Scottish Borders · Scotland
Check your supplement label: Melrose brands
A written review of your supplement label against the rules that apply in Scotland, for businesses in Melrose and across Scottish Borders.
Rules in Scotland
Labelling law for supplements from Melrose
Products you sell from Melrose must meet the Food Supplements (Scotland) Regulations 2003, overseen by Food Standards Scotland. Locally, food labelling is enforced by the local authority’s trading standards or environmental health officers.
Scotland has its own food regulator, but the supplement labelling rules match England and Wales, so one label works across Great Britain.
Start with our label requirements checklist, then check your health claims, %NRV figures and nutrient guides.
What we check
- Supplement statements
- %NRV and units
- Health claims
- Allergens
- Text size
- Address and batch
See the 12 mistakes we see every week.
What the check covers for Melrose brands
We read your label line by line: the supplement statements, the nutrient table and %NRV maths, ingredients and allergens, claims, text size and traceability. You get a written report you can act on or pass to your designer. It’s a practical review, not legal advice. If you need advice councils must respect, a Primary Authority partnership is the next step. We check labels designed and printed anywhere, including ones from other printers.
Melrose is about 3 miles east of Galashiels, in the Scottish Borders. For Melrose, delivery is usually the next working day after dispatch. Melrose is one of 76 places in the Scottish Borders we print and deliver for. Our customers stretch from Melrose to Glasgow (about 63 miles away), all on the same terms.
- Postcode area
- TD6
- County
- Scottish Borders
- 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
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Common questions in Melrose
Who checks supplement labels in the Scottish Borders?
Food labelling is enforced by the local council’s trading standards or environmental health team for the Scottish Borders, overseen nationally by Food Standards Scotland. For advice councils must respect, you can set up a Primary Authority partnership with a council.
Do you send samples?
Yes, we can. Ask for a sample pack and we’ll post it to your Melrose address, so you can feel the materials and finishes before you order.
Can you check a label that’s already printed?
We’ll still check them. If we find problems, we’ll tell you what must change now and what can wait for the next run.
How long does a check take?
We’ll tell you the turnaround when you send your artwork.
Do you check labels for Northern Ireland as well as Great Britain?
We can check for both. EU food law applies in Northern Ireland, so health claims must be on the EU register and the address must be in NI or the EU. Let us know where your products go and we’ll cover both.
Get your label checked in Melrose
Send us your artwork and we’ll return a written report.