Understanding Natasha's Law: A Guide for Small Food Businesses

What is Natasha's Law?

Natasha's Law, officially known as the UK Food Information Amendment, came into effect on 1st October 2021. It was introduced following the tragic death of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, who suffered a fatal allergic reaction after eating a baguette that contained sesame seeds but wasn't labelled as such.

The law requires all food businesses to provide full ingredient lists with allergens emphasised on pre-packed for direct sale (PPDS) foods.

What is PPDS Food?

Pre-packed for direct sale (PPDS) food is food that is:

Packaged at the same place it is sold

Packaged before a customer orders or selects it

In packaging that cannot be altered without opening or changing it

Common examples include sandwiches made and wrapped in a café, salads prepared in-store at a deli, or baked goods packaged on-site at a bakery.

What Are the Requirements?

Under Natasha's Law, all PPDS food must display:

**The name of the food** - clearly identifying what it is

**A full ingredients list** - listing all ingredients in descending order by weight

**Allergens emphasised** - the 14 major allergens must be highlighted (usually in bold) within the ingredients list

The 14 Major Allergens

You must emphasise these allergens whenever they appear in your ingredients:

Celery

Cereals containing gluten (wheat, rye, barley, oats)

Crustaceans

Eggs

Fish

Lupin

Milk

Molluscs

Mustard

Nuts

Peanuts

Sesame

Soybeans

Sulphur dioxide (when concentration exceeds 10mg/kg or 10mg/litre)

How Crumpet Helps

Crumpet automatically identifies allergens in your recipes and emphasises them correctly in your ingredient declarations. Simply build your recipe using our ingredient database, and we'll generate compliant labels that meet Natasha's Law requirements.

No more manually checking ingredient lists or worrying about missing an allergen. Crumpet handles it all for you.

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