Trading Standards have a responsibility to ensure the food you are supplied with meets UK food standards. This can include ensuring retailers don’t sell consumers out of date food or food lacking the appropriate labelling. We work closely with businesses to help raise awareness of the various Regulations around the …
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Homebased food producers Toolkit
Welcome to this bespoke toolkit that aims to help you, as a small homebased food producer, tailor the information that you need. The toolkit is aimed specifically at bakers and confectionery makers and is designed to give you a bespoke experience, based on your specific business needs. It offers simple …
Popular Allergen Awareness Resource Accessible in More Languages
Polish, Bulgarian, Romanian and Hungarian versions now available The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) in partnership with Trading Standards Wales and the Greater Gwent Food Group has announced several new translations of the popular “Allergen Awareness Resources”. Having launched in September 2021, the resources provide vital information to those invested …
Are you ready for the law change on allergen labelling ?
The law on allergen labelling will change on 1 October. More types of food will now need full labelling. Get your business ready with @foodgov’s guides to #PPDS ▶️ www.food.gov.uk/PPDS-hub
Business owner prosecuted for selling potentially dangerous food
A business owner from Gloucester admitted five offences of misleading customers and putting their health at risk. Mohammad Nizamul Islam, owner of Texas Grill Fast Food Limited in Park End Road, Gloucester, sold a kebab containing milk despite a milk allergy being declared and also advertised a false food hygiene …
Do you know what’s in your take away?
As the party season approaches, Trading Standards has issued a warning that allergens may be found where you don’t expect them. Gloucestershire County Council’s Trading Standards team has carried out a survey to raise awareness of allergens in food, in particular one you might not be expecting – milk in …