Labelling guidance

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• Food allergen labelling legislation: Guidance

  Thursday 17 March 2011

  These guidance notes on the food labelling legislation provide informal guidance on food allergen labelling for pre-packed foods. They aim to help manufacturers, retailers, caterers and enforcement authorities ensure consistent and transparent labelling.

• Allergen management and labelling for pre-packed foods

  Saturday 10 March 2012

  Best practice guidance on managing food allergens with particular reference to avoiding cross-contamination and using appropriate advisory labelling (e.g. 'May contain' labelling).

• Providing allergen information for non pre-packed foods

  Monday 16 January 2012

  These documents, published in 2008, provide voluntary best practice advice to help food retailers and caterers selling food that is not pre-packed provide allergen information on the food they sell.

• Composition and labelling of foodstuffs suitable for people intolerant to gluten: Guidance

  Tuesday 17 January 2012

  These Guidance Notes cover separate but parallel regulations in all four countries of the UK.

• Labelling of certain food colours as set out in Regulation 1333/2008: Guidance

  Thursday 3 June 2010

  These guidance notes are intended for food and drink manufacturers and retailers using or selling food colours, and for food enforcement authorities.