Fixing a Food Label Audit Failure A visit from Trading Standards is stressful enough without a food label audit failure. When their officers looked at the labelling on Relish Coffee’s food-to-go range, the message was blunt: get your labels sorted. Relish, a Newcastle upon Tyne producer of chilled sandwiches, wraps, salads and sweet treats, needed…
The Cosmetic Products Regulation: A Guide to Cosmetic Labelling Requirements To meet the cosmetic products regulation you need to know what needs to appear on a UK cosmetic label to be legal, and how do you fit all of it on a small bottle without sacrificing brand? Every product on a UK shelf, from boutique…
SOLO Label Printer Repair: 1 COM Port Fault, Solved When a label printer stops talking to its keyboard mid-run, a food producer has a real problem. McGorum’s Catering in Leicester make chilled food, and they run a SOLO labelling system: the standalone keyboard-driven setup that lets staff print date and ingredient labels on demand, straight…
The Biocidal Products Regulation: A Guide to Biocide Labelling Requirements Sell a biocide in Great Britain with the wrong label and you face product seizure, financial penalty, and reputational damage. Biocide labelling requirements under the Biocidal Products Regulation are unforgiving. HSE expects your label to carry specific information, in a specific form, on a substrate…
Deli Labelling: How To Keep Fresh Food Accurate And Traceable Deli labelling of food is crucial. A deli counter moves fast. Freshly sliced meats, prepared salads, hand-cut cheeses, and hot food all need to be labelled accurately before they reach the customer. The pressure of service makes it tempting to cut corners. But deli labelling…
Free Allergy Labelling Software Positive ID Labelling is proud to provide free allergy labelling software to our customers. Our in-house nutrition labelling software is provided free to all our food labelling customers buying their labels from us. We also offer a range of complete food labelling packages ideal for sandwich labelling or small food business….
What Makes A Medicine Label Clear, Accurate, And Compliant? A medicine label carries legal responsibility. Every piece of information – product name, dosage, batch number, expiry date, storage instructions, is governed by regulations designed to prevent medication errors. A label that’s illegible, inaccurate, or incomplete puts patients at risk and creates regulatory liability. This guide…
Waterproof Stickers: When Do You Need Them? A label gets wet and the ink runs. Text becomes illegible within hours. The adhesive fails, and the label floats off the bottle. Standard labels fail in wet conditions because they’re not designed to survive moisture, condensation, chemical spray, or outdoor exposure. Waterproof stickers solve this problem but…
Price Labelling Gun: A Buying Guide For Retail And Catering Businesses Choosing a price labelling gun sounds simple. The wrong choice means inappropriate labels that that don’t do exactly what you need, information that doesn’t fit the product, and staff wrestling with equipment mid-shift. The right one fits your workflow so naturally that nobody thinks…
What Is Tamper-Evident Labelling – And When Should You Use It? Tamper-evident labelling is a widespread type of labelling. A customer picks up a package of vitamins; they check the tamper-evident security label. A parcel arrives; the recipient verifies the shipping label hasn’t been opened. Tamper-evident labelling serves one critical function: it shows consumers that…
Why Labelling Errors Happen And How To Avoid Them Labelling errors are rarely intentional. Yet they happen constantly: a batch code typed incorrectly, an outdated recipe on labels, a supplier change not reflected on packaging. When errors occur, the blame falls on carelessness. Usually, the real cause is system failure: the process for creating labels…
Allergen Warning Labels: Do not use ‘May Contain’ Statements Incorrectly ‘May contain nuts’ statements appear on food labels all over the place, but they’re often applied carelessly. A blanket “may contain nuts warning label” caution, rather than a risk-based assessment, is the wrong approach. This creates two problems: This guide explains when ‘may contain’ warnings…