Published On - November 26, 2020
Post-Brexit Food and Non-Food Labelling
For food products produced in GB and sold in the EU or NI, 1st January 2021 is a hard deadline for labelling changes, products already on the market before that date can continue to circulate with the old labelling. For food products produced in GB or imported from the EU to be sold in GB, the trans...
Published On - April 15, 2020
Remote Interpreting: How To Get Started
In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, personal interaction of all sorts is going remote. This reduces potential exposure for everyone involved, but it also creates new challenges, particularly when participants speak different languages. Remote interpreting is one way to overcome language barriers ...
Published On - January 15, 2020
Background to Sports Food Labelling Regulations
Back in 2014, an ad campaign by Lucozade was very eloquently entitled “Lucozade Sport vs Water.” In the video, two groups of athletes compete in an endurance running test on a treadmill. One group drinks water. The other drinks Lucozade. Eventually, the “water only” athletes give up one by ...
Published On - January 9, 2020
Connected Packaging: The Next Big Thing?
The increasingly complex challenges faced by today’s retail industry have been well documented of late – challenges which are often compounded when exporting. Brands and retailers need to address rapidly changing consumer behaviours and expectations, as well as respond to the pressures of sp...
Published On - December 20, 2019
Translating Your Food Supplement Packaging
Are you are a manufacturer of dietary supplements, functional drinks, or any other food with added health benefits? Congratulations- the whole world is now your potential marketplace. Over the last few years, health-conscious consumers have fallen out of love with the idea of “dieting” and start...
Published On - December 19, 2019
International Packaging Regulations After Brexit
After a stormy three years, it appears that Brexit is finally set to become reality. The UK is expected to formally withdraw from the EU on 31 January 2020. Free trade agreements will come later. With the details of these agreements still unclear, international trade is facing a period of uncertai...
Published On - December 17, 2019
General Merchandise Labelling: An International Checklist
You’ve heard the saying “It’s what inside that counts”. When it comes to exporting products, that’s not entirely true. General merchandise labelling matters, and if your products are labelled with incorrect information or missing required information, you won’t be able to sell them in yo...
Published On - October 9, 2019
Medical Interpreting: What You Need to Know
What is medical interpreting? And why is it important? Medical interpreters interpret conversations between doctors, carers, clinicians, and patients in a medical setting. Medical interpreting is a specialised discipline. Having a casual understanding of both languages being spoken does not make som...
Published On - May 9, 2019
The Languages of the European Union
9 May is Europe Day, a day to commemorate the birth of the European Union and celebrate peace and unity in Europe. To celebrate, here are seven facts about the languages of the EU that organisations need to know to do business there. The European Union has 24 official or working languages. The...