Food Labelling & Product Information Compliance Auditing

Service summary

An assessment of selected food labels and supporting product information against defined market requirements. The review examines consistency between product composition, declarations, claims and mandatory particulars.

The service identifies discrepancies for the responsible business to resolve before use or during product review. It does not approve a label on behalf of a regulator or substantiate claims unsupported by the supplied evidence.

Key objectives

• Evaluate mandatory information completeness
• Examine ingredient and allergen consistency
• Assess selected claim substantiation
• Identify artwork and specification discrepancies

Methodology

A desk-based review compares approved artwork, specifications and supporting evidence against an agreed product- and market-specific requirement matrix.

• Confirm products, destination markets, label versions and review criteria.
• Collect artwork, formulations, specifications and supporting claim evidence.
• Check mandatory particulars and relevant presentation requirements.
• Reconcile ingredient, allergen, nutrition and product description information.
• Assess selected claims and record unsupported or inconsistent statements.
• Issue itemised findings with artwork references and review limitations.

Key outcomes

References: [G04]

• Label review report
• Artwork-specific discrepancies
• Claim evidence gaps
• Requirement-linked correction priorities