EU food labelling app comparison
Best EU food labelling app for Shopify: Annex II detection vs nutrition-panel display
Direct answer. Choose FoodLabelKit when you want a product-page panel that shows an EU-style nutrition table, an ingredient list with allergens in bold, net quantity, storage, country of origin, the food business operator, and an optional Nutri-Score grade, from product metafields, added in the theme editor. Choose EU Food Info Guard when you want the 14 EU Annex II allergens detected from ingredient text, an allergen the ingredients mention but the declared list omits flagged, pre-purchase facts separated from delivery-only notes, a theme-block sync, and weekly completeness reviews with an audit trail. This page is not a ranking and not legal advice. Distance-sale allergen information still has to be available before purchase under Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 Article 14; confirm the live text.
EU Food Info Guard (Shopify App Store ยท Write a review) reviews allergen, ingredient, nutrition, net quantity, origin, operator, and storage gaps before food product display. FoodLabelKit (Shopify App Store) adds a food information panel from product metafields. Neither listing is a determination that a product page meets FIC. Re-open both before you decide.
Free check first: EU food label particulars checklist runs in your browser and sends nothing. Paste food label text and see which mandatory particulars and Annex II allergens it names. It is a reading aid, not legal advice and not what any app checks.
What each app mentioned
“not mentioned” means that topic was absent from the public listing copy — not a claim about an unpublished feature. Sources: FoodLabelKit · EU Food Info Guard. Rows restated on 12 Oct 2026.
| Topic | FoodLabelKit | EU Food Info Guard |
|---|---|---|
| Job described | mentioned — a food information panel on product pages; nutrition declaration, ingredients with allergens in bold, net quantity, storage, country of origin, food business operator, optional Nutri-Score | mentioned — review allergen, ingredient, nutrition, net quantity, origin, operator, and storage gaps before food product display |
| Annex II allergen detection | not mentioned as detection from ingredient text | mentioned — detects all 14 EU Annex II allergens straight from ingredient text |
| Ingredient vs declared-list mismatch | not mentioned | mentioned — flags an allergen the ingredients mention but the declared list omits |
| Nutrition table presentation | mentioned — EU-style nutrition table with the correct order and indented sub-values | not mentioned as a formatted nutrition table |
| Nutri-Score | mentioned — optional Nutri-Score badge with a plain-language tooltip on each grade | not mentioned |
| Storefront display | mentioned — add from the theme editor; block is theme Liquid; data from product metafields | mentioned — syncs to a storefront theme block via an app-owned metafield, no template edits |
| Distance-selling split | not mentioned | mentioned — separates pre-purchase facts from delivery-only notes |
| Scheduled review and audit trail | not mentioned | mentioned — weekly scheduled completeness reviews plus a full audit trail of every change |
What FIC actually requires on a distance-sale page
For prepacked food sold at a distance, Article 14 of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 requires mandatory food information — including allergen information under Articles 9 and 21 and Annex II — to be available before the purchase is concluded, and all mandatory particulars again at delivery. The Commission page on food allergies is a reading aid, not a substitute for the regulation. Neither app decides legal compliance. Confirm the live EUR-Lex text.
How to choose
If you already hold nutrition, ingredient, origin, operator, and storage values in product metafields and you want them rendered as an EU-style panel with bold allergens and an optional Nutri-Score, FoodLabelKit fits that job. If you want Annex II allergens detected from ingredient text, mismatches against the declared list flagged, pre-purchase facts kept apart from delivery-only notes, a theme-block sync, and weekly completeness reviews with an audit trail, EU Food Info Guard fits that job. Display and gap review can sit side by side; this page does not say one listing replaces the other. Open FoodLabelKit and EU Food Info Guard and re-read the live copy.
What this comparison is not
- Not a ranking, traffic, review-count, or sales promise.
- Not legal advice, a FIC certification, or a claim that either app makes a product page compliant.
- Not a substitute for Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011.
- Not a claim about unpublished features. “not mentioned” means the public listing did not describe that topic.
Related pages
- EU food label particulars checklist — paste label text; sends nothing
- Food allergen labels before purchase, not only on delivery
- EU 14 allergens list: Annex II
- Allergen in ingredients missing from the declared list
- Allergen theme-block metafield sync
- Weekly FIC completeness reviews
- Nutrition and net quantity before purchase
- Food business operator name and address
- Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on EUR-Lex
- EU Food Info Guard — live App Store listing
- FoodLabelKit — live App Store listing
- Shopify apps hub
- Tools
Not legal advice. Not a ranking. Each row restates what the two apps describe on their public listings; re-open both before you decide. The browser checker is a reading aid and does not show what any app checks. Confirm Article 14 and Annex II on EUR-Lex.