Helping businesses prepare for Natasha ’ s Law
Dynamic , accurate labelling that clearly communicates allergens will be a legal requirement from October 2021 .
Natasha ’ s Law is being introduced to protect allergy sufferers and give them confidence in the food they buy . It follows the tragic death of teenager Natasha Ednan-Laperouse , who suffered an allergic reaction to a Pret a Manger baguette bought at Heathrow airport .
Currently food prepared on the premises in which it is sold does not have to display allergen information . Natasha ’ s Law will require pre-packed food , whether for sale on-site or off-site , to be individually labelled with ingredients highlighting all allergens . Labels will need to include a full list of ingredients and highlight allergens in the ingredients list . They can be identified by any suitable method including Bold , Italic , UPPERCASE and Colour .
Epson ’ s ColorWorks Series of inkjet printers offers a complete onsite labelling solution that supports businesses as they prepare for the new legislation . It includes the ColorWorks C3500 that can easily customise and print small to medium volumes of colour labels . It features individual pigment ink cartridges that support fast-drying , highly detailed labels
24 FDPP - www . fdpp . co . uk that are smudge , water and fade resistant . The pigment ink ’ s long-lasting , durable qualities make it perfect for a wide variety of environments .
There is also the ColorWorks CW-C6000 that supports media widths , from 25.4mm to 112mm and boasts a wide range of media including textured paper . It can print anything from tiny labels for vaping liquid bottles , to large durable labels that are suitable for chemical drums . It offers high-quality , high-resolution , four-colour print output as standard ; along with colour matching functionality ( ICC profile and spot colour matching tool ) for impactful , on-demand colour labels .
The series has been designed to be extremely user friendly . All operations can be carried out from the front , which saves on space . The roll replacement is possible from the front , right and left . There are also a number of technical tools to help with printer management , configuration and maintenance .
Ease of use , content flexibility and high quality are supported by software that ensures the right information is reliably reproduced .
Wessex Labels Ltd has invested heavily
in its own Tolarus NutriLabel software that excels in the management of full colour digital print . Fully compatible with Epson ’ s range of ColourWorks printers , it is a proven tailored solution to meet the requirements of Natasha ’ s Law . As either a standalone system or linking with external software platforms like the established Saffron Food Management System , Tolarus NutriLabel has inbuilt capabilities of automated allergen read and display control features . Wessex Labels is also currently working with a number of potential partners in offering a cloudbased version of the Tolarus Nutrilabel system which should assist in helping its client manage over 1000 of their own individual customer sites in 2021 .
Martin Clark , Wessex Labels Director , comments : “ The public will be analysing food labelling with ever more intensity as we go further into next year so quality of labelling and packaging will become increasingly of the upmost importance . In-house digital print capabilities for food producers offers a way to deliver these high levels of quality that until recently was maybe unachievable .”
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