Labeling & legislation: 3 pitfalls for food manufacturers
Creating a good label for a food product is often trickier than it seems. With all the rules and exceptions, it quickly feels like you have to find your way through a maze of legislation. The basis lies in Regulation (EU) No. 1169/2011 - which tells you what all you have to mention on your packaging if you sell your product in Europe. But it doesn't stop there. Depending on the product you are marketing, all kinds of additional rules may apply. At Normec Foodcare we have a separate department with Labeling Specialists who work daily on, among other things, label checks and solving labeling and legislative issues. In practice, we see that things regularly go wrong and that labels - usually unconsciously - do not comply with legislation. Labeling is precision work and a mistake is easily made. In this article we take you through the biggest pitfalls in food labeling so that you as a producer, marketer or quality manager can avoid these mistakes.
