Mina’s security labels provide a carrier for selected authentication features on products and packaging. Start by deciding what the label needs to support: an authorized authenticity check, a public interaction, a link to records or a combination with clearly defined access.
The label construction, printed feature, application surface and reading method must be assessed together. A label that remains attached is not necessarily readable, and a code that opens a page is not automatically proof that the physical item is genuine.
Discuss a security-label trial
Define the verification route
- Authorized covert inspection: assess the selected invisible feature or Micro-chain Code with Mina’s dedicated equipment and the people who will use it.
- Phone-readable interaction: discuss AI Cloud Code as a separate option, including what information should be available to the user.
- Visible checks: identify the visual feature and the inspection conditions needed for the application. Visible and covert routes may have different purposes.
If a mark on the product or existing printed material is a better fit than an additional label, compare invisible anti-counterfeiting technology. For the wider range of carriers, see security products.
Check the surface and production process
Share the packaging material, surface finish, proposed label position and application method. Include the relevant handling, cleaning, moisture or thermal conditions. These inputs help define which label and authentication route should be trialled.
If evidence of opening, removal or transfer is required, make that a separate acceptance requirement. Do not assume that every security label is a tamper-evident seal. High-temperature marking and label products also need their own process-specific assessment rather than a general label durability claim.
Plan the trial around the inspection decision
- Define the protected object: specify whether the label identifies a package, product, batch or individual item.
- Prepare representative samples: include the intended surface and finish, marked labels and unmarked controls.
- Apply the relevant exposure: check appearance, attachment and feature readability after the production and handling steps in scope.
- Test the user workflow: use the intended device and operators, and agree how uncertain readings or unexpected lookup results will be handled.
Connect label identifiers to records when needed
For item or batch history, plan the identifiers and recorded events alongside the traceability cloud platform. For distributor or territory investigations, review the anti-diversion workflow.
Decide which information is available to enterprise inspectors and which, if any, is public. An authentication or lookup result does not replace evidence of product quality, safety or regulatory compliance.
What to include in a label enquiry
Send the product and packaging material, surface finish, proposed size and placement, application process, expected volumes, exposure conditions and verification users. Explain whether you need covert inspection, phone interaction, removal evidence or record lookup.
Send your label application requirements
For help comparing approaches, read invisible ink versus anti-counterfeit labels.
