# Restaurant food labels that pass the rules, ready to print

Day dots, prep labels and grab-and-go labels with use-by dates and allergens. Describe it, and SI designs it with you; the studio checks the rules before you export.

Design yours free: https://labelmaker.si/studio/?product=prep_label&rules=food_service

## What restaurant food labels need

- **Prep date and use-by** (checked automatically): Date marking for ready-to-eat TCS food (7-day max at 41°F).
- **Calorie labeling for chains of 20+** (you confirm): Calories on menus, boards and next to self-service foods.
- **Allergens on grab-and-go** (checked automatically): Major allergens on packaged foods.
- **Traceability Lot Code** (you confirm): Foods on the FTL need TLCs on case labels (enforced from 2028-07-20).

Summarized from 21 CFR 101.11, FALCPA, FDA Food Code 3-501.17, FSMA 204. Requirements vary by market and product, so confirm the details for yours.

## Label types

- [Prep & use-by labels](https://labelmaker.si/studio/?product=prep_label&rules=food_service): Item, prep time, use-by, initials. Thermal or pre-printed.
- [Day-of-week & food rotation](https://labelmaker.si/studio/?product=day_dot&rules=food_service): Day dots and use-by labels, removable or dissolvable.
- [Grab-and-go labels](https://labelmaker.si/studio/?product=grab_go_label&rules=food_service): Ingredients, allergens and calories for packaged meals.

## Questions

**Is labelmaker.si free?** Designing is free and unlimited. When a design is ready, print-ready files are $2.99 each, or included with a plan.

**Does it check the labeling rules for restaurant food labels?** Yes. The studio opens with Restaurants & food service selected in Preflight and checks 4 rules before you export: Prep date and use-by; Calorie labeling for chains of 20+; Allergens on grab-and-go; Traceability Lot Code. Rules it can't verify from the artwork are flagged for you to confirm.

**Do I need design skills?** No. Describe the label in plain words and SI, the studio's AI designer, sets up the product, size, art and text. You can also edit everything by hand.

**Where do I print it?** Anywhere: your own printer or cutter (Cricut, Silhouette, Roland, Zebra) or any print shop. You download print-ready PDF, SVG and cut-line files.

**Is my AI key safe?** Your AI key stays in your browser and goes straight to your own provider. labelmaker.si never receives or stores it.