Compliance obligation
Typically legally required for a hospitality or food business — typically renewing every year.
Status
Typically legally required
How often
Annual
Under
Food Information Regulations 2014 (EU 1169/2011)
Allergen Information & PPDS Labelling (Natasha's Law) is one of the obligations that typically applies to a hospitality or food business in the UK, under Food Information Regulations 2014 (EU 1169/2011). It needs renewing every year, and enforcement can follow if it lapses.
The full legislation: Food Information Regulations 2014 (EU 1169/2011); Food Information (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2019 (Natasha's Law).
Annual. Mandatory allergen information for the 14 named allergens. Food prepacked for direct sale (PPDS) must carry a full ingredients list with allergens emphasised; non-prepacked must have allergen info available on request. Continuous; 12 months shown as a cadence for reviewing menu/recipe allergen matrices and refreshing staff training.
Enforced by local authority EHOs/Trading Standards: improvement notices and, on conviction, an unlimited fine; product withdrawal/recall where unsafe.
Is allergen information & ppds labelling (natasha's law) a legal requirement for a hospitality or food business?
Allergen Information & PPDS Labelling (Natasha's Law) typically applies to a hospitality or food business under UK law, under Food Information Regulations 2014 (EU 1169/2011).
How often does a hospitality or food business need allergen information & ppds labelling (natasha's law)?
Annual. Mandatory allergen information for the 14 named allergens.
What's the penalty for not having allergen information & ppds labelling (natasha's law)?
Enforced by local authority EHOs/Trading Standards: improvement notices and, on conviction, an unlimited fine; product withdrawal/recall where unsafe.
Keeval tracks allergen information & ppds labelling (natasha's law) against your actual premises, watches the renewal date, and keeps the certificate inspection-ready — free, for all your sites, no card.
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Other hospitality & food obligations
See the full guide →This page highlights the obligation, frequency and penalties that typically apply to premises like yours in England & Wales — general information to help you act on your duties, not legal advice and not a definitive statement of your position. You remain the duty-holder; take your own professional advice where you need certainty. Keeval is a trading name of Brenkon Holdings Limited (no. 16987530).