Bread and Bakery

It could be said that food law all started with bread. The Assize of Bread and Ale 1266, to be precise, is acknowledged to be the earliest food legislation. This early and much later legislation well into the nineteenth century sought to ensure that bread was neither adulterated nor sold under weight. In more recent times, while quantity or weight continues to be regulated under the Weights and Measures Act 1985, here we cover bread weights, names and labelling, including allergen labelling.