Guide
How to label granola and yoghurt pots
Sealed overnight oats and granola pots packed ahead need PPDS labels. Milk, oats, nuts, sesame and soya from yoghurt, granola clusters and syrups are common.
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The short answer
Sealed overnight oats and granola pots packed ahead need PPDS labels. Milk, oats, nuts, sesame and soya from yoghurt, granola clusters and syrups are common.
Decide PPDS using the FSA packing-before-selection test, then put name and ingredients with allergen emphasis on packs that meet it.
How to apply it
Sealed overnight oats and granola pots packed ahead need PPDS labels. Milk, oats, nuts, sesame and soya from yoghurt, granola clusters and syrups are common. Decide PPDS using the FSA packing-before-selection test, then put name and ingredients with allergen emphasis on packs that meet it. Walk the product in front of you against the checklist below before you print. The mistake to refuse is: Clusters differ by brand. Match the bag you poured.
- List yoghurt type and any fruit compote
- Break out granola clusters
- Emphasise milk, oats, nuts and sesame when present
- Watch honey-roasted nuts added as a topping
Worked example
Worked example for “How to label granola and yoghurt pots”: take one real SKU you sell this week. Apply the first check — list yoghurt type and any fruit compote. Then contrast it with break out granola clusters. Write the name of the food and the full ingredients list from today’s recipe and supplier specs, emphasise every Annex II allergen each time it appears, and only then print. If the pack in your hand does not match that list, it is not ready for sale. (Sealed overnight oats and granola pots packed ahead need PPDS labels.)
Checklist before you print
| Check | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| List yoghurt type and any fruit compote | For “How to label granola and yoghurt pots”, “List yoghurt type and any fruit compote” is the check that stops the pack drifting from what you actually sell. |
| Break out granola clusters | For “How to label granola and yoghurt pots”, “Break out granola clusters” is the check that stops the pack drifting from what you actually sell. |
| Emphasise milk, oats, nuts and sesame when present | For “How to label granola and yoghurt pots”, “Emphasise milk, oats, nuts and sesame when present” is the check that stops the pack drifting from what you actually sell. |
| Watch honey-roasted nuts added as a topping | For “How to label granola and yoghurt pots”, “Watch honey-roasted nuts added as a topping” is the check that stops the pack drifting from what you actually sell. |
Calling everything “granola” without a list
Clusters differ by brand. Match the bag you poured.
Go deeper
Next: Granola pot example. A worked PPDS-style label. Then paste your ingredients into the free generator and confirm allergens before you print.
Questions
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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.
- Introduction to allergen labelling for PPDS foodFood Standards Agency / GOV.UK
- Labelling guidance for prepacked for direct sale (PPDS) food productsFood Standards Agency / GOV.UK
- Food allergen labelling and information requirements technical guidanceFood Standards Agency / GOV.UK
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