FDQ Legal Labelling Course
Using your label to enhance your product legally
Course Fee
Course Description
A 1-day specialist course focusing on UK food labelling compliance
This comprehensive course is endorsed by FDQ and designed to provide food industry professionals with essential working knowledge of legislative requirements for food composition and labelling. Our expert-led training enables delegates to confidently assess product specifications, pack copy, and artwork for legal compliance, ensuring adherence to Food Information Regulations and reducing the risk of costly labelling errors.
Duration
1 day
Who Should Attend?
- Specification Technologists
- Technical Managers
- Product Developers
- Label Designers
- Artwork approvers responsible for legality
Benefits
- Increased knowledge and understanding of the laws relating to pack copy creation and legal labelling
- Knowledge and awareness of the impact of retailer policy
- 'Right first time' specifications
- Continuous professional development
- Potential for reduced costs and fewer delays at artwork
Entry Requirements
No formal entry requirements
Course Delivery / Format
Classroom
Delivered face to face at our training centre in Skipton, North Yorkshire UK.
Directions to our training centre
Remote
Delivered Live and online so you'll require a computer and Internet connection
Full details and logging in information given before the start of the course
Course Structure & Content
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Learning Outcomes
At the close of the course you will have an increased knowledge and understanding of the laws relating to pack copy creation and legal labelling. You will be aware of the impact of retailer policy and be able to produce 'right first time' specifications.
Qualification / Assessment
There is a short multiple-choice test at the end of day. Successful candidates will achieve the FDQ Legal Labelling Certificate.
Course Fee
£495 +VAT (per person)
Course fee includes:
- Course binder and notes
- Lunch and refreshments*
- Exam fee and FDQ certificate
* Classroom courses only
Course FAQ
This one-day course is designed to provide a working knowledge of legislative requirements for food composition and labelling. It enables delegates to confidently assess product specifications, pack copy, and artwork for legality, ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
The course is suitable for Specification Technologists, Technical Managers, Product Developers, Label Designers, and Artwork approvers responsible for legality. It aims to increase knowledge and understanding of the laws relating to pack copy creation and legal labelling.
The course covers essential topics such as product title and brand names, legal names and customary names, marketing sub-descriptors & claims, additives, allergens, nutrition and health claims, ingredients declarations and QUIDs, origin marking and protected names, date coding, and EU proposals for new Food Information Regulations.
The course is delivered either face-to-face at the training centre in Skipton, North Yorkshire, UK, or remotely online. The remote option is delivered live and requires a computer and Internet connection, with full details and login information provided before the start of the course.
Participants will gain increased knowledge and understanding of legal labelling, awareness of retailer policy impact, the ability to produce 'right first time' specifications, continuous professional development, and potential for reduced costs and fewer delays at artwork.
There is a short multiple-choice test at the end of the day. Successful candidates will achieve the FDQ Legal Labelling Certificate, demonstrating their understanding of their increased knowledge and understanding of legal labelling requirements.
The course fee is £495 +VAT per person. The fee includes a course binder, notes, lunch and refreshments for classroom courses, exam fee and FDQ certificate.
Accreditation
A well-structured course which covered all topics for food labelling in 1 day.
T.M. Technical Director GEL Systems
I found the course very informative and the content will be very useful in my role. Thank you.
C.B. Packaging Coordinator Aimia Foods Ltd
Exceeded expectations. The trainer was very engaging and knowledgeable – was able to answer questions specific to business.
A.S. Westmill Foods
