Allergens labelling & management

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FDF guidance for businesses on allergens labelling and management.

FDF Guidance on Allergen Recall Prevention

Our new FDF allergen guidance aims to assist food manufacturers in identifying the issues that lead to allergen incidents. It also helps to determine the appropriate actions to prevent recurrence and avoid allergen withdrawals or consumer recalls.

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FDF guidance on change management of allergen information

This guidance outlines the actions a food business operator (FBO) should consider when managing changes that impact the allergen labelling on pre-packaged products. Key best practice considerations include the use of additional communications and the importance of information sharing across the whole supply chain.

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FDF Guidance on 'Allergen'-Free & Vegan Claims

This FDF guidance aims to inform both the wider food industry and consumers as to the difference between 'allergen'-free claims (e.g. milk-free) and vegan claims.

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FDF Guidance on Gluten Labelling Guidance

Best Practice for prepacked foods which include or exclude cereals containing gluten.

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FDF Guidance on ‘Free-From' Allergen Claims

This best practice guidance, jointly developed by the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) and British Retail Consortium (BRC), provides regulatory advice to food manufacturers and caterers on the appropriate use of “free-from” claims in relation to food allergens.

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FDF regulatory committee

Allergens Steering Group - Member only

The Allergens Steering Group (ASG) covers allergen labelling and allergen management issues that affects the interests of UK food and drink manufacturers

Resources & toolkits

FDF developed resources and toolkits for businesses on allergens labelling and management.

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Allergens

The FDF Allergens toolkit provides members with an overview of key resources relating to allergen labelling and allergen management. It covers the 14 regulated food allergens and signposts to best practice guidance to support industry compliance.

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Incident prevention & management

The FDF Incident Prevention and Management toolkit signposts to key resources, best practice and intelligence to support members in ensuring they remain alert to potential food safety incidents and food fraud issues and respond swiftly to emerging risks to protect their businesses and consumers.

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Regulatory toolkit

The FDF Regulatory toolkit provides members with a comparative overview of food law at GB and EU level now the UK is no longer part of the EU. It hosts several FDF Regulatory Trackers which capture policy developments and areas of regulatory divergence between GB & EU/NI legislation.

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Allergens labelling & management

Industry guidance

FDF Guidance on Allergen Recall Prevention

FDF guidance on change management of allergen information

FDF Guidance on 'Allergen'-Free & Vegan Claims

FDF Guidance on Gluten Labelling Guidance

FDF Guidance on ‘Free-From' Allergen Claims

FDF regulatory committee

Resources & toolkits

Allergens

Incident prevention & management

Regulatory toolkit

Food labelling

Food safety

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Allergens labelling & management

Industry guidance

FDF Guidance on Allergen Recall Prevention

FDF guidance on change management of allergen information

FDF Guidance on 'Allergen'-Free & Vegan Claims

FDF Guidance on Gluten Labelling Guidance

FDF Guidance on ‘Free-From' Allergen Claims

FDF regulatory committee

Resources & toolkits

Allergens

Incident prevention & management

Regulatory toolkit

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