Do’s and Don’ts of Custom CBD Packaging Boxes
Time and again we have seen a product or concept rolls out in the market and creates a lot of buzz. CBD oil and related products fall into the same category. Currently, the line of goods is making a big splash as people from all walks of life are swiftly embracing these products.
Thanks to the infinite benefits of the substance, CBD products are only growing in popularity. Advocates tout that CBD products are quite effective when it comes to treating various conditions such as relieving pain, reducing anxiety and depression, improving heart health, combating inflammation, preventing diabetes, canceling the side effects of cancer treatment, and more.
Though further research is required to affirm its effectiveness, the therapeutic substance is creating waves with every passing day. This provides both producers and packagers a golden opportunity to cash on it and make a fortune for themselves.
But it can only happen when brands appropriately label their CBD products. Bearing this in mind, The Legacy Printing, a top packaging company that specializes in CBD packaging, has compiled a list of some do’s and don’ts to label your CBD product. These pointers will keep you away from federal meddling and allow you to move ahead without hassle.
Use the Right Label for Your CBD Packaging
Firstly, find out if your product needs a supplement or food label. You also need to consider printing directions for use and intended use of the product on your custom CBD packaging boxes. Let’s say if your product is an oral spray, gel or capsule, you will be required to display a supplement label.
Even some beverage and food formats are required to be labeled as supplements, especially where the serving size is below the Food and Drug Administration’s RACC (recommended amount customarily consumed).
The main thing is how the product is intended to be used. This can be established by the serving size, container size, and marketing claims made about the product. But typically hemp CBD products bear a supplement label.
So if you have chosen to go the route of supplement label make sure to follow the FDA labeling rules for dietary supplements to avoid any inconvenience.
Avoid Highlighting CBD on Your Packaging
Sure, CBD looks sexy, but it’s best to position your product as a cannabinoid or hemp product—if it’s not a full-spectrum CBD product. But if you are selling a full-spectrum CBD product, then there is no harm in calling it that.
Comprehensive detail on CBD box packaging will not only segregate it from CBD drug products but also keep it off FDA’s radar if you haven’t exaggerated the health benefits claims.
Front Labelling Should be Done Right
Most often than not front labeling isn’t done right. CBD producers must make sure the display panel should exhibit some important pieces of information such as:
- The net weight of the product in case of liquids, or
- The number of tablets or capsules in a container.
However, this requirement isn’t applicable to products that are stocked and sold in marijuana dispensaries. So, if you are selling your products within a specific state its best to follow that state’s labeling rules. If not, then you have to follow the federal laws.
Another critical piece of information that is required to be displayed on the front of the label is a proclamation of identity. It could be on the lines of ‘dietary supplement,’ ‘herbal supplement,’ or ‘hemp extract supplement’.
You may also want to showcase the amount of nutrient like 10 mg CBD per serving on the front of the CBD box packaging. But make sure this amount shouldn’t differ from the information that goes on the back label.
Know the Labelling Parts of CBD Packaging
If you are displaying supplement on the front, then a supplement facts panel should go at the back of your CBD packaging. In the case of herbal products, specify the part(s) of the plant that is used in the production. Also, you are required to display the total amount of hemp extracted for use or oil per serving.
However, if you are only showcasing the amount of CBD for each serving in the facts panel, it will make the product look isolate. To make it transparent, you can segregate cannabinoids and print the amount for each serving.
But if your product is a beverage or food, print nutrition facts panel on the back. The nutrition facts slightly differ from the supplements facts, so to develop an understanding you should check the FDA food labeling guide. As far as the front is concerned, the requirements for beverage or food remains relatively the same as the supplement.
We hope the aforementioned information will help you label your CBD products without a glitch. Moreover, it will keep you off FDA’s radar.