13. Around 6% of the UK adult population have a food allergy; this figure does not include those with food intolerances. In addition, it is estimated that 1 in 100 people have coeliac disease, a ...

Mae’r Asiantaeth Safonau Bwyd (ASB) wedi cyhoeddi canllawiau arferion gorau i’r diwydiant ar ddarparu gwybodaeth am alergenau i ddefnyddwyr â gorsensitifrwydd i fwyd. Y bwriad yw annog y diwydiant i d ...

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued best practice industry guidance on providing allergen information to consumers with food hypersensitivities, encouraging information on food allergens to be ...

You and your staff have an important role in protecting people with food allergies. How you respond matters. Speak up for allergies. There are specific allergen labelling and information requirements ...

Food business operators must make sure that staff receive training on managing allergens effectively. Your staff should: know the procedures when asked to provide allergen information be trained to ...

Food business operators in the retail and catering sector are required to provide allergen information and follow labelling rules as set out in food law. This means that food business operators must: ...

Cereal Partners UK and Ireland are recalling Nestlé Frosted Shreddies because they may contain small hard lumps of sugar which have formed in the product. This makes the product unsafe to eat and may ...

Baxter’s Food Group is recalling Baxter’s Sliced Gherkins Crunchy & Sweet because they contain mustard which is not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone ...

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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) works to protect public health and consumers’ wider interests in relation to food in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Our work protects people’s health, reduces the ...

Certain food and feed products, called regulated products, must go through a risk analysis process, and require authorisation before they can be sold in the UK. Before you begin the application ...

Controls exist on certain foodstuffs from certain countries to protect public health. These may either specify conditions of import or suspend imports depending on the risk. Consignments of controlled ...