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Labelling Christmas hampers for PPDS

Hampers that you assemble and sell yourself need clear allergen information for every food item. Prepacked bought-in goods often keep their original labels; items you bake and seal for the hamper are usually PPDS and need Natasha’s Law labels before the lid goes on.

Reviewed against official guidance.SourcesNot legal advice.

Bought-in vs made-by-you

A jar of jam from a supplier should arrive with compliant labelling. Your own cookies in a cellophane bag inside the hamper need your PPDS name and ingredients list.

Outer packaging

Customers should not have to dismantle the whole gift to learn about peanuts in the brittle. Either label each packed item or provide a single accurate contents sheet that lists every food and its allergens — ask your local authority which approach they expect for your format.

Seasonal rush controls

  • Freeze master labels for repeating lines in October
  • Ban last-minute recipe swaps without a label update
  • Train temporary staff not to move loose nut products over open packs

Alcohol and chutneys

Declare ingredients for foods you make. Alcoholic gifts may have separate labelling rules — do not let them distract from allergen accuracy on the foods you pack.

Questions

One label for the whole hamper?
A full contents list can work if every allergen is covered and items remain identifiable. Individual PPDS packs still need their own particulars when they are packed foods you sell that way.
What about customer-filled hampers?
If customers choose loose items you pack to order, PPDS may not apply the same way — allergen info must still be right.

Official sources

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