Example label

Lasagne portion label example

A lasagne portion lidded before sale is PPDS. Expect wheat, egg and milk as a minimum. Celery in the stock and sulphites in the wine are the allergens in the meat sauce that the cheese layer hides.

Reviewed 23 September 2026 against official guidance.SourcesNot legal advice.

The label

Ingredients (teaching narrative)

Durum wheat pasta (wheat, egg), beef, tomato, celery, milk, wheat flour, butter (milk), cheese (milk), red wine (sulphites).

Wheat — pasta and roux
Eggs — egg pasta
Milk — sauce, butter and cheese
Celery — stock or soffritto
Sulphites — wine, when at or above 10 mg/kg

What this teaches

Egg-free pasta changes one allergen only. The béchamel still has wheat and milk unless you rebuilt it.

Is this PPDS?

Foil trays packed in the kitchen before the customer chooses one are PPDS. A portion plated in a restaurant from a tray is often not.

Questions

Do I declare wine?

List it if it is an ingredient, and declare sulphites when the finished portion meets the 10 mg/kg threshold.

Is a vegetable lasagne free of those allergens?

No. The pasta and white sauce are still there. Check the vegetable stock for celery.

Official sources

Everything on this page traces back to these. Where they and we disagree, they are right — tell us and we'll fix it.

Labelling guidance for prepacked for direct sale (PPDS) food productsFood Standards Agency / GOV.UK
Introduction to allergen labelling for PPDS foodFood Standards Agency / GOV.UK