This release delivers key enhancements across data governance, formulation accuracy, compliance efficiency, and training workflows. Each update is designed to strengthen platform usability, improve data integrity, and support consistent, secure operations across teams. Below is an overview of the enhancements included in this release.
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Platform Standards
Nutrition Labeling: Updated Folate Fields for US and UK/EU
What’s New? Folate field support has been enhanced across both US and UK/EU nutrition workflows. The updates improve how folate is captured, interpreted, and carried through to nutrition outputs. This helps ensure teams are working with folate data that is aligned to regional expectations.
Who Will Use This?
- Regulatory teams creating or reviewing US and UK/EU nutrition labels
- Labeling teams supporting multi-region nutrition outputs
- Quality and QA reviewers validating nutrition data before artwork handoff
What Changed? Nutrition forms have been updated to provide clearer folate reporting that aligns with regional regulatory requirements. On the US nutrition experience, folate is shown as Folate (mcg DFE) with an expand/collapse option to capture source-level detail (Folic Acid and Naturally Occurring Folate) when needed. On the UK/EU nutrition experience, folate terminology and the unit of measure are aligned to regional expectations (mcg, not mcg DFE) to prevent unit confusion and downstream formatting issues. These updates appear in Items > Data Sheet > Nutrition and Formula Management > Nutrition pages, with helpful tooltips to support accurate entry and review.
Benefit to Users Clearer folate handling reduces rework during label review and helps minimize downstream formatting issues in exports and artwork. Teams can spend less time reconciling unit or wording differences between regions, which is particularly valuable when managing global portfolios. Overall, users can generate more consistent market-ready nutrition outputs with less manual cleanup.
Enterprise
Improved In-App Document Viewer
What’s New? The in-app document viewer has been upgraded to improve rendering quality and compatibility for common file types. Users should see more consistent display behavior when opening documents directly in the application. The upgrade also supports a more reliable experience when administrative document controls are enabled.
Who Will Use This?
- End users who view documents in-app (e.g., supplier documents, specifications, and reports)
- Administrators who manage roles/permissions and document access settings
- Compliance teams configuring document handling controls
What Changed? The viewer now renders common file types more reliably, including Word, Excel, and PDF documents, helping reduce display issues that can interrupt review. Download and print actions are also handled more consistently based on your organization’s role settings: users with Export permission can download/print from the viewer, while users without Export permission can still view documents but will have download/print disabled.
Benefit to Users Users spend less time troubleshooting display issues and can review documents faster without switching tools or downloading files. More consistent in-app rendering helps reduce review delays and supports smoother cross-team collaboration. Overall, organizations get a better viewing experience while maintaining stronger consistency with document handling policies.
Supplier Management
Roles & Permissions: Additional Document Export Controls
What’s New? Role-based controls for document export actions have been expanded. Organizations can apply more consistent policy to how documents are shared or taken out of the system. This provides additional flexibility for customers with stricter governance requirements.
Who Will Use This?
- System administrators configuring Export permissions in Roles and Permissions
- Security and compliance teams defining document handling policies
- End users who download, print, or share documents as part of daily workflows
What Changed? Document download, print, and in-app email sharing are now governed more consistently by the Export permission in Roles and Permissions. Users without Export access can still view documents, but they cannot download them from menus or viewers, and they cannot email them from within the system, helping ensure document handling behavior is predictable across the application.
Benefit to Users Teams can align document distribution to internal policy and reduce the risk of unapproved sharing or accidental export. Clearer controls can also reduce confusion for end users by making permitted actions consistent with their role. Overall, organizations gain stronger governance over how documents can be exported while still supporting collaboration workflows.
Document Intelligence
Compare Extracted Values to Existing Data
What’s New? During extraction review, users can now see extracted values alongside the existing value already stored on the record. This provides immediate context for whether the extracted data represents a change. The experience is designed to make validation faster without needing additional navigation.
Who Will Use This?
