Completing a food label review of your food product is a requirement of all GFSI recognised food safety certification standards and also in several customer specific standards.

It can become a very expensive activity if your product labelling is incorrect in the market-place. Undeclared allergens on food labels is one of the most common reasons for having to undertake a food recall.

A food label review is a process where you check your food packaging labels for compliance against the relevant food labelling legislation.

The easiest way to complete a food label review is to first design a checklist of all of the relevant sections that your food label has to have as applicable to your food labelling law. These may include things like (but not limited to):

• Product name and description.
• Product weight / measurement.
• Manufacturer’s details (name, address, contact).
• Country of Origin.
• List of ingredients.
• Allergen or prescribed warnings.
• Date and traceability coding.

The next part is the comparison exercise. This is where you get a copy of your product label or packaging and compare it against the requirements of your applicable legislation (the items that you have listed on your checklist).  

Label Review Checklist is a simple tool that provides an appropriate checklist and has the capacity to compare with required standards. This document is also set out so that two further staff cross check the information to confirm its approval.

Template Details

Pages: 2
Format: Microsoft Word
Language: English
Type: Report
Comments: Document has been created using 'Text Form Fields' so that the document is 'locked' when opened.