Food Supplements: Mandatory Labeling under the NemV
The Food Supplements Regulation (NemV) requires special mandatory information such as recommended intake, nutrient quantities, and warnings in addition to the LMIV.
Also relevant around NEM mandatory information, intake recommendation, health claims, label food supplements.
What Food Supplement Labeling means
Food supplements must carry the designation food supplement, the recommended daily dose, the effective nutrient quantities, and mandatory warnings, such as the note not to exceed the recommended dose.
Who it applies to
Retailers of vitamin preparations, minerals, and other food supplements are affected.
What must be shown in the shop
- Recommended daily dose
- Nutrient quantities per serving
- Mandatory warnings
How ShopCompliance solves this automatically
ShopCompliance stores the intake recommendation, nutrient quantities, and mandatory warnings per product and displays them in a structured way in the listing.
Implementing Food Supplement Labeling in your Shopify store
- 1Record the dosage
Enter the recommended daily dose and the effective nutrient quantities per serving.
- 2Store warnings
Add the mandatory warnings, such as not to exceed the recommended dose and to keep the product out of the reach of children.
- 3Display in a structured way
ShopCompliance renders the intake recommendation, nutrient quantities, and warnings in a structured way in the listing, in addition to the LMIV information.
Checklist: Food Supplement Labeling
- ✓Recommended daily dose
- ✓Nutrient quantities per serving
- ✓Mandatory warnings
Risks of non-compliance
Missing NemV mandatory information or unauthorized health claims are a common reason for warning letters and are challenged by the food surveillance authority. Misleading health promises can be prohibited and sanctioned with fines.
Meet it automatically with ShopCompliance
Activate the Food Supplement Labeling module in a few clicks. ShopCompliance manages the mandatory information centrally and renders it automatically on your storefront, no theme code.
Open in the Shopify App StoreFrequently asked questions about Food Supplement Labeling
Which warnings are mandatory?+
Among others, the note not to exceed the recommended daily dose and to keep the product out of the reach of children.
Does the LMIV apply in addition?+
Yes. The NemV supplements the general food labeling obligations of the LMIV.
May I make health promises?+
Health claims are only permitted if they are approved; misleading statements are prohibited.
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