The new best practice guide to help manufacturers adhere to the Food Information to Consumers (FIC) regulation and to provide consumers with clear and consistent allergens labelling.
Director of regulation, science & health at the FDF, Barbara Gallani said: “As consumers are increasingly seeking clear information about various allergenic ingredients within the foods they purchase, it is important that food manufacturers provide labels that are legally compliant and make it easier for consumers to find and understand allergen information so they can make safer food choices.
“By following a best-practice approach, we hope that this new guide will help manufacturers of all sizes make informed labelling decisions with regard to cereals containing gluten.”
‘Gluten Labelling Best Practice: How to label pre-packaged foods which include cereals containing gluten’ has been developed by the FDF with support from Coeliac UK, Anaphylaxis Campaign and the British Retail Consortium.
The guide is available to view here: https://www.fdf.org.uk/resources/Gluten%20labelling%20doc_7.pdf