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School Allergen and Food Labelling Laws Explained
Natasha's Law, Benedict's Law and School Food Standards (Part 1)
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.
School Food Labelling Laws
How food label software for schools can help (Part 2)
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.
How to Comply With California's New Food Date Labeling Law
New law standardizes food date labels to reduce food waste (AB 660)
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
What food businesses need to know (and how to get compliant in time)
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.
Will science-based thresholds improve 'May Contain' allergen labels?
What food businesses need to know about Precautionary Allergen Labelling (PAL)
As labelling software experts (yes, we’re labelling nerds), we closely follow the debate on Precautionary Allergen Labelling (PAL) so you don’t have to. These are the "May Contain" warnings that confuse both businesses and consumers alike. A recent feature in Foodservice Footprint outlined the growing momentum behind European and global efforts to standardise PAL using scientific thresholds.
