Regulations 2014, food that is not pre-packaged and handmade onsite does not require individual labels. How does this affect businesses? As of October 2021, all pre-packaged foods for direct sale (PPDS) must display a label showing the full ingredients list as well as potential allergens. Incorrectly or unlabelled foods for sale could result in sanctions for your business. In response to Natasha’s Law, it is vital that all packaged foods prepared either on or offsite display possibilities of cross contamination. Effectively, it will help to improve the food hospitality sector as more people will be able to confidently purchase food knowing exactly what they are consuming. For this reason, access to a label printer in your business is the simplest way to ensure that all freshly prepared packaged food complies with the new legislation. ● Businesses will need to label products prepared and packaged on site with a full ingredients list and allergen information ● Packaged sandwiches, salads, and other items made by staff earlier in the day and placed on
