Allergens

Allergen Management and Labelling

Natasha's Law came into force in October 2021 in relation to the requirements for the labelling of Prepacked Foods for Direct Sale (PPSD)! PPDS products now need to be labelled with the name of the product, a full list of ingredients and with any of the 14 allergens emphasized on the label.

Kaitrose can help and support you to ensure that you are ready and compliant for your specific business and food activities.

As a food business, you must follow the allergen information rules set down in the retained Regulation (EU) No. 116p/2011 and the Food Information Regulations 2014. This means that you must:

• provide allergen information to the consumer for both pre-packed and non-prepacked food or drink

• handle and manage food allergens adequately

There are 14 allergens:

As a Food Business Operator, you need to tell your customers if any food products you sell or provide contain any of the main 14 allergens as an ingredient.

• celery

• cereals containing gluten – including wheat (such as spelt and Khorasan), rye, barley and oats

• crustaceans – such as prawns, crabs and lobsters

• eggs

• fish

• lupin

• milk

• molluscs – such as mussels and oysters

• mustard

• tree nuts – including almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, brazil nuts, cashews, pecans, pistachios and macadamia nuts

• peanuts

• sesame seeds

• soybeans

• sulphur dioxide and sulphites (if they are at a concentration of more than ten parts per million)