Label rules we check before printing

Always locked by the template

• Supplement facts panel, directions, warnings, allergen and "contains" statements
• Required brand lines (for example "Powered by" lines, country of origin)
• Lot and expiration, printed at production

What we check on every label

• Text size: nothing below the template's minimum, which follows the FDA type-size rules for the package. In the Supplement Facts panel that is 8 point when the package has more than 40 square inches available for labeling (6 point for column headings and footnotes), 6 point from 12 to 40 square inches, and 4.5 point under 12 square inches, with some 4.5 point allowances for long ingredient lists (21 CFR 101.36). Other required text is at least 1/16 inch tall (21 CFR 101.2(c)).
• The FDA disclaimer is present when a claim is on the label, with matching asterisks.
• "Distributed by" line with the practitioner's name and address (street, or city, state, and ZIP when space is tight).
• Product name does not use a trademark of yours or of another brand, and does not use words you have blocked.
• Logo and artwork fit the panel without overlapping locked areas.
• Barcode present or removed as your program requires.

What you check

Claims and wording against your regulatory guidance, product naming, and anything specific to your program. We do not publish a list of blocked words: the designer blocks common problem words, and if you have your own list, send it and we add it.

Changing your rules

Send updated rules at any time; we apply them to new designs and tell you whether existing designs need recreating.