Produce Labels Built for Real Packing Lines

FDA/EU compliant PLU and GS1 labels, formulated to work seamlessly with Pro Label equipment — trusted by packers across North America since 1994.

Produce Labels Built for Real Packing Lines

FDA/EU compliant PLU and GS1 labels, formulated to work seamlessly with Pro Label equipment — trusted by packers across North America since 1994.

No Minimums

Built to Stick

Food-Safety Compliant

Custom Shapes Available

PLU & GS1 Ready

No Minimums

Built to Stick

No Minimums

Custom Shapes Available

PLU & GS1 Ready

Why Label Fresh Produce?

A label on a piece of fruit does more work than most people realize. It speeds up checkout by making loose produce scan-ready. It sharpens inventory accuracy so your team always knows what actually moved. It closes the door on register fraud from mislabeled or swapped produce. And increasingly, it's the first link in the farm-to-shelf traceability chain your retail partners expect you to have in place before they'll even talk terms.

No Minimums

Built to Stick

Food-Safety Compliant

Built to Stick

Pro Label has supplied PLU and GS1 produce labels to packing houses and growers across the USA, Canada, and Mexico since 1994. Our labels are manufactured from a proprietary, FDA/EU compliant material engineered specifically to integrate with our labeling equipment — flexible enough to conform to the wide variety of produce shapes and surfaces, with special adhesive formulations available for difficult-to-label products (wet, waxed, or uneven surfaces).



We handle every phase of label production: using your existing artwork, designing something new, or helping assign PLU and GTIN/GS1 codes. And because we have no annual minimum purchase requirements, you order only what you need — if your crop mix or volume changes mid-season, your label order adjusts with it.

NO ANNUAL MINIMUM PURCHASE REQUIREMENTS


Order what you need, adjust mid-Season.

PRESSURE-SENSITIVE CONSTRUCTION


No heat, no solvents, applied with a durable, recyclable PET liner built for high-speed, narrow-web lines.

FLEXIBLE, CURVE-CONFORMING LABELS


Bopp film with reduced “memory” in every direction, so labels stay put on curved, irregular produce instead of curling or lifting.

MOISTURE-RESISTANT ADHESIVE FOR WET & WAXED PRODUCE


Formulated for direct food contact, a stricter standard than the adhesives used on outer packaging or containers.

RECYCLABLE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE OPTIONS AVAILABLE


Including a paper facestock already used by our organic customers — ask us what's available now versus in development.

CUSTOM LABEL DESIGN SUPPORT


Or we adapt your existing artwork — including custom die shapes.

PLU & GS1 BARCODE ASSIGNMENT


Get help assigning PLU codes and GTIN/GS1 barcodes, whether you're launching a new SKU or need an existing one mapped.

PRINT ON-DEMAND OPTION AVAILABLE


Eliminates managing multiple pre-printed label skus.

Compliance & Materials

  • ✓ Pressure-Sensitive

    Every Pro Label product is pressure-sensitive — no heat, no solvents, just a clean bond with light pressure. That simplicity is part of what keeps our machines dependable.

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    • See how pressure-sensitive labels are built
 

     Pressure-sensitive labels are built from two parts: a facestock (the visible, printed layer) and a liner (the backing it peels away from). We offer both film and paper facestock options. For high-speed, narrow-web applications, we use a durable PET liner — it holds up at speed without breaking, and it's recyclable.

  • ✓ Safe for Direct Food Contact

    Every label is documented safe to touch your produce directly — not just "food-safe" as a marketing phrase. Full compliance documentation is available as a downloadable PDF.


    • See the compliance details
 

    Our label stocks conform to FDA Code of Federal Regulations 21 — sections 176.170, 176.180, 175.105, 175.125, and 175.300 — as well as EEC, BGA, and CFIA food-contact guidelines. For produce, direct food contact is the claim that actually matters — it's a stricter standard than the adhesives used on outer packaging or containers, which never touch the product itself.


  • ✓ Built to Actually Stick


    Most of our labels use flexible Biaxially-Oriented Polypropylene (BOPP) film — chosen because it has reduced "memory" in every direction, so it conforms cleanly to curves, ridges, and irregular surfaces instead of curling or lifting. We also offer a paper facestock for select challenging applications.


    • See liner & finish options 

    Our standard liner is a durable, recyclable PET film. Glassine and kraft paper liner options are also available for semi-automatic applicators. Topcoats — including waterproof varnishes and printable coatings — are available too, though these are more common on larger prime labels than on small produce stickers.

  • ✓ Recyclable & Environmentally Responsible Options

    Our standard PET liner is recyclable, and we offer an Environmentally Responsibly Produced paper facestock used today by our organic grower customers. In the interest of a straight answer: most of our facestocks are not compostable or recyclable. If sustainable materials matter for your program, ask us — we'll tell you exactly what's available now versus what's still in development.

PLU Stickers

  • ✓ Plu and GS1 Labels Are Their Own Category

    PLU and GS1 labels are their own category — built specifically for checkout speed and inventory accuracy, not just a smaller version of our other produce labels.


    • See available PLU sizes

    Available in all standard GS1 sizes, from small pickpoint labels up to larger oval and rectangular formats. Need something different? We can build a custom die for a new PLU shape.

Sizes & Shapes

  • ✓ We Can Produce Any Label Shape You Need

    Unique shapes require a one-time tooling charge for a custom die — but within our standard GS1 sizes, there's no special die charge at all.


    • See the full size chart

    Full range of standard GS1 pick point, oval, and rectangular die sizes shown here (visual chart, not a table), plus custom examples.


Soft touch applicator

on a conveyor line

Sizer-compatible

installation

Handled cord / cordless

units in use

Gentle labeling

on a delicate produce

See It in Action

Experience how Pro Label International perform in real-world produce and packaging environments. From individual product labeling to case and pallet identification, our equipment helps streamline operations with reliable, efficient labeling applications.


Explore our gallery to see Pro Label machines in action across grocery, produce, warehouse, and distribution settings.

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Downloadable Resources

Access our brochures and standard die size information in convenient PDF format.

PL1000 Brochure

PL2000 Brochure

Standard Die Sizes

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We process and pack rutabagas—a difficult product for direct application of GS1 labels. Our product is often wet, waxed, and has uneven surfaces. Pro Label machines have delivered reliable performance over the years, and the labels are formulated for excellent adhesion, even on our produce.

Ray Orr

Field Manager

Exeter Produce — Rutabaga Packers

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