CLEAR CHECK

Trusted. Respected. Valued.

Navigating a complex regulatory landscape can be challenging, but having expert guidance makes all the difference. That’s where CLEAR CHECK comes in – designed to support and inform businesses on achieving compliance for natural health industry.

Each year, hundreds of companies rely on CLEAR CHECK for specialist, cost-effective advice, including labels, marketing materials, and promotional content and any business-to-consumer communication materials intended for use in the public domain, podcast advertisement reviews and regulatory support for pet supplements and animal feed. 

As an added benefit, HFMA members enjoy a heavily reduced hourly rate.

For expert advice...

“CLEAR CHECK has evolved over many years, whilst regulations around food, food supplements and botanicals have been shaped and formed. For this reason, we have in-depth knowledge about why and how Regulatory requirements exist as they are. This gives us key insights around what can, or cannot be said, within Regulatory Requirements.”
Gwyneth Massey

For all kinds of queries and questions...

“People come to CLEAR CHECK with many different questions, ranging from complex, and often idiosyncratic, technical and regulatory queries to requests for advice about label content. Assisting companies of all shapes and sizes, on a daily basis, helps us stay sharp and on top of our game. No matter what challenge the industry is faced with, CLEAR CHECK is equipped, determined and well positioned to find a solution.”
Bríd Clesham

For help and support...

“CLEAR CHECK actively produces Guidance Notes to help inform people about the current regulatory position in all kinds of areas: Allergens, Country of Origin, or Health Claims. We are mindful that information changes all the time, and this is communicated to HFMA members on a regular basis. Our webinars are also a chance to update knowledge and to meet others working within regulatory fields in the industry.”
Jenny Carson

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Primary Authority Partnership

Surrey and Buckinghamshire Trading Standards have assessed HFMA CLEAR CHECK® service for its food standards support and concluded that “The quality level has been independently reviewed and in our opinion is likely to provide users of those services with a defence of ‘having taken all reasonable precautions and exercised all due diligence’. Please contact HFMA CLEAR CHECK® for further details.

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buckinghamshire & surrey trading standards

HFMA has partnered with Vale of Glamorgan Council Trading Standards to support our members based in Wales. For more details, please contact HFMA CLEAR CHECK.  

Guidance Notes

HFMA Members have access to the Guidance Notes.

Guidance Notes are compiled by CLEAR CHECK and the Advisers of the HFMA as an aid to understanding the requirements of relevant legislation.

Guidance Notes Available to Non-Members:

Guidance Notes Available to HFMA Members:

  • Allergen labelling July 2024
  • Beauty Claims Dec 2022
  • Best practice standard for food supplements providing bacterial strains May 2024
  • Calculation of vitamins May 2024
  • Composition of foods Mar 2023
  • Composition of food supplements Mar 2023
  • Consumer Guide to Labelling Nutrient Reference Values on Children’s Products in the UK
  • Contaminants in food supplements Mar 2023
  • Cosmetic products Apr 2021
  • Country of Origin Labelling Mar 2023
  • EC Regulation on Nutrition and Health Claims (NHCR) Guidance Jan 2023
  • EU Food Information to Consumers Regulation Jan 2023
  • Flavourings, definitions, use of natural Jan 2023
  • Food additives function categories May 2024
  • Food labelling Guidelines Aug 2021
  • Food labelling Guidelines Ingredients Listing Update Jan 2021
  • Food labelling versus food supplement labelling May 2024
  • Food supplements, claims May 2024
  • Food supplements, consumer advertising reminders Aug 2021
  • Food Supplements – Guidance on the menopause and associated claims January 2025
  • Food supplements ingredients listing & product information layout May 2021
  • Food supplements labelling Feb 2021
  • Food Supplements Presentation to the UK Market
  • Free from claims March 21
  • GM Free & non-GMO claims March 21
  • Herbs in the UK THR registrations April 2024
  • HFMA guidelines for maximum nutrient supplement levels
  • Labelling statements relating to absence or reduced presence of gluten May 2024
  • Labelling of glucosamine containing food supplements April 2024
  • Labelling of food supplements providing phytosterols-phytostanols Aug 2021
  • Labelling requirements for six artificial colours May 2024
  • Mandatory & voluntary label statements & cautions, food supplements Aug 2021
  • Medical Device Guidance April 2022
  • MHRA Final Determination and Urgent Notices April 2024
  • Movement of Goods April 2023
  • Mineral Oil Hydrocarbons (MOHS) in Foods and Food Supplements June 25
  • Minimum font size EU Reg 1169/2011 May
  • Not for EU: Assessing the Impact of ‘Not for EU’ Labelling June 25
  • Nutrient definitions for nutrition labelling May 2024
  • Nutrition labelling energy conversion factors May 2024
  • Nutrition Labelling for Food Aug 2021
  • Omission of certain ingredients from an ingredients list May 2021
  • Post-Transition Food and Food Supplement Labelling Changes May 2021
  • Quantity marking guidelines May 2024
  • Vitamin & mineral advisory statements for food supplements May 2024
  • Vitamin & mineral reference intakes (NRVs) May 2024
  • Vitamin A levels in food supplements
  • Vitamins, minerals & sources permitted in food supplements May 2024
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