Dumfries and Galloway · Scotland
Check your supplement label: Lochans brands
A written review of your supplement label against UK labelling rules that apply in Scotland, for brands in Lochans and across Dumfries and Galloway.
What the check covers for Lochans brands
Send your artwork or draft copy. We review it against the Food Supplements (Scotland) Regulations 2003, the food information rules and the GB nutrition and health claims register, and send back a written report with every point marked as fine, advised or must fix. The check covers any label, whoever designed or printed it, not just our own. It’s a practical review, not legal advice. If you need advice councils must respect, a Primary Authority partnership is the next step.
Lochans is about 3 miles south of Stranraer, in Dumfries and Galloway. For Lochans, our courier normally delivers the next working day after dispatch. Lochans is one of 127 places in Dumfries and Galloway we cover. We print for brands right across the region, from Lochans to Belfast (41 miles away), all at the same prices.
- Postcode area
- DG9
- County
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Report
- Written, point by point
- Turnaround
- Confirmed when you send your label
- Covers
- GB supplement and food labelling rules
- Price
- Free with print orders; standalone reviews quoted
Common questions in Lochans
Who checks supplement labels in Dumfries and Galloway?
Supplement labelling is enforced by the local council’s trading standards or environmental health team for Dumfries and Galloway, with national oversight from Food Standards Scotland. If you want assured advice, you can set up a Primary Authority partnership with a council.
What does the report look like?
A written report, with each item marked fine, advised or must fix, with suggested wording where needed.
Which labelling rules apply to supplements sold from Lochans?
Lochans is in Scotland, so the Food Supplements (Scotland) Regulations 2003 cover your label, alongside the general food information rules. Health claims must come from the GB nutrition and health claims register.
Do I need to be based in Lochans to order?
No. We take orders online from anywhere in the UK, so it makes no difference where you’re based. Lochans deliveries go by tracked courier to DG9.
Is this the same as Trading Standards advice?
No. Trading Standards for Dumfries and Galloway enforce labelling law; we give an independent practical check before you print.
Rules in Scotland
Label rules that apply in Lochans
Products you sell from Lochans must meet the Food Supplements (Scotland) Regulations 2003, regulated nationally by Food Standards Scotland. Locally, food labelling is enforced by council trading standards or environmental health staff for Dumfries and Galloway.
Scotland has its own food regulator, but the supplement labelling rules match England and Wales, so one label works across Great Britain.
A good first step is our label requirements checklist, then review your health claims, %NRV figures and nutrient guides.
What we check
- Supplement statements
- %NRV and units
- Health claims
- Allergens
- Text size
- Address and batch
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Get your label checked in Lochans
Send us your artwork and we’ll return a written report.