Natasha’s Law Food Complience Labelling Solution is for allerge food safety and compliance applies to Sandwiches from bakeries, fast foods such as burgers and sausage rolls all prepackaged foods such as pizzas, rotisserie chicken, salads and pasta pots under a hot lamp food products which are packed on-site.
Natasha’s Law becomes law in October 2021 and any business that prepares food on-site are to ensure consumers are protected against potentially fatal allergic reactions. So all food packaging requires clear warning labels showing ingredients for customer to be made aware of potential risks.
So, from the 1st of October 2021, Natasha’s Food Labelling Law comes into effect will require a full list full ingredient and specific allergen on all prepacked food for direct sale (PPDS).
Millions of allergy sufferers across the country will be protected by a new law laid in Parliament under Natasha’s Law Compliant Food Labelling, requiring food businesses to include full ingredients labelling on pre-packed for direct sale foods.
Following the tragic death of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, the teenager who died after suffering an allergic reaction to a Pret a Manger baguette, the government confirmed stronger laws would be implemented to protect those with allergies and give them greater confidence in the food they buy.
Currently, food prepared on the premises in which it is sold is not required to display allergen information on the label, meaning allergy sufferers sometimes lack confidence buying food to eat whilst they are out.
A Statutory Instrument (SI) will be laid in Parliament later today (5 September 2019) tightening the rules by requiring these foods to carry a full list of ingredients - known as ‘Natasha’s Law’.
Natasha’s Law Compliant Food Labelling reforms cover labelling requirements for foods that are prepared and packed on the same premises from which they are sold – such as a packaged sandwich or salad made by staff earlier in the day and placed on a shelf for purchase.
Currently these foods, known as pre-packed directly for sale, are not required to have product labels which provide information on the full ingredients or the allergens contained.
Food businesses across the country have already taken steps to improve food labelling and outlets are being urged to do all they can ahead of the implementation date to help consumers make safe food choices.
Natasha’s Law Compliant Food Labelling changes will apply to businesses in England, with similar arrangements expected to follow in the devolved nations to provide a UK wide approach to protecting consumers.
We are here to help you - Barcode Technologies is offering a complete solution for compliance to Natasha's food law including labelling software solution, label printers and labels to prepare businesses that prepacked food for direct sale and food service business for the upcoming allergen labelling requirements.
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