Stephen Nolan, managing director of Nutritics – a well known provider of recipe management and food labelling software – says that they have been working closely over the last year with businesses of all sizes, enabling them to set up accurate and efficient processes to comply with Natasha’s Law.
As food businesses across the UK re-opened last month, many have only just begun to look at the obligations and compliance requirements that need to be met by 1 October 2021 for Natasha’s Law (the legislation coming into effect following the tragic death of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, who suffered a fatal allergic reaction after eating a pre-packed baguette).
The tragic death of 15-year-old Natasha Ednan-Laperouse in 2016 gave the food industry a clear message that changes needed to be made with regard to the labelling of allergens.
With lockdowns having a huge effect on the food service sector, consumer routines and eating habits have inevitably had to change. Alastair Cupper from allmanhall, an independently owned food procurement consultancy, considers whether these changes are here for the long-term, or whether the food trends that emerged through the lockdown were just a fad.
In this issue we focus on the upcoming Natasha’s Law, which comes into effect on 1 October 2021 and will require outlets to ensure that allergens are clearly labelled on prepackaged goods for direct sale. We also celebrate this year’s winners of the Sammies.
We've updated the Sandwich & Food to Go Directory with all the latest contact details for the leading suppliers in the industry,
In this issue, we look at contactless payment and online ordering; breakfast offerings and the increasing prevalence healthy eating options. We also preview Foodex 2021 and ask (and answer) some questions about variations in microbiology lab test results.
In this issue, our features cover meats, packaging and snacks, and we also learn more about the ‘digital sandwich’. As usual, there’s an opportunity to come up to speed with all the Sammies Awards latest, and as the sector makes plans to re-open, we also share some operator insight on ‘lessons learned’ during the past eventful year.
Our first issue of 2021, featuring articles on Listeria, Brexit, predicted food trends for 2021, as well as all you need to know about the Sammies Awards 2021, all alongside the usual industry news round-up and the latest from the British Sandwich & Food to Go Association.
