Food Label Maker

When building a supplement brand, two things are needed: the right industry connections and compliant labels. Vitafoods Europe covers the first, we cover the second.

Our team was in Barcelona connecting with brand owners, ingredient suppliers, manufacturers, and regulatory experts across the nutraceutical space.

The conversations we have on the expo floor shape how we build our Food Label Maker supplements formulation & labeling solution.

Learn more here: https://foodlabelmaker.com/supplements-formulation-labelling/

Great conversations, new connections, and plenty to bring back to the roadmap. See you at the next one!

Most food businesses review their ingredients list when they change their recipe. But do they review it when their supplier does?

Under FSANZ regulations, the responsibility for accurate ingredient and allergen declarations sits with the manufacturer — not the supplier.

Most food businesses don't realise that:

✅ A picture of fruit on a label legally requires declaring its exact percentage — no matter how small
✅ The 5% compound ingredient rule does not protect against allergen declaration obligations
✅ A supplier quietly changing their recipe can make a finished product label non-compliant overnight

We broke down everything you need to know about FSANZ Standards 1.2.4 & 1.2.10, with worked examples.

Read the full guide 👇
https://foodlabelmaker.com/regulatory-hub/fsanz/ingredients-list-characterising-ingredients/

How to Write an FSANZ Ingredients List on a Food Label Learn how to write a compliant FSANZ ingredients list under Standards 1.2.4 and 1.2.10, including ingredient ordering, compound ingredients, and QUID percentages.

A label is the first compliance checkpoint when exporting. Getting it wrong can mean recalls, shipment holds, and lost partnerships.

In this webinar, you'll learn exactly what it takes to label correctly for 6 major markets: US, Canada, Mexico, EU, UK, and Australia/New Zealand.

The main points we'll cover are:
👉️ Why a "universal label" does not exist and the real cost of non-compliance
👉️ How nutrition panels, serving sizes, and rounding rules differ by region
👉️ Front-of-pack symbols: Canada's warning label, Mexico's octagonal seals, and the UK's traffic light system
👉️ Allergen declaration requirements across all 6 markets
👉️ Updated mandates, including Canada's 2026 FOP deadline and the latest US vitamin/mineral requirements

Whether a brand is expanding into one new market or several, this session will save food businesses time, money, and compliance headaches.

🔗 Register Here: https://my.demio.com/ref/7EkpgQKRWMvkDNw3

A product's net weight before it goes into the oven and after can be very different things.

Moisture loss during cooking and processing is one of the most underestimated compliance risks in food labeling. Roasted meats, baked goods, and dehydrated snacks all lose significant water weight during production. If the finished product is consistently falling below the declared net weight on the label, there's a compliance problem.

A compliant nutrition label requires the net quantity to reflect what's actually in the package, not what went in before cooking.

The word "Natural" appears on thousands of food products but the FDA has never formally defined it.

Unlike "Organic," which requires USDA certification and strict production standards, "Natural" has no legally binding definition. The FDA's longstanding informal policy simply says a product labeled "Natural" should contain "nothing artificial or synthetic… that would not normally be expected to be in that food."

That means there's no certification process, no third-party verification, and no clear enforcement standard, leaving the door wide open for interpretation and consumer confusion.

So next time you see "All Natural" on a package, know that it might mean far less than you think.

The same product can legally have two completely different serving sizes — one for the US label, one for Canada.

The FDA and CFIA use different Reference Amounts Customarily Consumed (RACCs) across many food categories. That means the same product crossing the border can show different calories, different % Daily Values, and different nutrient rankings on each label.

Both are fully compliant. Both look completely different.

It's one of the most common compliance surprises for brands expanding into new markets and one of the easiest things to get wrong.

Confused about serving sizes? Reach out to one of our regulatory experts: https://foodlabelmaker.com/hire-labeling-expert/

🥕 Fact Friday: The term "Fresh" is one of the most strictly protected words in the FDA's dictionary.

It can only be used on food that is raw, has never been frozen or heat-processed, and contains no preservatives. Surprisingly, even a light chemical wash used to prevent browning can disqualify a product from carrying the "Fresh" claim.

Before you finalize your "Fresh" marketing claims, double-check your processing flow. If your raw ingredients undergo any stabilization treatment (even if they remain raw) you may need to reconsider your phrasing to stay fully compliant.

Bello Water used to spend hours on manual nutrition calculations every time they tweaked a recipe.

The team finally moved away from those manual sheets and into a more automated workflow. Now, they can test recipe variations and see the nutrition label update instantly, rather than starting from scratch for every minor change.

Our team has been working closely with them to handle the regulatory side of these new launches, making the transition from concept to production much smoother.

The result? 3 new products launched faster and with zero regulatory stress.

Read the full story here:
https://foodlabelmaker.com/success-stories/bello-water/

Are all nutrients mandatory to display on a nutrition facts label?

The short answer: No.

While regulatory bodies like the FDA, FSA, and Health Canada mandate specific "core" nutrients, many other vitamins and minerals are entirely voluntary to display. This gives manufacturers the strategic power to highlight what makes their product unique without cluttering their packaging.

Here is how Food Label Maker helps you keep the balance depending on where you're selling:

🇺🇸 US (FDA): Mandatory components, like Vitamin D, are set to "on" by default, while you customize the rest to keep your design clean.

🇬🇧 UK (FSA): Effortlessly meet local declaration standards while strategically highlighting key nutrients that capture consumer interest.

🇲🇽 Mexico (NOM-051): Ensure COFEPRIS compliance by focusing on the critical "nutrimentos" required for the Mexican market.

And many more depending on your region.

👉 Learn more about our Show/Hide Nutrients Feature here:

Customize Food Labels: Show/Hide Vitamins, Minerals & Nutrients Customize your nutrition label by choosing to show or hide any of your nutrients, vitamins, or minerals. Visit Food Label Maker.