PEAL Labelling Countdown: A Small Business Compliance Story With the stock-in-trade period ending 25 Feb 2026, one small caterer’s scramble to meet PEAL allergen labelling and Standard 3.2.2A becomes a step-by-step playbook any food business can copy. 1) The Wake-Up Call: New Rules, Real Deadlines “PEAL? Isn’t that just a label tweak?” our café-caterer, Mia,
PEAL in Practice: A Plain‑English Playbook for Small Food Businesses PEAL allergen labelling is now live. Here’s how one small catering business translated the rules into plain‑English labels, safer buffets, and documented systems that any staff member—on‑site or remote—can follow. 1) Introduction: The Day the Labels Changed “From today, every label, menu and word we