Plan the Supplement Facts artwork before the pouch design is finished. Give your designer reviewed product information, the correct pouch dieline and a clear record of the label decisions that have already been made. This helps you reserve enough space and keep the current label version in the production file.
Use the downloadable planning worksheet below to organize that handoff. It collects information for your team; it does not create a Supplement Facts panel, calculate nutrient values or determine which rules apply to your product.
Download the artwork planning worksheet
The three-page worksheet covers product and serving information, ingredient and package-copy notes, pouch details, a preflight checklist and reviewer records.
Fillable PDF
Enter short notes in the form fields, mark resolved checks, save a copy and print it for a project discussion. Open the downloaded file in a PDF reader that supports forms; form support varies between browser and mobile viewers.
Editable Word file
Use the Word version when you need longer notes, additional ingredient rows or more room for review comments. Open it in Word or another compatible document editor and keep a copy with your artwork records.
Planning worksheet v1.0 · October 6, 2026. These files organize your label brief and are separate from the final artwork you submit for printing. Use the current CPP artwork instructions for production-file preparation.
Use the right panel for the product
Supplement Facts and Nutrition Facts are different label formats. Renaming a Nutrition Facts panel does not turn it into a Supplement Facts label. FDA explains the distinction in its dietary supplement nutrition-labeling guidance.
Dietary supplement
Confirm the product classification first, then obtain the reviewed Supplement Facts information and any applicable surrounding package copy. The finished panel must be prepared for that product and its intended audience.
Conventional food or beverage
Use the appropriate food-label process. CPP’s Nutrition Facts label generator can format supplied nutrition information for review. It does not create a Supplement Facts panel, analyze nutrients or certify compliance.
A powder, gummy or drink mix should not be classified by its physical form alone. Resolve the product’s intended use, presentation and labeling with your qualified reviewer before laying out the panel.
Build a label brief from reviewed information
The designer needs approved wording and values rather than an early formula, a competitor’s label or a collection of unfinished notes. Identify the product revision and label revision so everyone works from the same records.
- Product and audience: Product name, form, selling market and intended audience, with the classification decision recorded.
- Serving information: Reviewed serving size and servings per container, with the source product record identified.
- Ingredient declarations: Reviewed names, ordering, amounts and units for the actual formula.
- Daily Value treatment: Reviewed percentages, symbols and footnotes where applicable.
- Other package copy: Reviewed ingredients statements, product identity, net quantity, company/contact details, directions, warnings and claims as applicable.
- Artwork references: Final pouch format and dimensions, dieline filename/version, current label file and the person responsible for each open issue.
The current 21 CFR 101.36 addresses supplement nutrition labeling, including serving information, dietary ingredient declarations, Daily Values and format provisions. The worksheet records decisions made for your product without prescribing a universal declaration order, type size or panel dimension.
Keep the Supplement Facts content and the surrounding ingredients statement distinct in your records. FDA’s ingredient-labeling guidance explains how source ingredients and other ingredients can be handled differently. Give the designer the reviewed statements rather than asking them to decide where each ingredient belongs.
Reserve label space on the actual pouch dieline
Select the pouch format, final size and features before preparing production artwork. Use the matching dieline to understand the printable areas and the package features that affect the layout.
Place the reviewed panel and other required copy at their intended final size early in the design. Then arrange branding and optional graphics around them. This makes a space problem visible while you can still change the composition or pouch size.
Seals, zipper areas, tear notches, hang holes and gussets can affect usable space and how the package looks after filling. Use the supplied dieline and manufacturing guidance for the actual configuration; a generic rectangular mockup cannot establish production clearances.
Follow CPP’s artwork guides, including Artwork Specifications and Pouch Manufacturing Tolerances, for file setup. The page also links to instructions for Canva, clear windows and metallic effects. Check the guide that matches your file and selected material.
Resolve fit problems before shrinking the panel
If the reviewed panel does not fit the available area, revisit the layout, orientation or pouch size with the designer and labeling reviewer. Compressing the panel horizontally, stretching it vertically or reducing regulated elements simply to fill a gap can undo the reviewed layout.
Illustrative example: A multi-serving powder pouch may need room for a scoop, a convenient opening and repeated access, while a single-serving sample may have much less continuous artwork space. A larger fill capacity does not automatically solve the label layout, and a compact sample format still needs room for the applicable copy. Compare the actual dielines before committing to the format.
Stand-up pouch
Consider an upright, bottom-gusset format when shelf presentation and repeated serving access fit the product. Check the back-panel layout and gusset areas on the matching dieline.
Flat pouch
Consider a compact format for suitable samples, single servings and refills. Check the opening, fill space and available label area together.
Use the custom pouch size guide to narrow your choices, then confirm the product fit and artwork space on the selected package.
Check the complete package at final size
A zoomed screen view can hide a cramped label or an awkward position near a pouch feature. Review the complete design at its intended print size, then assess the panel on the filled package when appropriate.
White, clear and metallic materials change the surrounding design and the treatment of printed areas. Matte and gloss finishes also change the visual effect. Compare CPP’s materials and finishes and the relevant artwork guides before finalizing backgrounds, white areas or windows near essential copy.
Evaluate the actual product, fill amount, serving tool, opening and closure alongside the artwork. CPP’s pouch testing checklist provides a broader record for package checks; it does not replace label review.
Separate label review from artwork preflight
Keep a clear record of who checked the product information, who reviewed the label requirements and who checked the production artwork. These checks answer different questions and should refer to the same final file revision.
- Verify the content. Match the product identity, formula revision, serving information and declarations to the reviewed product records.
- Review the label. Resolve the applicable declarations, format, surrounding statements, claims and warnings for the product and selling market.
- Preflight the artwork. Confirm the correct dieline, label proportions, placement around pouch features and current CPP file-preparation requirements.
- Record the final version. Identify the artwork filename, revision, reviewers and remaining issues. Remove worksheet notes and instructional placeholders from the production artwork.
CPP’s artwork page states that artwork review is included before production. Bring a specific file question and your selected pouch configuration when requesting help. Keep your product-specific label review with the qualified professional responsible for it.
Use the worksheet’s handoff checklist to track these decisions. For longer records or more than six ingredient rows, expand the Word file or attach the reviewed source document.
Official labeling references
Start with the current regulation and use FDA’s guidance for context. The FDA Dietary Supplement Labeling Guide is dated April 2005 and notes that later requirements must also be followed; it should not be treated as the only current reference.
Plan the pouch and label together
Choose a pouch format that fits the actual supplement, serving routine and reviewed artwork. Keep the current label file, worksheet and dieline together as you prepare the final design.
