Legal Updates 23

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Food Labelling of Pre-packed Food, October 2023

Foods that are pre-packed must display food labels as stipulated under the laws of Great Britain (GB). There must be mandatory information on the product packaging of the pre-packaged food or on label attached to packaging in accordance with food labelling laws (‘label or packaging’). The retained version of EU Regulation 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers applies to food businesses in GB, not Northern Ireland.

01 January 2024, is the deadline for making changes to labelling or packaging.

From 01 January 2024, a pre-packaged food or casein sold in GB must include a UK address for the Food Business Operator (‘FBO’). If the FBO is not based in the UK, the address of the UK importer must be inserted on the pre-packaged food label or packaging, writes Dr Rosanna Cooper.