Treat artwork changes as risk, not admin
Classify packaging artwork changes by risk so approval effort matches potential customer, legal, and production impact.
The move: review artwork by consequence, not by how small the edit looks. What Changed Start with the literal change: text, claim, color, dieline, barcode, symbol, varnish, adhesive area, material code, print process, or supplier file. A small word change may be low risk on a marketing panel and high risk on an allergen, dosage, warning, or recycling claim. Where It Lands Packaging is physical. Text can move across folds, seals, tear notches, glue flaps, overwrap seams, and display trays. The same copy can be compliant in the PDF and unreadable on the packed product. Ask which machine, substrate, finishing…
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