- EU 1169 Food Information to Consumers Regulation EU
- EU Regulation 1169/2011. Defines allergen declaration, mandatory nutrition labelling, country-of-origin rules, font sizes, and distance-selling obligations for food businesses across the EU.
- FIC Food Information to Consumers EU
- The regulatory framework defined by EU 1169/2011. Often used interchangeably with "EU 1169" in industry.
- PPDS Prepacked for Direct Sale UK
- Food packed at the same premises where it is sold, before the customer asks for it. Subject to Natasha's Law - full ingredient list with 14 allergens emphasised.
- Natasha's Law UK
- Common name for the UK Food Information Amendment 2019. Since 1 October 2021, all PPDS food in the UK must carry a full ingredient list with the 14 EU allergens emphasised on the label.
- HACCP Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points Global
- Internationally recognised, structured approach to food safety. Required by EU Regulation 852/2004, retained UK food law, and FDA Hazard Analysis Risk-Based Preventive Controls. Built around 7 principles - hazard analysis, CCP identification, critical limits, monitoring, corrective actions, verification, and record-keeping.
- CCP Critical Control Point HACCP
- A step in the food production process where a hazard can be prevented, eliminated, or reduced to an acceptable level - cook temperature, cool-down time, sanitation cycle, allergen segregation.
- FSAI Food Safety Authority of Ireland Ireland
- The competent authority for food safety enforcement and policy in the Republic of Ireland.
- FSA Food Standards Agency UK
- The non-ministerial UK government department responsible for food safety in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
- GFSI Global Food Safety Initiative Global
- Industry-led benchmarking organisation for food safety certification schemes - including BRCGS, SQF, FSSC 22000, and IFS. A GFSI-recognised certification is widely required by major retailers and foodservice buyers.
- QUID Quantitative Ingredient Declaration EU 1169
- Requirement to declare the percentage of an ingredient when it appears in the product name, is highlighted on the label, or is essential to characterise the food.
- FOP Front of Pack labelling EU/UK
- Simplified nutrition information shown on the front of food packaging - Nutri-Score in much of continental Europe, the traffic light system in the UK.
- DPP Digital Product Passport EU
- Structured digital record holding a product's lifecycle data - composition, origin, sustainability metrics, compliance evidence. Mandatory under EU regulation for textiles and batteries first; food is the next adoption frontier.
- Allergen Matrix Operational
- Structured representation of which allergens are present, may-contain, or absent across all dishes in a menu or product range. The operational artefact behind compliant labelling and customer-facing allergen information.
- Recall Pulse GNV term
- A focused review of which recipes, menus or products are affected when an ingredient or specification changes.
- Four-Eyes Approval Operational
- Control pattern requiring two distinct authorised users to approve a critical action - allergen-affecting recipe change, supplier substitution, or production sign-off. GNV applies four-eyes approval to compliance-critical changes by default.
- Cryptographic Audit Trail Technical
- An append-only ledger where every entry is signed and chained to the previous one. Retrospective edits remain visible in the change history, supporting clear review and accountability.
