Public liability and product liability cover built for bakeries, including the allergen labelling risk every bakery selling pre-packed food now carries.
Public liability and product liability cover built for bakeries, including the allergen labelling risk every bakery selling pre-packed food now carries.
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Bakery insurance is a combination of covers built around baking and selling food, public liability for injury or damage, product liability for what you sell, and employers’ liability if you have staff.
Since Natasha’s Law came into force in October 2021, any bakery selling food packaged on-site before it’s ordered has to label it with a full ingredients list and the 14 major allergens. Getting that wrong is exactly the kind of claim product liability is there for.
Bakery insurance can include:
Public liabilityEmployers’ liabilityProduct liabilityBusiness contents & stockWholesale supply coverBusiness van insurance (separate policy)
Public Liability
Covers claims if your business injures a customer or damages their property.
Employers’ Liability
A legal requirement once you employ any staff, even casual help.
Business Interruption
Helps with lost income if an oven fault or fire stops you trading.
Business Contents
Protects ovens, mixers and stock kept at your premises.
Tools & Equipment
Covers smaller equipment against theft.
What counts as PPDS food under Natasha’s Law?
What counts as PPDS food under Natasha’s Law?
Since October 2021, any food packaged on your premises before a customer orders it needs full allergen labelling.
Since October 2021, any food packaged on your premises before a customer orders it needs full allergen labelling.
| Situation | Needs full allergen labelling | Needs allergen info, but not full labelling |
|---|---|---|
A sandwich made and wrapped before it’s ordered | Yes, this is PPDS food | Must show full ingredients and the 14 allergens |
A cake decorated and boxed ready on the shelf | Yes, this is PPDS food | Must show full ingredients and the 14 allergens |
A loaf of bread baked and bagged in advance | Yes, this is PPDS food | Must show full ingredients and the 14 allergens |
A pastry made to order and bagged after selection | No, made to order isn’t PPDS | Still needs allergen information available some other way |
Top Tip
The rule is about whether the food is packaged before the customer chooses it, not how it’s sold. If in doubt, treat it as PPDS, getting allergen labelling wrong is a product liability claim waiting to happen.
There’s no fixed price. It depends on whether you sell pre-packed food, your equipment, staff numbers and claims history.
Pre-packed vs made-to-order
PPDS food carries more labelling risk than food made fresh to order.
Wholesale supply
Supplying cafés or shops as well as retail adds product liability risk.
Number of staff
More employees increase your employers’ liability exposure.
Level of cover
Adding a higher public liability limit increases your premium.
Ovens and equipment
Commercial ovens and mixers affect your contents premium.
Claims history
A clean claims record helps keep premiums down at renewal.
How to get bakery insurance
How to get bakery insurance
Getting bakery insurance takes four steps: tell us about your business, choose your covers, compare specialist insurers, then get covered, often the same day.
Getting bakery insurance takes four steps: tell us about your business, choose your covers, compare specialist insurers, then get covered, often the same day.
Tell us about your business
What you bake, sell and whether you supply other businesses.
Choose your covers
Public liability, product liability and any extras.
We compare specialist insurers
We search our panel of 20+ UK insurers.
Get covered and trading
Receive your documents, usually the same day.
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Bakery insurance guides
Bakery insurance guides
Practical advice on cover, allergens and staying protected.
Practical advice on cover, allergens and staying protected.
Bundling Bakery Insurance: What to Know
When running a bakery, protecting the business means looking beyond just ovens and cakes. Bakery insurance can cover a wide range of risks. Many bakeries arrange several types of cover together, known as bundling insurance. This helps ensure the right level of cover without missing key protections.
Public Liability Insurance for Bakeries: Why It’s Essential for Customer Safety
Running a bakery means more than baking bread or cakes. Serving the public comes with risks, especially if customers visit your shop, market stall, or event stand. Public liability insurance for bakeries helps protect against accidents that may happen to customers or members of the public.
Do You Need Bakery Insurance If You Work from Home?
Running a bakery business, even from home or a market stall, comes with risks. Bakery insurance is designed to help protect your business if something goes wrong. Whether baking cupcakes at home or selling sourdough at a farmers’ market, having the right type of cover may offer important financial protection.
Bakery insurance FAQs
Bakery insurance FAQs
Straight answers on cover, allergen labelling and cost.
Straight answers on cover, allergen labelling and cost.
Bakery insurance is a combination of covers built around baking and selling food: public liability for injury or damage, product liability for what you sell, and employers’ liability if you have staff.
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