Hi
I am new to the forum!
Today is my first day as a cupcake company owner! I have had all of my checks, been registered and am now ready to bake ![]()
I have been baking for friends for a while now and interest has been phenominal so I have bitten the bullet and set up a fledgling business!
I wondered if anyone could help me with one thing I am struggling with, Food Labelling.
Does anyone know how I should be labelling my cakes? If I should lol, or does anyone know of any websites which could help me with the labelling of the cakes.
Thanks in advance for any help! ![]()
Tx
Didn't your health department tell you if you need to do that? If you aren't sure, they are probably the first ones to contact and ask what is required.
As for the actual labeling, I think there were some discussions in the past about websites that help with labeling. I'll see if I can find it.
Here are some topics for you to read to get more info. There are a ton more, so do a search (use google advanced search and in the domain name, put cakecentral.com)
This one is mainly about Indiana, but there is a lot of good info in it.
http://cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-687904-.html&sid=9a1fd0f79283a1d9dce77932c8bacdfa
This one is about food coloring.
https://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=6263720&sid=cd16c4b68cad30bd2f88b8d596d12c3a
This one is about wedding cakes, but you may do cupcake towers for a wedding or large event.
http://cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopicp-6701552.html
Didn't see that you arin the UK until after I posted.
Since you're in the UK, you can find everything you need to know at the Food Standards Agency website
http://www.food.gov.uk/
I'll even go one step further, and hint that perhaps you might find the answer in the "Starting Up" brochure, but I do urge you to read everything on the FSA website as you're now a business owner and you need to know the law.
Good luck in your new business.
You don't need to ring Trading Standards!! It is the FSA which governs food labelling. And the answer is in the leaflet I posted about earlier. I'm not going to give you the page number because you should be able to find it out on your own but the answer is CLEARLY written in that brochure.
I did already have the starting up booklet, and understand that I don't need to label the cakes as far as ingredients are concerned, I just email FSA to see what their recommendations were as per food allergy labelling as my cakes contain eggs, gluten etc and may contain traces if nuts.
Just for my own peace of mind really
t x
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