We know the journey of taking a hobby into a full on artisan jam and preserve making business can be daunting and paved with a wide array of problems to overcome. Here we explore the regulations around making and labelling your products for sale.
Marmalade provides an extra level of complexity when it comes to labelling and calculating the correct QUID data due to the amount of water used in the recipe. Let’s start with the good old-fashioned Seville Orange Marmalade
When devising a recipe for Jam or Similar Product which is encompassed by the Jam Regulations you need to be aware of the list of additional ingredients, beyond that of the reserved description compositional requirements, which can be included in your recipe. For example, let’s consider a reserved description product such as Jam. We can […]
The requirement to provide nutritional information on pre-packed foods came into effect from December 2016 under the Food Information to the Consumer Regulation (FIC). Let’s delve into the regulation and see what it has to say about the requirements for Nutritional labeling. Chapter IV: Mandatory Food Information: Section 1: Content and Presentation: Article 9:1 List […]
This article relates to “Jam”, which is a legally reserved description whose composition is defined in 1-6 of Schedule 2 the Jam and Similar Products Regulations. Why do we have sugar in Jam? How many times do we get asked, Why is there so much sugar in Jam? It goes back to the reason Jam […]
Take a quick look along the supermarket, deli, farm shop shelves and they will reveal a bewildering array of styles of jam . . . preserve conserve savoury best of extra fruity marmajam In fact, under the Jam Regulations there are only two Reserved Descriptions which cover what is commonly known as Jam. Whilst we […]