- Data reviewers and extraction validators confirming document-derived values
- Quality/QA teams approving extracted updates at scale
- Subject matter experts who need quick context before approving changes
- High-volume processing teams looking to reduce manual comparison work
What Changed? When an attribute already exists on a record, the extraction results now surface the current saved value directly in the results table (via a hover tooltip) alongside the newly extracted value. This keeps key context in one place so reviewers can confirm what is changing (or staying the same) without leaving the results screen.
Benefit to Users Reviewers can confirm changes faster and reduce unnecessary edits without leaving the extraction screen. Seeing old vs. new values helps prevent accidental overwrites and supports more confident approvals. Overall, extraction validation becomes quicker and more accurate with fewer context switches.
Extract Data from Product Labels and Packaging Specifications
What’s New? Document Intelligence now supports additional Item Supplied document types for extraction: Product Label (Label Sample) and Packaging Specification. This expands the range of commonly used supplier documents that can be processed for structured data capture. It’s designed to help teams move more information from documents into usable fields faster.
Who Will Use This?
- Quality and regulatory teams capturing item-level attributes from supplier documents
- Packaging teams reviewing packaging specifications tied to supplied items
- Document processing teams classifying, extracting, and mapping label/spec documents
- Item onboarding teams standardizing attributes across large catalogs
What Changed? Product Label (Label Sample) and Packaging Specification can now be classified and processed for extraction and mapping at the Item Supplied level. This enables teams to route these documents through the same extraction workflow used for other supported document types. Once processed, key data points can be reviewed and applied more directly to item records.
Benefit to Users More key data can be captured directly from commonly used label and packaging documents, reducing manual entry and improving consistency. Expanded support helps standardize item-level attributes even when documents vary by supplier format. Overall, item onboarding and maintenance workflows become more efficient as more document types are extraction-ready.
Quality Checks for Consistent Extraction Validation
What’s New? A QA Playbooks experience is now available to help standardize how extraction results are validated. Teams can define repeatable expectations for what “good” looks like by document type. This supports more consistent review and quality outcomes across reviewers.
Who Will Use This?
- Document Intelligence administrators configuring extraction validation standards
- QA leads defining department-level requirements by document type
- Extraction reviewers applying consistent checks during review
- Teams training new reviewers or distributing review work across multiple users
What Changed? A new QA Playbooks area is available in AI Settings, where teams can define validation checks by document type using natural-language guidance or by uploading an existing playbook document. During extraction review, these checks can be applied to evaluate results against your requirements and flag outcomes such as Pass, Fail, or Needs More Information. Those outcomes can also be used to drive workflow actions—for example, routing for additional review, notifying stakeholders, or rejecting non-compliant submissions.
Benefit to Users Standardized validation reduces reviewer guesswork and helps improve extraction accuracy over time. Playbooks make it easier to scale review across teams while maintaining consistent quality expectations. Overall, customers can expand extraction usage with more predictable outcomes and clearer review criteria.
Formula Management
Updated Navigation with Grouped Tabs
What’s New? Formula Management now includes a streamlined navigation experience with grouped primary tabs. Related areas have been organized more intuitively to make the overall UI easier to scan. This update reduces tab sprawl and supports faster movement between common tasks.
Who Will Use This?
- Formulators and R&D teams navigating composition, labeling, and manufacturing workflows
- Regulatory users reviewing formulation-related outputs
- Occasional users who benefit from clearer organization and wayfinding
What Changed? Related areas are consolidated into fewer, clearer primary tabs to reduce clutter and improve navigation. The new grouping model places commonly used destinations closer together and reduces the need to hunt across many tab options. While functionality remains the same, the paths to reach key areas have been simplified.
Benefit to Users Users can find key areas faster and move through common workflows with fewer clicks, especially when switching between related tasks. A cleaner navigation layout can also reduce training time for new users and lower the chance of missed steps caused by hard-to-find tabs. Overall, navigation feels simpler and more efficient for day-to-day formulation work.
