Natasha's Law Food Labelling
Case reference FOI2022/01415
Published 1 November 2022
Request
Please can you supply the following information:
1) The number of businesses which breached Natasha's Law between 1 October 2021 and 1 October 2022.
2) The penalty for the breach. If the punishment was a fine, please outline the value of the fine.
3) The name that the offending business traded under, and its address.
4) A breakdown of the business type (supermarket, convenience store, retailer, restaurant, etc).
5) Copies of enforcement letters sent to businesses breaching Natasha's Law
Response
1) The number of businesses which breached Natasha's Law between 1 October 2021 and 1 October 2022.
A: Our trader database does not include a code in regard to Natasha's law. This is not a requirement of Food CoP/LACORS risk assessment.
Looking through all non-compliant inspections which will at least record the nature of the non-compliance, we have found 16 businesses where Natasha's law had an impact that were not complying with food labelling law.
2) The penalty for the breach. If the punishment was a fine, please outline the value of the fine.
A: Advice given in regard to any noncompliance.
3) The name that the offending business traded under, and its address.
A: As no formal action was taken along with the fact that exact information on the breaches and advice given then not provided.
4) A breakdown of the business type (supermarket, convenience store, retailer, restaurant, etc).
A: Food Retailer 2
Food Distributor 1
Supermarket 1
Butcher 1
Milk Processing/Dairy 1
Baker 2
Cake Maker 1
Delicatessen 1
Herbs and spices 1
Factory - Food 2
Food Packer 1
Mobile Food Vehicle Sales 1
Home Caterer 1
5) Copies of enforcement letters sent to businesses breaching Natasha's Law
A: None sent
Documents
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