Label Liability

This page explains how ingredient and allergen labels are produced in BakeCheck and where responsibility for them lies. It is the long-form version of the terms you accept inside the app when you approve your first label, and it forms part of your Membership Terms of Service. The wording below matches the in-app acceptance text and shares the same version.

The core terms

Labels produced by BakeCheck are draft recommendations generated with the assistance of AI and must be reviewed and approved by a competent person before use. BakeCheck does not guarantee that labels are complete or free from error, and accepts no liability for labels that are used without review. You are responsible for ensuring every label you approve and use complies with applicable food information and allergen labelling law.

1. Labels are AI-drafted starting points

BakeCheck generates labels with the assistance of AI from the ingredient and recipe data in your Workspace. Automated generation can make mistakes — including omissions, incorrect ordering, or missed allergen emphasis — and the quality of any label depends on the accuracy and completeness of the underlying ingredient data, some of which may originate from a shared catalogue or be extracted automatically from composition text or images.

2. You must review every label before use

Before a label can be approved, you confirm the following (this is the exact wording of the in-app acknowledgement):

This ingredient label is an AI-generated draft. Automated generation can make mistakes. I confirm I have reviewed this label against the actual recipe and packaging, that it is accurate, and I accept responsibility for its use.

You must check each label against the actual recipe and packaging before printing, exporting, or displaying it.

3. Allergen checking is an aid, not a guarantee

BakeCheck runs an automated allergen coverage check that blocks approval if a declared allergen is not emphasised in the label text, based on the 14 allergens required to be declared under UK food information law. This check is only as complete as the ingredient data you provide. It cannot detect an allergen that is missing from, or mislabelled in, your ingredient records, and it does not replace your own review. You remain responsible for declaring allergens correctly, including "may contain" cross-contamination warnings where appropriate.

4. Your responsibility for legal compliance

You are responsible for ensuring every label you approve and use complies with applicable food information and allergen labelling law — including the Food Information Regulations and the requirements commonly known as Natasha's Law for prepacked-for-direct-sale foods. [LEGAL REVIEW — confirm the specific regulations and any sector-specific requirements to cite.]

5. No warranty and no liability without review

BakeCheck does not guarantee that labels are complete or free from error and accepts no liability for labels that are used without review. Nothing in these terms transfers to BakeCheck your legal responsibility, as a food business, for the labels you publish. The general limitation of liability in the Membership Terms of Service also applies.

6. Re-approval when data changes

Each approved label is tied to a snapshot of its recipe. If the underlying ingredients or recipe change, the previously approved label is invalidated and must be regenerated and re-approved before further use.

7. Records

We keep an audit trail of label generation, acknowledgement, approval, and export, recording which user took each action and which version of these terms they accepted. This helps you demonstrate the diligence behind each label.