NI Retail Movement Scheme phase 2: Products that need individual product labels from 1 October 2024
From 1 October 2024, in addition to the phase 1 products, all milk and dairy products moving to Northern Ireland under the Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme will need to be individually labelled.
Last updated: 16 June 2025
Since 1 October 2024, all milk and dairy products also need to be individually labelled.
Dairy products
Dairy products are products resulting from the processing of raw milk or other dairy products. Dairy products include, but are not restricted to:
- all milk, including pasteurised, thermised and ultra-heat-treated (UHT) milk, condensed and evaporated milk, flavoured milk and milk with increased protein
- buttermilk or cream produced from animal products, including flavoured products
- cheeses produced from animal milk, including cottage cheese, hard cheeses, blue cheeses and cheeses with added herbs or fruit
- yoghurt, including flavoured and natural yoghurts and those with increased protein
- butter
- custard, both fresh and ambient (shelf-stable)
- whey and whey products
- butteroil and other dairy-based oils
- fermented dairy products, including kefir, koumiss, viili, fil, smetana, rjaženka and rūgušpiens
- caseins and anhydrous milk fat (AMF)
- ice cream made only from dairy products, stabilisers, flavourings and sweeteners. For example, a frozen yoghurt with added sugar and vanilla flavouring, or an all-dairy ice cream with no added oils
Composite products
Phase 2 does not include composite products that contain products from this list.
Composite products are products that contain both:
- plant products
- processed POAO for human consumption
For example, a chilled pizza with processed cheese does not need individual labelling in phase 2.
It is not a composite product if a plant product only adds special characteristics to a POAO, such as flavour, sweetness or as a thickening or decorative agent. These products therefore need to be individually product labelled.
The following examples are still defined as dairy products, as the plant product only adds flavour:
- cheese with added herbs
- yoghurt with added fruit
- breaded cheese, such as mozzarella sticks
Compound products
Compound products that need labelling in phase 2 are dairy products combined with another POAO, such as dairy or fish. For example, fish with a cheese sauce or prawns packaged with a dairy dip.
Commodity codes for products included in phase 2
You can also use the lists of commodity codes to confirm which products need labels in phase 2.