Felmärkta

Felmärkta is a Swedish term formed from fel, meaning wrong, and märka, meaning to label or mark. As an adjective or past participle, felmärkta describes something that has been labeled incorrectly, misidentified, or misdescribed. In Swedish usage, felmärkta is common in discussions of quality control, consumer protection, manufacturing, retail, and data labeling.

Felmärkta produkter can refer to items with the wrong price, incorrect ingredients or origin, or inaccurate safety information. In pharmaceuticals and consumer goods, labeling must meet strict standards, and mislabeling can trigger recalls, investigations, and regulatory scrutiny. In data contexts, felmärkta datasets denote records labeled with incorrect categories or annotations, which can undermine analytics or machine learning performance.

Common causes include human error, barcode or label mix-ups, outdated packaging, language mistakes, and supply-chain handoffs. Detection methods include quality assurance inspections, barcode reconciliation, customer complaints, and post-market surveillance. Corrective actions often involve removing or correcting labels, issuing recalls, notifying authorities, and implementing process improvements such as standardized labeling, double-check procedures, and improved traceability.

In Swedish law and policy, accurate labeling is typically a legal requirement across many sectors, with potential penalties for mislabeling and obligations to correct errors. The term felmärkta is widely used in contexts of quality control, consumer protection, and data governance to describe labeling that fails to meet stated requirements.