FreshFarm food guidance

Food labelling and packaging

A plain-English explanation for farmers, connected to the official UK source.

Issued by Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

What this means

A listing and pack must identify the food accurately and provide the mandatory information that applies, including quantity, ingredients, allergens, dates, storage and business details.

What to do

  1. Draft the online listing and physical label together.
  2. Emphasise regulated allergens in the ingredients.
  3. Ask Trading Standards to review an example before printing a full run.

Official destination checked 11 September 2026. The original opens in a new tab, so this FreshFarm explanation stays open.

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