Compliance Guide — EU FIC Compliance

Every issue code detected by Get Labels — what it means, why it matters, and what to do.

BLOCKER Non-compliant with EU FIC 1169/2011. Needs correction before this product can be placed on the EU market.

NO_INGREDIENTS

SYSTEM 5 products

No ingredient data found for this product. Cannot perform compliance check.

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BANNED_ADDITIVE

ADDITIVE 1 products

Titanium Dioxide (E171) is NOT_AUTHORISED as a food additive in the EU since 2022.

Remove Titanium Dioxide from the product formulation before selling in the EU market.

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HIGH Likely non-compliant. Review with your compliance advisor before importing.

CHILD_WARNING_REQUIRED

CHILD_WARNING 18 products

Tartrazine (E102) is one of the Southampton Six azo dyes. Child activity warning is mandatory.

Add label text: "May have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children."

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ALLERGEN_PRESENT

ALLERGEN 10 products

Allergen detected: Wheat Flour (gluten). Must be emphasised (bold) in ingredient list.

Ensure Wheat Flour is visually distinguished (bold or UPPERCASE) in every language section.

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UNRESOLVED_INGREDIENT

INGREDIENT 1 products

1 ingredient(s) could not be matched to the master database. Full compliance cannot be assessed for these items.

Submit unresolved ingredients for review. Label compliance is uncertain until all ingredients are identified.

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MEDIUM Potential compliance gap. Recommended to address.

ALLERGEN_PRESENT

ALLERGEN 2955 products

Allergen detected: "Whole Milk Powder". Must be emphasised (bold) in the ingredient list on all language versions of the label.

Ensure this ingredient is visually distinguished (bold or UPPERCASE) in every language section of the label.

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LOW Advisory. Best practice to review.

SINGLE_INGREDIENT

SYSTEM 58 products

Single-ingredient product — ingredient list may be omitted per EU FIC Art. 19(1)(a) if the product name equals the ingredient name.

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From the EU Additive Positive List (Reg. EC No 1333/2008). Common in Asian food products — always check.