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processing & packaging 45<br />
NiceLabel develops a simple solution to<br />
include mandatory nutrition facts table<br />
in food labels<br />
December 13, <strong>2016</strong> is the deadline when all food producers must be fully compliant with the EU<br />
Food Labeling Regulation 1169/2011. NiceLabel has developed a free, simple software solution to<br />
help food suppliers achieve compliance with the regulation, with minimum effort and change to<br />
current procedures.<br />
Having a nutrition declaration on<br />
prepacked foods becomes<br />
mandatory from December 13 this<br />
year. Most organisations already<br />
adapted their labels in 2014, when<br />
the regulation required them to<br />
clearly highlight allergen<br />
ingredients. Now, all pre-packaged<br />
food must include the nutrition<br />
facts information in a table form.<br />
Check the requirements in the<br />
infographic (next page).<br />
NiceLabel has developed a free,<br />
yet complete ‘out-of-the-boxsolution’<br />
that lets customers start<br />
printing compliant allergens and<br />
nutrition labels in minutes. The<br />
solution contains everything<br />
needed, including a predesigned<br />
label template, a printing solution<br />
pre-configured for the streamlined<br />
printing of allergens and nutrition<br />
labels and a database<br />
management form for the<br />
management of all product data.<br />
The solution allows authorised<br />
staff to manage data in a simple<br />
interface so companies do not<br />
need to invest in complex<br />
database solutions.<br />
“The food producers are under a<br />
lot of scrutiny because of some<br />
past incidents. The regulatory<br />
requirements keep changing and<br />
they will continue to do so in the<br />
future. This is challenging<br />
particularly for small companies<br />
that do not employ compliance<br />
departments and IT staff that can<br />
tackle these challenges. We<br />
created a solution that even<br />
companies with no IT resources<br />
can use to be compliant easily,”<br />
said Ken Moir, VP Marketing at<br />
NiceLabel. “Moreover, NiceLabel<br />
helps them increase agility,<br />
accuracy and efficiency of their<br />
processes so they have a<br />
competitive advantage and help<br />
them to sell more product.”<br />
The NiceLabel nutrition facts<br />
labeling solution can be used<br />
without a software license for 30<br />
days, while even after the trial<br />
period there is no charge for the<br />
nutrition facts table solution.<br />
Guide to the EU Nutrition Labels<br />
To help food manufacturers achieve<br />
compliance easily, NiceLabel has<br />
also created a free e-book: Guide<br />
to the EU Nutrition Labels for the<br />
on-demand printing of EU food<br />
labels that explains the four steps<br />
companies must complete to<br />
become compliant.<br />
The European Food Information to<br />
Consumer Regulation 1169/2011<br />
(FIC) sounds more confusing than<br />
it is and we understand that you<br />
wouldn’t want to invest much of<br />
your time or budget to review and<br />
study the long set of complicated<br />
actions to comply with the rules.<br />
Your business is running and you<br />
prefer to concentrate on your<br />
sales, not procedures. This is why<br />
we took a step and studied the<br />
regulation for you so we could<br />
simplify what you should expect<br />
and how you can smoothly make<br />
the transition.<br />
Twelve key changes<br />
There are twelve key changes to<br />
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