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The SGF is urging retailers to prepare for new food labelling regulations that will soon come into f
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n 1 October new food labelling regulations will come into force across the UK. Food which is classified as prepacked for direct sale – salad bowls, pasta pots and sandwiches which are packaged and placed in a chiller for example – must list all ingredients and allergens. This might sound simple, but even a ham sandwich has a surprisingly long list of ingredients.
Food classified as prepacked for direct sale – including packaged chilled sandwiches – must list all ingredients and allergens.
A couple of years ago this may have had little or no impact on our sector but, given the massive increase in food-to-go in convenience, the overall impact will be significant. It’s easy to see this as just another cost and compliance burden thrown at the industry by government but given the tragic circumstances which led us here and the growing expectation from consumers that they are fully
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informed about what they are buying, these regulations have been almost impossible to argue against. The reality is that retailers will have to install some kind of labelling software and work closely with food service companies and wholesalers to get accurate – and constantly updated – ingredients lists and product information. Food prepared in front of the customer
