How it works
There is separate section for each main food type:
Meat
Meat Products
Poultry and Game
Dairy and Eggs
Fish and Shellfish
Salads, Fruit & Vegetables
Bakery, Confectionery & Cereals
Soft Drinks
Alcoholic Drinks
Each section gives information on:
- Legal Requirements - outlines information that applies specifically to caterers
- Best Practice Guidelines - advises on additional good practice
- How to Apply in Your Business - suggests ways of using origin information on menus
- Menu Examples - practical examples showing how to present origin information
- Contacts / Useful Links - suggested sources of further information, including sourcing
Suggested worksheets are included which you can use to:
- Assess current menus
- Identify origin information opportunities
- Draft menus which provide origin information
- List suppliers for your businesses
- Identify quality assurance checks relating to origin declarations
Once you decide to trial origin labelling on your menu, you may want to use the suggested evaluation questions to see and record what effect the changes have on sales. There are suggested questions for you and your customers.
Notes:
The guidance on legal requirements and examples in this toolkit should not be taken as an authoritative statement or interpretation of the law. The examples in this document are provided for illustration only.
It is ultimately the responsibility of individual businesses to ensure compliance with the law.
Compliance with the advice on best practice is not required by law.
