🍯 Honey Packaging & Labelling Lab

About this simulation

UK honey sold to consumers is regulated under the Honey (England) Regulations 2015 (and equivalent devolved/EU rules) alongside general food information law. A jar that is missing a required field isn't just untidy — it is a trading standards offence that can trigger a stop notice, forced relabelling, or a fine. This lab builds a label on a 3D jar field-by-field so you can see exactly which pieces of text are legally required and what happens to your compliance score when one is missing.

How it works

• Name of the food — the word "Honey" (or a qualified variety name) must appear clearly.
• Country of origin — e.g. "Produce of UK" or "Blend of EU and non-EU honeys".
• Net quantity — the metric weight in grams, in a minimum type size set by law.
• Best-before date — honey is exempt from "use by" but still needs a durability date.
• Lot/batch number — required so a jar can be traced back to a specific extraction batch.
• Business name & address — the food business operator responsible for the product.
• Allergen advisory — only required when the honey itself contains an allergenic ingredient (e.g. added nuts); leaving it off a jar that needs it is a serious breach even if every other field is present.

Controls

• Container — switch between a classic jar, hexagonal jar and a squeeze bottle; shape affects shelf stand-out and unit packaging cost.
• Net quantity — cycles through common retail fill sizes; the jar model scales and the printed weight updates.
• Label completeness — reveals required fields one at a time, in the order most producers add them.
• Contains added nuts — toggles a flavoured honey that legally needs an allergen advisory line.
• ↺ Reset label — restarts at a partly-complete label. Drag to rotate, scroll to zoom.

Did you know?

Trading standards officers routinely check honey jars precisely because they are cheap to sample and easy to mislabel — vague origin claims ("Pure Honey" with no country) and missing lot codes are two of the most common enforcement findings in UK honey retail.