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Natasha’s Law & Allergen Labelling Regulations

Natasha’s Law came into effect on 1st October 2021 (also known as the UK Food Information Amendment) in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales to help better safeguard people with food allergies. This means, if you offer food or drink pre-packaged for direct sale (PPDS), then you need to include full ingredients declarations on pack with any allergens highlighted in bold.  

You’ll find full details on the legal requirements that you have to follow as a food business at the Food Standards Agency (FSA) website or you can simply download our free user guide below.

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Lollipop food label Natasha's Law for a Ploughman's sandwich.

What Legally Needs to Be on a Food Label?

Wondering what a Natasha's Law compliant label looks like? Then look no further. If you offer food or drink pre-packaged for direct sale (PPDS), then you need to include:

  1. Full ingredients declarations on pack in QUID order (this means percentage order from largest to smallest)...
  2. ...with all allergens highlighted in bold
  3. Labelling font size - a lower case 'x' must be at least 1.2mm tall which is the minimum font size for all text on your labelling

You'll find further examples of our allergen labelling recommendations to ensure compliance with Natasha’s Law below.

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  • 1:1 appointment with a Planglow expert (approx. 30 minutes)
  • What is Natasha's Law and does it apply to me?
  • LabelLogic Live demo including how to get compliant and new software features
  • Natasha’s Law compliant label options
  • Options if you use a 3rd party recipe management system
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LabelLogic Live saves us an unbelievable amount of time. We use around 36,000 ingredients at Elior which encompasses 26 allergen attributes as well as reference intakes which, in turn, pull in around another ten pieces of data. It has streamlined the entire process delivering accurate, consistent labelling across the board.

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