Allergen Information
Coverage of allergen labelling, menu compliance, staff training, and regulatory enforcement affecting foodservice businesses across the UK. Tracks policy updates such as Natasha’s Law, legal obligations for pre-packed and made-to-order items, and best practices in digital and in-person allergen communication. Tailored for chefs, catering contractors, and operators managing risk, protecting customers, and ensuring operational alignment with food safety legislation in hospitality settings.
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Mar- 2025 -11 MarchFeatures
How will the new allergen guidance affect businesses?
Last week the Food Standards Agency (FSA) unveiled new best practice industry guidance on providing allergen information to consumers with food hypersensitivities. This will undoubtedly have an effect on hospitality businesses, especially coming at a time when so much else is changing in regards to costs. So what is the…
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5 MarchFood and Drink
FSA announces new allergens guidance
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has revealed new best practice industry guidance on providing allergen information to consumers with food hypersensitivities. The new guidance states that written allergen information should always be available for non-prepacked food alongside a conversation between servers and customers about their allergen requirements. The FSA will…
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Aug- 2024 -9 AugustRestaurants
Itsu to open first shopping centre site in Manchester
Itsu, the Asian-inspired restaurant brand with over 80 locations across the UK, has announced it is set to open its first shopping centre site in the North at retail and leisure destination, Trafford Centre. Set to open in Autumn 2024, the new Trafford Centre location will take over a 2,900…
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Dec- 2023 -4 DecemberAdvice
How to manage food waste and charitable giving
One-third of all food produced globally goes to waste; if food waste was a country, then it would be the third largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world. In the UK, 70% of food waste occurs in the home, but the hospitality and retail sector still contribute a sizable…
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Jul- 2020 -9 JulyFeatures
Food labelling guidance: Bringing F&B businesses back up to speed
Restaurants, bars, cafés and catering providers cannot afford to take chances with their food-labelling processes as it only takes a single slip-up to potentially put customers in danger and threaten the reputation of every business involved in the supply chain. In recent years, a brighter-than-usual spotlight has been shone upon…
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Dec- 2019 -9 DecemberComment
5 key trends transforming the foodservice industry – and what that means for food safety
Veganism becomes mainstream – According to the Vegan Society, in 2018, the UK launched more vegan products than any other nation. Between 2014 and 2019 the number of vegans in Great Britain quadrupled to more than 600,000 or 1.16% of the population – and is growing. Preparing vegan dishes clearly…
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Oct- 2019 -24 OctoberApps & Technology
Brother UK and Nutritics join to help caterers comply with Natasha’s Law
Nutrition software developer Nutritics has announced a new partnership with technology solutions provider Brother UK, designed to help food service firms of all sizes to comply with Natasha’s Law. Nutritics has teamed up with Brother UK to create an integrated food labelling solution that uses a TD-2120N compact label printer…
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21 OctoberAdvice
Food businesses urged to embrace Natasha’s law
In two years’ time Natasha’s law will come into effect which means that food businesses will need to include full ingredients labelling on pre-packaged foods for direct sale (PPDS). Ben Gardner, CEO of food safety experts the Navitas Group, argues that businesses should act sooner rather than later to end…
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Sep- 2019 -6 SeptemberCafes and Coffee Shops
‘Natasha’s law’ enacted in parliament
‘Natasha’s Law’ was enacted yesterday (5 September), which will require businesses to include full ingredients labelling on direct sale foods, and will go into force in October 2021. Following the death of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, the teenager who died after suffering an allergic reaction to a Pret a Manger baguette, the…
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Jun- 2019 -25 JuneRegulations & Policies
Tamarind staff dismissed after claiming chicken stock was used in veggie meals
The former assistant manager of Michelin-starred Indian restaurant Tamarind in Mayfair, London, has won a legal dispute with the restaurant after he was made redundant when he raised concerns regarding the use of Knorr chicken stock in vegetarian dishes. According to employment tribunal documents, on 4 June Mafis Ali made…
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