PAGB pack design services

What does PAGB review?

Depending on the type of review that you would like us to conduct we would check:

• The statutory information (under the Regulatory team’s remit)
• Advertising claims, including nutrition and health claims and product names (under the Advertising team’s remit)

Statutory information review

The Regulatory team conducts a review of the statutory information as required by the EU Food Information for Consumers Regulation (FIC) (Regulation (EU) 1169/2011), and also considers UK-specific requirements. In addition, non-statutory information could also be reviewed. Comments will be organised into two categories:

• Comments in red: mandatory amendment to ensure legal compliance
  Comments in orange: recommended amendment or informative comment

Please note that PAGB’s Guideline on food information for consumers regulation and other labelling requirements for food supplements sets out the requirements for the labelling for food supplements.

Advertising claims review

Our review of the advertising claims (including nutrition and health claims and product names), carried out by the Advertising team, is mainly based upon the Nutrition and Health Claims Regulation (NHCR) (Regulation (EC) 1924/2006) but will also take into account UK specific requirements as relevant. Our comments will fall within two categories:

• Clear Breach: for unambiguous breach of the NHCR or other relevant regulations.
• Caution: when there is a risk of breaching of the NHCR or other relevant regulations
• For information: for pertinent additional information to share but do not consider there to be a significant risk of non-compliance

Please note that PAGB’s Guideline on the marketing and advertising of food supplements sets out the requirements for the advertising of food supplements, including the use of nutritional and health claims. In Appendix 10, the guideline also provides more information on the review process.

Please also note that all of our comments are advisory only and it is the responsibility of the member company or the food business operator to ensure that they have complied with all relevant aspects of the labelling legislation, including the minimum font size requirements.

Guidance, Training and Formulations review

Guidance

You can find our food supplements guidelines on the Food Supplements Hub.

Our main guidelines are:

• Guideline: Food Information for Consumers Regulation and other labelling requirements
• PAGB review of food supplements regulatory requirements across the UK (post Brexit)
• Guideline on the marketing and advertising of food supplements

Looking for guidance on a new topic? Let us know what to write next!

• Email regulatory@pagb.co.uk for regulatory topics
• Email copyclearance@pagb.co.uk for advertising topics

Training

We run several workshops, training sessions and events across key topics for consumer healthcare. Take a look at our training and events page to book and research training opportunities.

Our two main workshops on food supplements are:

• Food supplements regulatory workshop-this workshop gives attendees an understanding of the regulatory environment for food supplements, including the Nutrition and Health Claims Regulation and the labelling of food supplements
• Food supplements advertising workshop – this workshop gives attendees an overview of the self-regulatory system for food supplement advertising in the UK and provides practical advice on keeping campaigns compliant

We also offer an eLearning platform where you can find full training courses and on-demand webinars that individuals can complete in their own time, designed as interactive training modules to support learning and development across consumer healthcare.

Formulation reviews (voluntary service)

We can also offer ingredients (composition) assessments of food supplement formulations.

Our team can help to establish whether the ingredients (nutrients or additives) are authorised for use in the UK and/or the EU and flag any ingredients that may be under scrutiny or not authorised. Members can request this service by emailing regulatory@pagb.co.uk.

Our assessment is advisory only and it is the responsibility of the member company or the food business operator to ensure that the product is compliant with all relevant legislation.

Please note that this service may fall under our consultancy service depending on the extent of the request.