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Benedict's Law Explained:
New legislation on school allergy management is on its way. The School Allergy Safety Bill, often referred to as Benedict's Law, introduces new statutory requirements for allergy management in schools in England, including stocking emergency adrenaline, training staff in allergy awareness, and maintaining a dedicated allergy policy.
Does Owen's Law apply to schools?
When people talk about Owen's Law, the focus is usually on restaurants, cafés and takeaways. But schools serve food to children with allergies every day, so where do they fit in? Updated 6 October 2026 with FSA Guidance.
New School Food Standards Explained
Are you ready for the proposed new School Food Standards? Set for their first major update in over a decade, these changes will have a direct operational impact on school catering teams, contract caterers, and leaders of multi-academy trusts (MATs).
8 common allergen labelling mistakes food businesses make (and how to avoid them)
At Planglow, we work with caterers, cafés, delis, and food businesses of every size, which means we spend a lot of time looking at the practical challenges of allergen labelling. As Marketing Director, I regularly speak with our account managers and customers about the issues they face day to day, from keeping labels accurate when recipes change to managing supplier information and staying compliant with legislation.
Hospital catering labelling software: feeding recovery with confidence
In healthcare catering, food is never just a meal. Every day, the catering team at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust plays a vital role in patient care, supporting the recovery and nutritional needs of around 1,300 people through food and drink.
School Food Labelling Laws
How can schools ensure compliance with Natasha's Law, the School Food Standards and Benedict's Law? In Part 1, we looked at what each law covers and why they have been introduced. Now we tackle the practical questions for schools and caterers around how to manage all three without it becoming three separate compliance headaches. Read on to find out what schools and caterers should be doing to prepare, the most common mistakes we see in practice, and how food labelling software and joined-up ingredient and allergen data can make staying compliant far more straightforward.
School Allergen and Food Labelling Laws Explained
If you work in school catering or education management in the UK, you'll know there's far more to serving school meals than filling plates. Every day is a balancing act between nutritional standards, tight budgets, staffing pressures, safeguarding responsibilities and the diverse needs of pupils. For the growing number of children living with food allergies, one small mistake can have serious consequences, making accurate allergen management a critical part of pupil safety and wellbeing.
How to Comply With California's New Food Date Labeling Law
California's new food date labeling law, AB 660, takes effect on July 1, 2026, and overhauls how date labels, from "best before" to "sell by", appear on food packaging across the state. It standardizes the terminology used on most food labels and bans consumer-facing "sell by" dates altogether.
New York's Allergen Labeling Law
If you run a deli, café, bakery, food truck, or any food establishment that sells prepackaged food in the state of New York, it’s time to rethink your food labels. The New York Senate Bill S5381 marks a major shift in food safety legislation - and it directly affects your daily operations.
Breaking Up is Easy to Do
“How do I get rid of your packaging?” It's something we get asked a lot so here are all the options currently available to you and your business.
Snack to the Future
In our second post with Brogan, she explores the challenges caterers are facing today and how to address them.
Bin There, Done That: Rethinking Packaging Waste
With the conversation around food waste shifting from voluntary action to compulsory accountability, what goes into your bin has never meant more to your business:
We’re Marking Our 40th With an Industry-First...
We've had our new flagship sandwich boxes certified to help open disposal routes
The shocking impact of food allergies on children’s education
Every child deserves an education, but there is a surprising reason kids in the UK are missing out on school. That reason is food allergies, which have become more than a dietary concern but an educational crisis:
