Clean Label Certification

What is Clean Label Certification?

The Clean Label Project focuses on food and consumer product safety issues that consumers are becoming increasingly concerned about. This includes; heavy metals, pesticide residues, Genetically Modified Organisms (基因作物 GMO), plasticizers, and truth in labelling.

The Clean Label Project provides a market tool and evaluation criteria for growers, suppliers, manufacturers, brand owners, and retailers to begin identifying, evaluating, and maximizing purity within their products

Creates a market opportunity for manufacturers looking to communicate this commitment to consumers, whilst satisfying the growing consumer demand for transparency through an on-package market solution that is backed by testing and data.

Who requires Clean Label Certification?

Driven by a rise in consumer demand, increasing numbers of companies are seeking a ‘clean label’ for their products. Although the ‘Clean label’ certification isn’t a legal requirement, all organisations in the food industry can benefit from being able to market their product as a trustworthy natural product.  

 

How can Clean Label Certification benefit your business?

Becoming certified for Clean Label Certification can bring a wide range of benefits to your organisation, including:

 

• Consumer trust


• Positive marketing opportunities


• Premium pricing potential


• Market expansion


• Reduced regulatory concerns

How can you prepare for Clean Label Certification?

Although the thought of starting the certification process may seem daunting, there are a variety of steps you can take to make the process to becoming certified far more streamlined:

• Carry out an ingredient assessment to identify any non-clean ingredients


• Research natural alternatives for non-clean ingredients


• Redevelop the formulation of your products to replace non-clean ingredients


• Identify reliable suppliers that can provide ingredients that are clean label compliant

What are the key requirements for Clean Label Certification?

When working towards becoming certified for Clean Label Certification, there are various areas that will be a focus during the audit. These areas include:

 

• Ingredient transparency


• No artificial additives


• Minimal processing


• Natural ingredients


• Contaminant testing


• Label clarity

What are the three levels of Clean Label Certification?

There are three levels of Clean Label approved by the Taiwan Government that cover the inclusion or absence of a total of 803 additives. All ingredients in the following three levels are compliant with Regulatory Requirements including NO-GMO, pesticide residue, heavy metal:

Clean Label LEVEL I

Level I allows the usage of 509 types of additives, but excludes; Preservatives, artificial flavours, artificial chemical colours, artificial chemical sweeteners, bleaching agents, colour fasting agents, coagulating agents, leavening agents.

Clean Label LEVEL II

Clean Label LEVEL II only allows the usage of 8 classifications, that includes a total of 82 food additives.

Clean Label LEVEL III

Level III sets the strict requirement of 100% natural products, which includes no food additives.

How long will your Clean Label Certification certificate be valid for?

Your Clean Label certificate will be valid for at least three years; dependent on the type of site that is being certified.  

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