Example label
Macaroni cheese label example
Macaroni cheese packed in a pot is wheat and milk, emphasised more than once. English mustard in the sauce adds mustard. Breadcrumbs on top add more wheat.
Reviewed against official guidance.SourcesNot legal advice.
The label
Ingredients (teaching narrative)
Durum wheat macaroni, milk, wheat flour, butter (milk), cheddar (milk), mustard.
- Wheat — pasta and flour
- Milk — milk, butter and cheese, every time
- Mustard — if you add it
What this teaches
A gluten-free pasta still sits in a wheat roux unless the sauce was thickened with cornflour only.
Is this PPDS?
Pots lidded before they go into a hot hold or a fridge for the customer to choose are PPDS.
Questions
Is cheddar milk?
Yes. Emphasise milk.
Does mustard powder count?
Yes. Mustard in the sauce is an ingredient.
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
Typical sectors: Cafés, Delis & farm shops.