LRQA's labelling advisory services help you create food labels for pre-packaged goods which meet complex regulatory and compliance requirements around the world. LRQA’s labelling advisory services help you ensure your food packaging labels display the mandatory information required by law in the countries in which your goods are sold.
Minimise risk and meet local and global labelling requirements
Product packaging is your brand’s representation on the marketplace, and its labels play a critical role in both providing customers with the information they need to make safe purchasing decisions and ensuring that your brand is compliant with applicable regulations. However, meeting these regulations can be challenging, particularly when you want to penetrate several markets with your product(s).
LRQA’s food labelling advisory services are designed to help producers mitigate key mislabelling risk, such as sanctions, fines, and product recalls, throughout the full product lifecycle. Delivered by highly experienced, legal and technical food sector experts, our advisory services provide guidance on a wide range of local and international regulatory requirements.
Global food safety standards reinforce the importance of accurate and compliant product labelling, stating that:
Product labelling shall comply with the appropriate legal requirements. It shall also contain information to enable the safe handling, display, storage, and preparation of the product within the food supply chain or by the customer. The management controls of product labelling activities shall ensure that products will be correctly labelled and coded.
Correct labelling reduces barriers to trade, while mitigating against the following risks:
- Food recalls
- Goods being blocked at customs
- Administrative or legal sanctions
- Logistics costs
- Product disposal or rework
Food labelling also plays a critical role in supporting product authenticity and accurate claims. Systems shall be in place to minimise the risk of purchasing fraudulent or adulterated food raw materials and to ensure that all product descriptions and claims are legal, accurate and verified.
Why work with us?
Gain the confidence that your food labels contain all the necessary information, including ingredients, nutrition, and allergens, according to the legal requirements of different jurisdictions.
Allergen Governance & Regulatory Compliance:
The site shall have a system for the management of allergenic materials which minimises the risk of allergen contamination (cross-contact) of products and meets legal requirements for labelling in the country of sale.
Delivering Compliant, Efficient and Risk-Mitigated Labelling
Our labelling advisory services help you:
- Access legal and sector technical experts working as an extension of your team
- Meet country legal requirements confidently
- Streamline the design process for multi-language and multi-jurisdiction labelling
- Save time and money
- Mitigate labelling compliance, food recall, legalliabilityand penalty risks
- Reduce packaging waste
- Ensure consumers can make informed choices
Global capability
LRQA’s people are true food sector experts, selected for their sector-specific knowledge and ability to provide advisory services that ensure your product labels meet necessary compliance requirements. As a global business, labels can be created in more than 90 countries
Impartiality
LRQA maintains impartiality by proactively managing conflicts of interest across all LRQA businesses, including those that may exist between consultancy and third-party certification services.
Total assurance
Whether its conducting audits based on your specific key performance indicators to drive focus on areas of greatest risk to your brand, or those established by your clients, our bespoke audit programmes cover every aspect of your operations.
The company shall undertake or subcontract inspection and analyses, which are critical to confirm product safety, authenticity, legality, and quality, using appropriate procedures, facilities and standards. LRQA’s food labelling advisory services provide a seamless link to other services stand-alone service or integrated with LRQA supplier compliance assessment and audit programmes.
Frequently Asked Questions About Food Labelling Advisory Services
What risks can food businesses avoid through correct food labelling?
Avoid common risks such as food recalls, goods being blocked at customs, administrative or legal sanctions, logistics costs, and product disposal or reworking.
What legal requirement must food labels meet in the countries where goods are sold?
Ensure your food packaging labels display the mandatory information required by law in the countries in which your goods are sold.
How widely can LRQA support food labelling compliance?
As a global business, labels can be created in more than 90 countries.
What does the BRCGS standard require for product labelling?
Product labelling shall comply with the appropriate legal requirements. It shall also contain information to enable the safe handling, display, storage, and preparation of the product within the food supply chain or by the customer.
What does BRCGS require regarding allergen labelling?
The site shall have a system for the management of allergenic materials that minimises the risk of allergen contamination (cross-contact) of products. The system shall also meet the legal requirements for labelling in the country of sale.
