Food Label Compliance Services

Your Roadmap to Regulatory Approval and Market Access

Navigating food labeling regulations is one of the most complex hurdles in the product lifecycle. Whether you are launching a new brand or auditing an existing range, ensuring your food labeling meets every legal requirement is critical to avoiding recalls and protecting consumer safety.

At Mérieux NutriSciences, our expert consultants act as your regulatory partners, providing in-depth label audits—either remotely or on-site—to ensure your products are shelf-ready in over 100 countries.

Label Check

We don’t just “check” your label; we manage all essential elements—from mandatory information and allergen declarations to nutritional formatting—ensuring labeling accuracy and readiness so your product is fully prepared for commercialization.

Guidelines for Food Product Labeling Development:

Product Classification & Recipe Audit

Before reviewing the text, we verify the product’s identity.

The Goal: To determine the correct “Legal Name” of the food.
The Process: We audit your recipe to ensure ingredients and additives are authorized in your target market. (e.g., Is your product legally “Chocolate” or a “Dairy Spread”?)

Mandatory Particulars & Formatting

We verify the presence and technical formatting of the 12 mandatory elements required by food labeling regulations like EU 1169/2011 or FDA standards.

Key Checks: Ingredient list hierarchy, QUID (Quantitative Ingredient Declaration), net quantity, and storage instructions.
Legibility: We provide all relevant graphic rules for minimum height, visual fields, formatting, etc.

Allergen Management & Safety

The most critical safety component of any food label:

Allergen Declaration: Ensuring all major allergens (such as gluten, milk, or soy) are clearly highlighted in the ingredient list.
Precautionary Labeling (PAL): We help you determine if “May Contain” statements are consistent with technical specifications and scientifically justified based on documented risk assessments.

Claims & Marketing Validation

Protect your brand from misleading information. We validate all voluntary mentions to ensure they meet legal thresholds.

Nutrition Claims: (e.g., “High Fiber,” “Low Salt”).
Health Claims: Validating mentions like “Good for your heart” against the authorized regional registers (e.g., EFSA/FDA).
Marketing texts and images: Validating consistency with the product and with advertisement rules like clarity, demonstrability, and fair competition (eg., to avoid greenwashing)

Why Partner with Mérieux NutriSciences for Food Label Compliance?

Global Footprint: Access a global network of experts to cover 100+ countries, to handle local decrees and language nuances.
Technical Precision: We don’t just translate; we provide legal terminology that satisfies local regulators.
Beyond the Label: Integrate your label check with our Nutritional Analysis and Regulatory Monitoring services for a 360° compliance solution.

Get in contact with us to get support on your label check and development:

Request a Label Audit