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Free Product Label Compliance Checker

Upload a product label, packaging, or ad image — our AI detects greenwashing visuals like fake eco-badges, misleading colours, and unverified certifications.

Drop an image here, or click to upload

JPG, PNG, or WebP · up to 5 MB

Free, anonymous — image is processed in memory and not saved.

Why check your images?

Most greenwashing enforcement cases start with a visual — a badge, a colour, an icon. Text checkers miss all of it.

Visual claims bypass copy checks

A text scanner can only read what's in the HTML — it won't see the "100% natural" stamp printed directly on your packaging shot, the hand-drawn leaf behind your price, or the fake "certified sustainable" badge in the corner of your hero image. Under Directive 2024/825 Article 5a, visual claims are treated exactly the same as text claims: if an average consumer would infer an environmental benefit from the image, it counts as an environmental claim that must be substantiated. The image checker reads every pixel and catches what text-only tools miss.

Fake certification badges are the top risk

National enforcement agencies across the EU have consistently singled out fake and unverifiable eco-badges as their number-one investigation trigger. In 2024 the Italian AGCM fined several fashion retailers over self-invented sustainability seals that looked identical to real schemes; the Dutch ACM has a dedicated project combing marketplace listings for fake FSC and organic logos. The checker maintains a reference database of real EU-recognised certification marks and flags any badge that mimics a real scheme without an underlying certificate — plus any badge without an expiry date, certifier name, or verifiable registration number.

Colour and imagery still count

Branding choices matter too. A product shot on a mossy forest background, a price tag rendered in earthy green, leaf motifs behind the title — each of those cues is a design decision that tells consumers "this product is good for the environment". On their own these are legal, but when combined with an unsubstantiated claim elsewhere on the page they become part of a misleading overall impression, which is exactly what the Empowering Consumers Directive prohibits. The checker surfaces these as lower-severity warnings so your design team can decide whether to adjust the aesthetic, add a substantiating claim, or simply accept the risk.

How it works

Three steps. About 30 seconds per image.

1

Upload an image

Drop a JPG, PNG, or WebP up to 5 MB. Product photos, packaging scans, ad creative, and screenshots of landing pages all work.

2

AI inspects claims, badges, and colours

A vision model reads embedded text, detects certification badges, and analyses colour and imagery choices for misleading cues.

3

Get flagged elements + rewrites

Every finding is highlighted on the image with a legal citation, a severity rating, and a suggested fix for your design team.

Examples of visual greenwashing

Three categories of visual claims the checker flags on real product images every day.

Visual elementHigh risk

Fake leaf badge with text 'Eco Certified'

The badge design mimics real EU-recognised certification marks but does not correspond to any registered scheme. Under Directive 2024/825 Annex I, using unverified sustainability labels is a banned commercial practice punishable by national authorities.
Visual elementMedium risk

'100% natural' printed directly on packaging

Text claim rendered inside the image, so a text-only copy checker would never see it. 'Natural' is a restricted generic term — the image needs an accompanying disclosure of what percentage and which ingredients are naturally derived.
Visual elementMedium risk

Forest background + 'sustainable' in green gradient

Combined cues: nature-evoking background, earth-tone colour palette, and the word 'sustainable' without substantiation creates a misleading overall impression under Article 5a of the Empowering Consumers Directive.

Frequently asked questions

What file sizes and formats are supported?+

You can upload JPG, PNG, and WebP images up to 5 MB per file on the free tier. That comfortably covers most product photography, packaging shots, label scans, and paid-ad creative exported at normal resolutions. If your source file is larger, compress it with any standard image tool before uploading — image quality does not need to be print-grade for the checker to read claims, badges, and colour cues. On paid plans the limit goes up to 25 MB per file and you can upload batches of up to 50 images at once.

How accurate is the visual AI?+

The visual model is trained specifically on greenwashing examples — fake FSC and organic badges, AI-generated leaf motifs, green gradient backgrounds, hand-drawn 'eco' icons, and misleading certification logos from real enforcement cases. For common cases such as fake certification badges or unverified eco-labels, independent testing puts the flagging accuracy above 90%. For subtler cues like brand colour choice implying nature, the AI returns a lower-confidence warning instead of a hard flag, so you can make the final judgement yourself.

What visual greenwashing does the checker detect?+

Five main categories: first, fake or unverifiable eco-certification badges that mimic real schemes like FSC, EU Ecolabel, or Cradle to Cradle; second, text claims rendered inside images (such as '100% natural' printed on packaging) that bypass page copy checks; third, colour cues and imagery that imply environmental benefit without a substantive claim (green gradients, leaf motifs, forest backgrounds) when combined with other risk signals; fourth, misleading before/after comparisons; and fifth, missing mandatory disclosures next to environmental claims on the label itself.

Can the checker rewrite or redesign my image?+

No — the image checker is diagnostic only. It tells you what is risky and why, and links each finding to the specific EU Directive article or national law, but it does not auto-generate replacement artwork. For brands that want help fixing flagged visuals, our Complete tier includes a design-review service where a human reviewer works with your design team on compliant alternatives. For the text claims embedded inside images, you can use the /tools/copy-checker page to rewrite the language itself before sending it back to your designer.

Can I get certified that my product images are compliant?+

Yes — our Complete tier includes a compliance badge that covers both website copy and uploaded product images. Every time you re-run a scan on a product, the badge is re-issued with a new date so it always reflects your current state. This is especially useful for brands that sell through marketplaces (Amazon, Zalando, Otto) where missing or fake eco-badges are increasingly flagged by the platforms themselves ahead of the September 2026 EU deadline.

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