Packaging Material: Generic Polyethylene Bottle in Orange Cap

Capseal: Clear, no print, 1.5 inches
Product Name: LITE Peanut Butter
Brand: Lily’s

Sticker Label:

- Seemed to be printed and cutted manually using generic sticker labels
- Smudges on print were noted
- Dirty label
- Poor print quality
- No Net weight Declaration
- No declared Ingredients; no ways to verify safety of the consumers
- No declared Nutrition Facts; A very vital part of the label where nutritional values/contents are verified
- No Manufacturer’s Address and contact information
- No declared Allergen Information; very crucial for Allergic consumers
- No IDCP Halal logo; Not recognized by MUSLIM consumers
- Expiry Date is incomplete; declared as Month and Year only; Printed on the label
- No ways to check registration/certification authenticity from FOOD AND DRUGS ADMINISTRATION (FDA) because of incomplete details

SENSORY ATTRIBUTES:

a. APPEARANCE:
- Peanut butter paste is not homogenous; seemed to be manually mixed; seemed to have added an ingredient with water component since uneven color is an indication of the presence of water; very crucial for a peanut butter product since this may cause quick on set of spoilage; not safe for consumers
- Found to have foreign matter
b. ODOR:
- Weak roasted peanut butter odor
c. TASTE:
- Sweet (sweetness taste of Cane sugar), raw peanut taste with hint of milk and off bitter after note
d. TEXTURE:
- Very hard to spread; too viscous texture; seemed to have large amounts of powder components

Packaging Material:

- Does not offer any product in Generic PE bottle in Orange Cap
- LITE Variant comes in PET Jar with Green Cap
- Has no Capseal for the LITE variant
- With Packaging liner inside

Sticker Label:

- Complete declaration of the following:
a. Authentic Brand (Registered); font is almost the same size with the product name
b. Complete and authentic product name; does not named as LITE PEANUT BUTTER but as LITE PEANUT SPREAD (With Stevia Extract)
c. With calculated and analyzed Nutrition facts
d. IDCP Halal logo; Recognized by MUSLIM; with authentic certificate
e. Sticker appearance is glossy, not matte with high print quality
f. Complete net weight details (in grams and ounces units)
g. With Authentic product barcode
h. With Cholesterol-free food and Zero transfat heart logo
i. Manufacturer’s Information (Name, Address, Contact Information)
j. Expiration Date is declared completely with Lot code and production date and Time
k. With declared Allergen information
l. Complete Ingredients List
m. With ways to verify registration/certificate from FDA Philippines through the complete details indicated on the label

SENSORY ATTRIBUTES:

a. APPEARANCE:
- Peanut Paste is smooth, velvety
- Homogenous mixture; EVEN COLOR; no presence of off color
b. ODOR:
- roasted peanut butter odor; no off odor
c. TASTE:
- Mildly sweet, roasted peanut taste with hint of stevia; authentic stevia with no hint of sugar cane taste ways to verify registration/certificate from FDA Philippines through the complete details indicated on the label