When to stop for bleed on a pharma label
On a pharma label, stop if color bleeds into type or a barcode. If it hits the lot number, the expiry, or a barcode, do not release it. Color runs past the edge, and the register marks still line up.
On a pharma label, stop if color bleeds into type or a barcode. If it hits the lot number, the expiry, or a barcode, do not release it. Color runs past the edge, and the register marks still line up.
Look first at whether it hit a critical spot
Color runs past the edge, and the register marks still line up. Misregister is the marks themselves shifted. On a pharma label, the critical spots are the lot number, the expiry, or a barcode. If the decorative area has no hickey chart, do not invent a millimetre number on the spot.
Side by side
| What you see | Call | Do not |
|---|---|---|
| Color runs past the edge, and the register marks still line up. | Stop if it bleeds into type or a barcode. | Add ink or impression the moment you see it |
| It lands on the lot number, the expiry, or a barcode | This one cannot be released | Wait for the next process to find it |
| Only on decoration, and there is no hickey chart | Keep a sample and confirm | Write your own millimetre number |
Do this first on this pass
- Confirm it is bleed: color past the edge, register marks still aligned.
- Check viscosity and impression first. Do not only adjust register.
- Note which two colors, the viscosity, and the impression.
