Food business in the retail and catering sector, are required to provide allergen information and follow labelling rules as set out in food law.
This means that food business operators must:
- Provide allergen information to the consumer for both prepacked and non-prepacked food and drink.
- Handle and manage food allergens effectively in food preparation.
Food businesses must make sure that staff receive training on allergens. Staff and managers can complete the free allergen training course provided by the food standards agency:
There is separate allergen guidance for:
Allergen guidance for food businesses
The allergen guidance for food businesses webpage on the Government website has detailed information about the 14 allergens, allergen labelling requirements for different types of food, allergen information for different types of food business, allergen requirements and best practice for food businesses and information about enforcement and penalties.
The webpage contains information on:
- Allergens
- Allergen labelling for different types of food
- Allergen information for different types of food businesses
- Allergen requirements and best-practice for food businesses
- Enforcement and penalties
Food labelling and packaging guidance
The food labelling and packaging webpage on the Government website has detailed information about what must be shown on food labels including ingredients, precautionary allergen labelling, food and drink warnings, nutrition, health claims and supplement labelling and organic food labelling.
The webpage contains information on: