Label Design Information

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FAQs

How are your labels printed?

  • Inkjet label printer on an ultra-high gloss synthetic label material.
  • Inkjet label printer on a semi-gloss material with a gloss laminate coating.
  • Inkjet label printer on a semi-gloss material with a matte laminate coating.
  • 3rd party printing at our discretion.
  • 3rd party printing for custom label materials such as metallic labels.

Can I name the formula and make nutritional claims on my label that are different than your Vitalabs stock label?

Yes, but Vitalabs reserves the right to refuse the design, printing and/or application of labels with questionable content.

Can I change the Supplement Facts panel on stock formulas?

No, Vitalabs' panels are set up to be accurate, truthful, and follow FDA guidelines for dietary supplements.

Why do I need an address or phone number on my label?

This is an FDA requirement. Section 403(y) of the FFD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 343(y)) requires the label of a dietary supplement being marketed in the United States to include "a domestic address or domestic phone number through which the responsible person ... may receive a report of a serious adverse event with such dietary supplement." If the label does not include the required domestic address or phone number, the dietary supplement is misbranded. A full address or phone number is required.

Your label must always include all 3 of the following:

  • Your Company Name
  • A Street Address OR a PO Box OR a Phone Number
  • A City, State, and ZIP Code.

Can I put a GMP logo on my labels?

Absolutely! We have stock logos you can use for this purpose or you can design your own using the text "sourced from a GMP-certified facility". However, you CANNOT use the NSF logo.

Can I put the FDA logo or "FDA approved" on my label?

No, the FDA does not approve dietary supplements. However, you can make the claim that the product is "manufactured in an FDA registered and inspected facility". We also have logos for this purpose.

Can I put a barcode on my labels?

Definitely! You can supply us with a FNSKU or UPC code if you have already purchased it.

Graphic Design and Proofing

If you would like Vitalabs to design your label, we offer graphic design packages designed to meet your needs.

Work directly with a designer to create a custom label for your brand, select from 50+ pre-designed label templates to quickly establish a design direction, OR provide your own pre-existing label for proofing. If provided files require significant rebuilding, reformatting, or compliance-required corrections, additional art time may be required.

For label design, you provide:

  • Private label product name - subject to compliance review
  • Logo - provide your existing logo or have our team create one within included art time

Label Design & Compliance Package — $100

The New Product Label - Label Design & Compliance Package includes:

  • Two (2) hours of total art time (includes design and revisions, billed cumulatively).
  • Additional art time: $50 per hour (billed as needed)
  • Proofing, compliance review and pre-press preparation
  • One (1) In-House Match Print (included upon request or designer recommendation - see below for additional information)

Additional Product Setup — $50

New private label based on an approved label design. Limited to content updates and minor formatting adjustments for a new SKU of an existing product label.

The Additional Product Label Setup Package includes:

  • One (1) hour of total art time per formula
  • Proofing and compliance review

Minor Label Updates — $25

Limited to minor label updates such as:

  • Net Quantity (adding different capsule/tablet counts of an existing approved product)
  • Claim revisions, small formatting adjustments, etc.
  • Address or phone number changes
  • Barcode updates

The Minor Label Updates Package includes:

  • Thirty (30) minutes of total art time per label
  • Proofing and compliance review

Match Prints

Match prints are optional but strongly recommended when color accuracy or label finish is critical. Please note that on-screen label previews do not accurately represent final print color or finish. If color matching or finish is important, a match print is recommended.

In-House Match Prints

  • Produced on in-house printers to provide close approximation of final label color and layout
  • Production orders of 500+ units may be printed by a third party printer; final production color and/or finish may vary from in-house match print
  • Third-party (Indigo press) match prints are not included - please ask for quotes
  • Important: Requesting a match print may delay production because production cannot proceed until the match print is received, reviewed, and formally signed off on by you
  • Shipping not included - quoted and billed separately

À La Carte Match Prints

Pricing is per print image and finish and includes USPS 4-5 business day shipping within the continental United States. Expedited or international shipping will be quoted separately.

  • In-House Match Print: $25
  • Third-Party Match Print (Indigo Press): $125


If You Want To Send Pre-Printed Labels on a Roll

If you would like to send printed labels into our facility for one of the products you have ordered, VITALABS MUST PROOF YOUR LABEL DESIGN before accepting for production to make sure label corresponds with all product and FDA requirements. This applies to NEW and REPEAT orders! Do not send labels without having Vitalabs verify and approve the facts panels on repeat orders.

FOR NEW & REPEAT ORDERS: We recommend that your printer send us a soft copy of the label to verify that nothing was dropped during the file transfer process and to ensure current compliancy requirements. We will review their copy against your approved file as a free service to you. You must arrange with your printer to send the copy to labelinfo@vitalabs.com for review and specify that they are sending a "Press Proof for Review".

Incoming physical labels will be reviewed against approved label on file AND current formula during incoming inspection. Labels that do not comply MAY BE REJECTED. If there are any formula or FDA changes that necessitate a label change, you are responsible for updating labels and providing us a new soft proof before sending updated labels.

Printed label requirements:

  • #3 rewind (right off first)
  • 3" inner roll core
  • 12" maximum roll outer diameter (OD)
  • Opaque label backing

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