Apr 09: LabelBlind® Solutions Pvt. Ltd., India’s pioneering AI-led digital food labelling SaaS platform, in collaboration with the Trade Promotion Council of India (TPCI), successfully concluded its third webinar, “Shelf-Ready for Europe: A Food Exporter’s Guide to EU Labelling Compliance,” on 19th March, 2026. The session recorded over 300 registrations, with nearly 200 companies and more than 170 active participants joining live.
The response reflects a growing urgency among Indian food businesses to understand European Union labelling requirements before their products reach international shelves. Labelling non-compliance remains among the leading causes of product rejections and port detentions in EU markets, and the session addressed this gap with a regulation-by-regulation walkthrough of what the EU mandates and what Indian exporters most commonly miss.
The webinar covered the 12 mandatory fields every EU-bound food label must carry: the legal name of the food, a complete ingredient list in descending order by weight, allergen declarations with proper highlighting across all 14 EU-mandated categories, Quantitative Ingredient Declarations, net quantity, best-before or use-by dates, storage instructions, the name and address of a responsible EU-based Food Business Operator, country of origin for applicable categories, instructions for use, a nutrition declaration per 100g or 100ml, and a lot or batch number. Participants were also informed that labels must be in the official language of each EU country where the product is sold.
The session was designed with Indian product categories in mind. Exporters of spices, Indian snacks, ready-to-eat meals, ready-to-cook products, and packaged foods received category-specific guidance. Common compliance gaps covered included incorrect date format usage, missing EU importer addresses, undeclared allergens in spice blends and snack mixes, and mandatory warning text requirements for products containing azo colours, aspartame, polyols above 10%, and irradiated ingredients.
The webinar also included a live demonstration of FoLSol®, LabelBlind’s AI-powered label compliance platform, which validates food labels against 53 FSSAI regulations in approximately three minutes.
The Trade Promotion Council of India (TPCI) is a national trade promotion organization that works closely with the Government of India to facilitate exports and enhance India’s global trade footprint. TPCI plays a pivotal role in connecting Indian businesses with international markets through trade facilitation, capacity building, policy advocacy, and market intelligence.
Through initiatives such as knowledge sessions, buyer-seller meets, and international exhibitions, TPCI supports Indian exporters, especially MSMEs in navigating regulatory requirements, identifying market opportunities, and strengthening global competitiveness.
This was the third webinar in the LabelBlind® and TPCI collaboration series.