Ingredient Declarations: Group Minor Ingredients
What’s New? Ingredient declarations now include an option to group qualifying minor ingredients into a single “Contains 2 percent or less of …” statement. This gives teams a more label-friendly way to represent long tails of low-percentage ingredients. It is designed to support clearer declarations without losing ingredient transparency.
Who Will Use This?
- Labeling teams generating ingredient declarations for products with many minor ingredients
- Regulatory teams reviewing label-ready ingredient statements
- Teams supporting multiple customer formats where space and readability matter
- Reviewers validating declarations before packaging artwork handoff
What Changed? Ingredient declaration outputs can now consolidate eligible minor ingredients under a dedicated grouped statement when the option is enabled. The declaration still preserves the full ingredient list, but presents it in a more compact way that mirrors common label conventions. This reduces the need to manually rewrite declarations for final label presentation.
Benefit to Users Grouping improves readability and can help ingredient statements fit better in label layouts, especially for products with many minor components. It also reduces manual edits and helps teams maintain consistency between internal formulation data and final label wording. Overall, teams can generate cleaner ingredient statements that align better with common labeling conventions.
US labels: Updated Folate Display
What’s New? US label output now presents folate in a refined, easier-to-review format. The update focuses on clearer display conventions that align with common regulatory expectations. This helps reduce ambiguity when teams are validating Nutrition Facts panels.
Who Will Use This?
- Regulatory teams producing or reviewing US Nutrition Facts panels
- Labeling teams generating US label outputs as part of routine workflows
- QA reviewers comparing nutrition outputs against internal standards before artwork approval
- Teams supporting frequent formula changes and repeated label reviews
What Changed? US label output now displays folate in a clearer, more regulation-aligned way to reduce ambiguity during review. The underlying nutrition workflow continues to use the same data sources, but the label presentation has been updated to be easier to interpret. This helps standardize how folate appears across generated US label formats.
Benefit to Users Clearer output reduces review time and helps prevent misinterpretation that can lead to rework or label iteration delays. A more standardized display can also improve consistency across teams and reduce back-and-forth during approvals. Overall, US labels are easier to validate and move through review workflows with greater confidence.
UK/EU labels: New Linear Format
What’s New? A new linear back-of-pack label format is now available for UK/EU nutrition outputs. This format provides a more compact way to present nutrition information while keeping the same underlying data. It’s intended to better support real-world packaging layout constraints.
Who Will Use This?
- Labeling teams generating UK/EU back-of-pack outputs for space-limited packaging
- Regulatory teams reviewing UK/EU nutrition presentation requirements
- Packaging and artwork teams needing a compact layout for design constraints
- Brand teams or agencies preparing layouts earlier in the design process
What Changed? Users can select a linear UK/EU back-of-pack format that presents nutrition information more compactly than other layouts. The format uses the same nutrition dataset and calculations, but outputs in a linear arrangement suited for tighter spaces. This provides an additional formatting choice without changing the underlying nutrition values.
Benefit to Users The compact format can fit more packaging configurations and helps reduce the need for external reformatting before artwork finalization. Providing an in-system option also supports more consistent outputs across teams and suppliers. Overall, teams get more flexibility in how UK/EU nutrition information is presented for production-ready packaging.
UK/EU Back-of-Pack Panels: Voluntary Nutrients and Editability
What’s New? UK/EU Back-of-Pack nutrition panels now support adding voluntary nutrients and making controlled edits to panel content. This expands flexibility for customers who need to meet specific presentation requirements. The goal is to enable more label-ready outputs without leaving the system.
Who Will Use This?
- Regulatory teams tailoring UK/EU outputs to meet regional requirements
- Labeling teams managing voluntary nutrients and presentation variations
- Packaging teams accommodating layout constraints during artwork iteration
- Teams coordinating with design/print partners and aiming to reduce back-and-forth
What Changed? Users can add voluntary nutrients and make edits to the back-of-pack panel to meet presentation requirements. Editability is intended to support practical formatting needs while keeping nutrition data management centralized. Note: At this time, only the first column is editable; additional column support is planned for a future release.
