{"id":3766,"date":"2018-05-23T16:02:36","date_gmt":"2018-05-23T14:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.specpage.com\/?p=3766"},"modified":"2019-07-10T14:12:41","modified_gmt":"2019-07-10T12:12:41","slug":"global-regulatory-compliance-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.specpage.com\/global-regulatory-compliance-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Global regulatory compliance"},"content":{"rendered":"
There are literally hundreds of regulatory rules, guidelines and laws in the U.S. and EU \u2013 and thousands more, if you want to distribute your product globally.<\/p>\n
Imagine searching for a specific regulation. Start in your library, you probably have access to at least 90,000 books \u2013 but where do you begin? You could waste hours or even days trying to locate the rules that apply to your products. This is not an unrealistic scenario for manufacturers in the food and beverage industry, this is part of their daily work.<\/p>\n
The information that you need is at your fingertips \u2013 achieve complete compliance with the digitized, simple-search options that Compliance Guide<\/strong><\/a>, gComply and Horizon Scan can provide for your business.<\/p>\n The driving force behind a productive company is the wellbeing, health and happiness of their customers. International businesses that supply products to multiple countries will inevitably have a diverse consumer base \u2013 which means that they will be subject to many different regulatory standards<\/a>.<\/p>\n Laws change and are subject to constant updates and revisions, so compliance management can be a mammoth task. Databases like gComply and Horizon Scan, along with Compliance Guide<\/strong>, can make doing business internationally and complying with local laws and regulations an effortless process.<\/p>\n In the food and beverage industry, compliance is usually defined as the fulfillment of legal obligations<\/a>. But compliance often includes the voluntary implementation of meticulous recipe-based information and processes. Compliance ensures that products that are brought to market meet country-specific regulatory specifications and correspond to applicable legislation. Especially in an era when people are increasingly vulnerable to allergies and intolerances<\/a>, it has become imperative to put accurate labels on product packaging. The Compliance Guide<\/strong><\/a> helps manufacturers ensure that consumers have the knowledge and information they need to select the best possible products.<\/p>\n To achieve excellent market position and perform effective best practices in the food and beverage industry, you must constantly conform to everchanging Compliance Guide standards. Rules and regulations have existed in this respect in Europe since 2014 to simplify enterprise product data management. Developed by the European Food Safety Authority, the European Food Information Regulation (LMIV) 1196\/2011 requires manufacturers to give consumers access to all relevant product information when purchasing food and beverages. Europe-wide product labeling standards are essential elements for better product quality.<\/p>\n In addition, the LMIV stipulates certain guidelines pertaining to the size and positioning of the font on packaging, printing allergens in bold-faced type and including mandatory nutritional value information. Information pertaining to the origin of meat products and the use of substitutes must also be listed on the labels<\/a>.<\/p>\nDifferent countries, different laws<\/h2>\n
Market challenges for manufacturers<\/h2>\n