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With six months to go between now and the implementation of Natasha’s Law, Nutritics, founders of the UK Food Labelling Resource and the only provider of a one-stop solution for Natasha’s Law share their top tips for food operators who need to meet the obligations. From 1st October 2021, Natasha’s Law (the UK Food Information … Continued
Nutritics have announced a new partnership with Brakes, the UK’s leading foodservice provider. Nutritics and Brakes have joined forces to launch a one-stop solution called “Virtual Chef Online”, an advanced, groundbreaking suite of online recipe and menu management tools for foodservice operators including: The partnership will provide an exciting opportunity for food businesses to ensure … Continued
The Natasha’s Allergy Research Foundation has set up a £2.2m clinical trial aiming to improve treatment of allergies. The study will examine whether commonly available peanut and milk products can be used as an alternative to expensive pharmaceutical drugs to ‘desensitise’ patients with allergies. If successful, it could make life easier for people with food … Continued
The UK Food Information Amendment, also known as ‘Natasha’s Law’, was introduced in October 2021 to protect allergy sufferers and give them confidence in the food they buy. Natasha’s Law states that for all pre-packed for direct sale (PPDS), the name of the food and all ingredients must be listed on the packaging with allergenic … Continued
Keeping food label information up-to-date and accurate has never been more important with most food businesses now having a legal obligation to provide detailed ingredient lists with accurate allergen listings. The Nutritics LabelMagic system enables real time sharing of verified food label information from production sites to different locations in a read only format. Printing … Continued
Using claims on foods can be tricky, and it’s important to get them right. We get lots of questions about how to use claims on foods. Here are the ones we get asked most often: Who sets nutrition claims? Nutrition claims are established by the Annex of EU Regulation 1926/2006. Who enforces nutrition claims? … Continued
You’ve found your premises, named your brand, hired your staff and created a product range that you’re really proud of. You’re almost ready to go to market, but first you need to get your food label sorted. Where do you begin? Here’s a quick overview of everything you’ll need to bring your food labels from … Continued
What are the Seafood CoOL Regulations? Australia will soon introduce a legal requirement for Country of Origin Labelling (CoOL) for seafood in hospitality settings. This means that restaurants, cafés and similar food businesses will need to provide information on the origins of their seafood dishes and products as part of CoOL Regulations. The goal is … Continued
What is the FASTER Act? The 2021 Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research (FASTER) Act, amongst other things, adds sesame to the list of major food allergens. To protect those with food allergies and other food hypersensitivities, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) enforces laws requiring food manufacturers to specify ingredients that are … Continued
What is lupin allergen labelling? Mandatory declaration of the allergen lupin will begin for Australia and New Zealand on 26th May 2018. Lupin is a legume which belongs to the same plant family as peanuts and has the potential to be an allergen. Lupin was added to the list of allergens that must be declared … Continued