Benefit to Users Teams can meet more presentation variations without exporting and manually adjusting formats in external tools, saving time and reducing version confusion. Controlled editability also helps keep changes auditable and consistent across reviewers. Overall, UK/EU panel generation becomes more flexible while keeping data and formatting changes managed in-system.
Mexico Labels: Rounding Rules
What’s New? Mexico Nutrition Facts outputs now apply Mexico-aligned rounding behavior when labels are generated. This brings the rendered panel closer to expected local presentation rules. The update is intended to reduce manual adjustments late in the label workflow.
Who Will Use This?
- Labeling teams generating Mexico Nutrition Facts panels
- Regulatory teams reviewing Mexico-specific presentation requirements
- Packaging and artwork coordinators who need outputs closer to final production formatting
- Teams managing Mexico-specific product lines at scale
What Changed? Mexico Nutrition Facts panel outputs now apply Mexico-specific rounding rules to better align with local expectations. The rounding behavior is applied as part of output generation, so users do not need to make manual rounding edits after the fact. This helps standardize Mexico label outputs across different users and workflows.
Benefit to Users Less manual rounding adjustment is needed during label review and artwork preparation, which can shorten cycle times and reduce errors. More predictable rounding also helps reduce back-and-forth between regulatory and design teams when values appear inconsistent. Overall, Mexico label outputs become more consistent and require less cleanup before finalization.
PDCAAS Amino Acid Report: Optional Exclusion of Specific Ingredients
What’s New? PDCAAS amino acid reporting now includes an item-level option to exclude specific ingredients/items from calculations. This supports more precise handling of edge cases where an ingredient should not contribute to the PDCAAS outcome. The report output will reflect these exclusions to improve transparency.
Who Will Use This?
- R&D teams using PDCAAS outputs during product development
- Nutrition teams producing PDCAAS amino acid reports
- Regulatory and quality reviewers validating protein-quality reporting
- Teams managing edge cases where specific items should not contribute to PDCAAS
What Changed? A new “Exclude from PDCAAS” setting can be applied at the item level to prevent selected items from contributing to PDCAAS calculations and report output. This gives teams a controlled method to manage exceptions without modifying base data in unintended ways. The setting is intended for specific, documented cases where exclusion is required.
Benefit to Users Teams can handle exceptions transparently without relying on manual workarounds or creating duplicate items solely for reporting. This can improve confidence in PDCAAS results and reduce time spent reconciling calculation questions during review. Overall, PDCAAS reporting becomes easier to manage and more reliable for specialized scenarios.
Packaging Specification Management
Improved Item Category Options
What’s New? Item category selection has been improved to be more consistent during item setup and maintenance. Customers should see clearer availability of categories such as Raw Material, Packaging, and Finished Good. This is designed to reduce confusion when teams operate across different module configurations.
Who Will Use This?
- Item master data owners creating and maintaining item records
- Packaging teams managing items in Packaging Specification Management
- Admins supporting environments without Formula Management
- Teams relying on accurate categorization for downstream workflows and reporting
What Changed? Item category options are now surfaced more consistently across item setup and maintenance flows, including for customers who do not use Formula Management. This reduces cases where category options appeared missing or unavailable based on configuration. The update helps ensure teams can select the right category at the right time.
Benefit to Users Users can categorize items correctly with fewer configuration-related obstacles, which helps improve data quality and consistency. Correct categorization supports downstream workflows such as filtering, reporting, and packaging-spec maintenance. Overall, item setup becomes smoother and more reliable across different customer environments.
NutriCalc
Increased Character Limit for Labeling Names
What’s New? NutriCalc now supports longer label names to better reflect real-world naming conventions. This helps when teams need to capture details like version, customer, serving basis, or claims in the label name. The change is intended to make label libraries easier to manage and identify at a glance.
