Are you an entrepreneur in the manufacturing sector, seeking to know how to package your products? Maybe you have a finished product but you are not sure how the label of your product packaging should look like. The mark of every successful career in manufacturing entrepreneurship is to primarily, know what to produce, best way to produce it, how best to package it and how best to label your product. When the above conditions have been fully met, the right demand and market for such products will sweetly assured and this translates to wealth - money.
In this post. You will learn how to label your product packaging, what information a quality label must contain, to be acceptable to the consuming masses and regulatory authorities in Nigeria and the rest of the world.
To properly produce, package, label and distribute or market your products is key to a successful career in manufacturing entrepreneurship. Having these right information on how to be a successful entrepreneur will make you hate to circulate CVs in the name of hunting for jobs. The Nigerian government understands and values entrepreneurship, especially rooted in science and technology based entrepreneurship hence, the Technology Incubation Program (TIP) policies of the Federal Government.
The today's Nigerian economy is piloted by self-made entrepreneurs in diverse sectors and sub-sectors. Therefore, information on a quality product label is key to having an acceptable product in any Nigerian market and indeed the rest of the world.
So back to the issue on ground.
WHAT INFORMATION SHOULD A STANDARD PRODUCT LABEL CONTAIN?
PRODUCT BRAND NAME
This is the first information one looks out for in any product label. As a successful entrepreneur, it is assumed that your business or career outfit has met the basic requirements of establishing a business / company in Nigeria. By this, I mean the registration of your business / name with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), trademarking your brand names to avoid counterfeiting, immitation or duplication, as well as patenting your products if they are innovative intellectual properties. When you see a product with brand name inscribed with a circled R at the top corner of the brand name, that is the sign of a registered and trademarked brand name. A brand name is most essential to a product's identity.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION OR CATEGORY
Closest to a product's brand name is the description or categorization.
Other relevant contents or features of a standard label for your product include;
COMPANY NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER, EMAIL, WEBSITE & SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE
PRODUCT COMPOSITIONS
DIRECTIONS ON HOW TO USE
FOR FOOD PRODUCTS, NUTRITIONAL CONTENT ANALYSIS TABLE
DATE OF MANUFACTURING, EXPIRATION
BATCH NUMBER
BAR CODE (FOR EXPORTABLE PRODUCTS)
NAFDAC / SON (NIS CERT. NUMBER) FOR PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED OR
CONSUMED WITHIN NIGERIA
INFORMATION ON HOW TO DISPOSE PRODUCT CONTAINER
Every successful entrepreneur who is into manufacturing, seeks to latest research findings, global standard operating practices (SOPs) in terms of product content, packaging and labeling. This ensures quality and efficacious product which remains acceptable to the masses and to all government regulatory authorities.
Your product label must contain the above-listed features, irrespective of the nature of the product. A clear knowledge on this ensure career growth in enterpreneurship manufacturing and product excellence.
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