FSA's prepacked for direct sale (PPDS) food labelling webinar for UK food businesses

Allergen labelling laws for prepacked for direct sale (PPDS) foods change on 1 October 2021. To help you get ready, we hosted this webinar for food businesses on Wednesday 4 August 2021. It will give you the background to the new allergen labelling changes, also known as Natasha’s Law.

It will help small and micro food businesses to better understand what PPDS is, how it affects your food business and how you can ensure you are compliant with the new regulations from 1 October 2021.

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Running order:
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Welcome and introduction
Michael White, Deputy Director – Head of Food Safety Policy, Food Standards Agency (FSA)

Background to Natasha’s Law
Tim McLachlan, Chief Executive, Natasha Allergy Research Foundation

What is PPDS?
Arvind Thandi, Team Leader – Food Hypersensitivity, FSA

What do you need to do to comply?
Steve Lewis-Adie, Policy Manager - Regulatory Policy Team, FSA Wales

Greggs share learnings and examples for smaller businesses
Claire Florey, Regulatory Affairs Manager, Greggs
Mark Cowley, Retail Operations Product, Greggs

Voice of business:
Mark Laurie, Director Stakeholders, The Nationwide Caterers Association

Q&A session with our expert panel:
The above speakers plus Calum Yule, Policy Advisor, Food Standards Scotland and Nuala Meehan, Food Standards Lead – Safety & Regulatory Compliance, FSA NI

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From 1 October 2021, the requirements for labelling on prepacked for direct sale (PPDS) foods will change in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The new labelling requirements will help protect consumers by providing potentially life-saving allergen information on the packaging. Any business that produces PPDS food will be required to label it to show the name of the food and the ingredients list. This includes emphasising within the ingredients list any of the 14 allergens used in the product, as required by food law.

As well as this webinar, to help you get ready, we have a series of guides designed for different types of business including:
🔴 Bakeries
🟠 Butchers
🟤 Caterers
🟡 Fast food and takeaways
🟢 Mobile sellers
🔵 Restaurant, cafes and pubs
🟣 Schools and colleges

For more info: https://www.food.gov.uk/PPDS

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