Who Will Use This?
- Labeling and regulatory teams managing many label versions and variants
- Organizations using structured naming standards for tracking and approvals
- Users who frequently search, filter, review, or export labels
What Changed? The maximum length for label naming has been increased to support more descriptive naming conventions. Teams can include more context directly in the label name without truncation. This improves consistency when exporting, reviewing, and referencing labels across processes.
Benefit to Users Clearer naming improves searchability and reduces confusion when reviewing, approving, or exporting multiple label versions. More descriptive names can also reduce errors caused by selecting the wrong label in downstream workflows. Overall, teams can manage label libraries more effectively with names that reflect real-world versioning needs.
USA labels: Dual Column (Simplified)
What’s New? A new USA Dual Column (Simplified) label format is available in NutriCalc. The layout is designed to support dual-display scenarios with a cleaner, more compact presentation. This gives teams another ready-to-use option without custom formatting.
Who Will Use This?
- Labeling teams creating US Nutrition Facts panels that require dual-display scenarios
- Regulatory reviewers validating dual column layouts during approvals
- Customers producing multiple package sizes or serving presentations
What Changed? NutriCalc now offers a simplified dual column layout option for US labels that produces a more compact panel format. The format focuses on readability while still supporting common dual column use cases. Note: This format is currently available in NutriCalc; comparable functionality in Formula Management is planned for a future release.
Benefit to Users Teams can generate common dual column US label layouts faster and reduce reliance on manual formatting or external tools. A standardized simplified layout can also improve consistency across products and reduce review cycles for artwork changes. Overall, NutriCalc provides more ready-to-use output options for US labeling needs while broader format availability continues to expand.
Canada Labels: Dual Column for Different Amounts of Food
What’s New? NutriCalc now supports Canada’s dual column label format for different amounts of food. This format is used when products must show side-by-side nutrition values for two serving bases. It expands Canadian label coverage for common compliance scenarios.
Who Will Use This?
- Labeling teams generating Canadian Nutrition Facts panels requiring two serving amounts
- Regulatory teams ensuring Canadian dual column presentation requirements are met
- Teams managing products consumed in multiple typical quantities or package sizes
- Reviewers validating Canada outputs before printing and artwork handoff
What Changed? NutriCalc can now produce the Canada dual column format for different amounts of food as a selectable output option. This enables side-by-side panels based on the same underlying nutrition data, formatted for the required presentation. Note: This format is currently available in NutriCalc; comparable functionality in Formula Management is planned for a future release.
Benefit to Users Teams can produce compliant, side-by-side Canadian outputs without building custom layouts or making manual adjustments after export. Generating the correct format in-system can reduce rework and speed up label reviews and artwork approvals. Overall, NutriCalc expands Canada label support to cover more real-world packaging and compliance scenarios.
Mexico Labels: Updated Rounding Rules
What’s New? Mexico Nutrition Facts panel outputs in NutriCalc now apply updated Mexico-specific rounding rules. This helps generated panels better align with expected local presentation standards. The change is intended to reduce manual rounding corrections during label finalization.
Who Will Use This?
- Labeling teams generating Mexico Nutrition Facts panels in NutriCalc
- Regulatory teams reviewing Mexico-specific rounding and presentation requirements
- Teams coordinating Mexico outputs across modules from draft through artwork
- Users who previously adjusted rounding manually and want more consistent outputs
What Changed? Mexico Nutrition Facts panel formats now apply Mexico-specific rounding rules during label generation to improve consistency and regulatory alignment. The updated rounding behavior is built into the output so the same rounding logic is applied each time a label is created. This helps reduce differences caused by manual rounding and supports more predictable review outcomes.
Benefit to Users Outputs are more consistent and require fewer manual adjustments before review and production, which can reduce label cycle time. Standardized rounding also helps prevent discrepancies between reviewers and downstream artwork processes. Overall, Mexico label generation becomes more dependable and aligned across labeling workflows.