Guide
How to label yoghurt and dessert pots
Sealed yoghurt and dessert pots packed before selection need PPDS labels. Milk is the default allergen; mix-ins bring gluten cereals, nuts and soya.
Reviewed against official guidance.SourcesNot legal advice.
The short answer
Sealed yoghurt and dessert pots packed before selection need PPDS labels. Milk is the default allergen; mix-ins bring gluten cereals, nuts and soya.
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 yoghurt and dessert pots packed before selection need PPDS labels. Milk is the default allergen; mix-ins bring gluten cereals, nuts and soya. 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: Flavours differ.
- Emphasise milk for dairy yoghurt
- List fruit compotes and granola
- Watch chocolate and biscuit layers
- Coconut yoghurt is not automatically allergen-free
Worked example
Worked example for “How to label yoghurt and dessert pots”: take one real SKU you sell this week. Apply the first check — emphasise milk for dairy yoghurt. Then contrast it with list fruit compotes and granola. 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 yoghurt and dessert pots packed before selection need PPDS labels.)
Checklist before you print
| Check | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Emphasise milk for dairy yoghurt | For “How to label yoghurt and dessert pots”, “Emphasise milk for dairy yoghurt” is the check that stops the pack drifting from what you actually sell. |
| List fruit compotes and granola | For “How to label yoghurt and dessert pots”, “List fruit compotes and granola” is the check that stops the pack drifting from what you actually sell. |
| Watch chocolate and biscuit layers | For “How to label yoghurt and dessert pots”, “Watch chocolate and biscuit layers” is the check that stops the pack drifting from what you actually sell. |
| Coconut yoghurt is not automatically allergen-free | For “How to label yoghurt and dessert pots”, “Coconut yoghurt is not automatically allergen-free” is the check that stops the pack drifting from what you actually sell. |
Using one label for every flavour
Flavours differ.
Go deeper
Next: Granola pot example. Yoghurt plus toppings. Then paste your ingredients into the free generator and confirm allergens before you print.
Questions
Do I emphasise live cultures?
What about skyr and quark?
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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