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Loose (also called non-prepacked) foods are any foods sold loose. These can include:

• meat or cheese at a deli counter
• unpackaged bread
• vegetables sold at a market
• pick and mix sweets (including individually wrapped sweets)

Information you must give

When you sell loose foods you must tell the customer:

• the name of the food
• if the food contains
• the quantitative ingredients declaration (QUID), on products containing meat

You don鈥檛 need to give any further information on loose food.

If you decide to give other information, for example an ingredients list or use by date, you must follow the rules for prepacked foods.

You must also follow rules on how to .

How to give the information

You can choose how to give this information. You can either display the information clearly where you market the food, or tell your customers verbally.

If you choose to give this information verbally, you must put up a notice so your customers know they can ask you.

If you sell food products online or by phone or mail order, customers must be able to get this information for free before they buy.

You must provide a freephone number, or list the information on your website or in your catalogue.

How the rules are enforced

Trading standards officers enforce most food labelling rules by issuing improvement notices.

You won鈥檛 get an improvement notice, and you may be immediately prosecuted, if you fail to give allergen information to consumers.

Contacts

If you鈥檙e a consumer who is concerned about the labelling of a food product, you can contact the

If you鈥檙e a business and want advice on labelling, contact your local trading standards office.