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WHAT IS FOOD
LABEL?
GENERAL FOOD
LABELLING
REQUIREMENT
FOOD ACT 1983 & FOOD REGULATION 1985

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ARE THESE CONSIDERED AS LABEL?

SHOULD THESE FOLLOW FOOD REGULATION 1985 ? DEFINITION

LABEL
Any tag, brand, mark, pictorial or other descriptive
matter where it written, stenciled, marked, painted,
embossed or impressed on or attached to or
included in belonging to, or accompanying any food

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Which Regulation
GENERAL FOOD include as GENERAL FOOD
LABELLING compoundable LABELLING
Regulations related to general food labelling offences?

Reg 10
Languange
Reg 11
Particulars
in labelling
Reg 12
Form and
Manner of
Reg 13
Size and
Color of
MANDATORY
Labelling Letters
LABELLING
Reg 14 Reg 17 Reg 18
Date Exemption Matter
Marking from Forbidden
Regulation on any label
11,14,16 &
18B

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LOCAL PRODUCT
REG 10 Reg 10 REG 10 IN PACK
Reg 10

LANGUAGE LANGUAGE
Languange Languange

LOCAL PRODUCT
LOOSE PACK
Labelled in IMPORTED Labelled in
Bahasa PRODUCT Bahasa
Malaysia Malaysia or
LOCAL
English
PRODUCT
May include May include
translation translation

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REG 10 Reg 10 REG 10 Reg 10

LANGUAGE LANGUAGE
Languange Languange

Product under REGULATION PER

Product under REGULATION 388 84,90,91,94,95,97,98,99
MUST BE LABELLED IN BAHASA MUST BE LABELLED IN BAHASA
MALAYSIA including imported MALAYSIA including imported
product product

Special Purposes
Food
Standard prescribed
in reg 389 - 393

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REG 11 (1)(a) & (b)

PRODUCT NAME
The product name of a food is the name specified in
regulation for a product meet with specifications
A. Pineapple Juice Drink Product Name?

FRUIT B. Pineapple Drink

JUICE
DRINK FRUIT C. Pineapple Flavoured Drink
FLAVOURED
DRINK
FRUIT
DRINK

Reg: 352 Reg: 353 Reg: 354

>35% w/v fruit juice >5% w/v fruit juice Permitted flavouring substance

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REG 11 (1)(a) & (b) REG 11 (1)(a) & (b)

PRODUCT NAME PRODUCT NAME
Product name without specific regulations but have common

(a) Common name is the name

that accepted by consumers
without needing further
explanation
Example
Reg 395 : Food not else where
standardized = Pes Masakan /
Pes Asam Pedas

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REG 11 (1)(a) & (b) REG 11 (1)(a) & (b)

PRODUCT NAME PRODUCT NAME
Product name without specific regulations Product name regard to the true nature and
but have common physical condition of the food

(b) Mixed or Blended food (aa) Additional words

Describe about the food and it regarding the true nature and
consist common name of the physical condition of the food
main ingredients Product
Name ?
‘’Mixed ......” or
‘’Blended ....”
Mixed Fruit Juice
Pineapple and Watermelon

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REG 12 (2) REG 11 (1) (c)

PROMINENT IN HEIGHT, VISUAL BEEF, PORK, SWINE, LARD
EMPHASIS AND POSITION

Where food containing beef,

At main display panel pork or lard or its derivatives,
must label: SAUSAGE
CONTAINS PORK
Use prominent font size “CONTAINS BEEF”
Font Size Theme Fonts
Saiz fon yang menonjol “CONTAINS PORK / SWINE /
32 Arial
LARD”
Font size must be reasonably 32 Times New Roman
related to the most prominent 32 Calibri Appear IMMEDIATE BELOW
printed matter THE PRODUCT NAME

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REG 11 (1) (d) REG 11 (1) (e)

ALCOHOL INGREDIENTS

Chili (40%)
Onion (15%)
Water (25%)
Where food containing alcohol, Modified Corn Starch (18%)
must label: MUSTARD Salt (2%)
CONTAINS ALCOHOL
“CONTAINS ALCOHOL”
**CAPITAL LETTER , non serif, > 6 point
Answer:

Appear IMMEDIATE BELOW

THE PRODUCT NAME

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REG 11 (1) (e) REG 11 (1) (e)

INGREDIENTS INGREDIENTS

Tongkat Ali
The ingredients must be
Food consists of two or more listed using the common
ingredients, other than water, name of each ingredients Tongkat Ali
food additives and nutrient,
(Eurycoma longifolia)
must be listed in descending by Water, food
weight on the food label additives, nutrient

Eurycoma
longifolia

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REG 11 (1) (e)

INGREDIENTS

WHAT IS QUID?
QUantitative Ingredient
Declaration

Non-dairy Creamer, Sugar, Instant Coffee

Powder, Inulin, Young Barley Shoots

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REG 11 (1) (eb) REG 11 (1) (eb)

QUANTITATIVE INGREDIENT QUANTITATIVE INGREDIENT
DECLARATION DECLARATION

(eb) For the food sold as a mixture or combination, a statement on the (eb) For the food sold as a mixture or combination, a statement on the
percentage of the weight or volume of such appropriate ingredient which shall percentage of the weight or volume of such appropriate ingredient which shall
be stated adjacent to each ingredient: be stated adjacent to each ingredient:

(i) Where the appropriate ingredient used

in the manufacture of that food is
(i) Where the appropriate ingredient used
EMPHASIZED on the label through
in the manufacture of that food is not
WORD, PICTURES OR GRAPHICS or
within the name of the food but essential
to characterize the food

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Makanan dalam bentuk Campuran

PENENTUAN / Kombinasi ramuan
REG 11 (1) (eb)
QUID
QUANTITATIVE INGREDIENT
Kenalpasti Ramuan yang Kenalpasti Ramuan yang DECLARATION
ditekankan pada label menggambarkan makanan
- Perkataan (termasuk nama produk)
- Gambar berdasarkan Per 42 - 395

Tidak perlu nyatakan % Ramuan % Kualiti

% Ramuan

Nyatakan % Ramuan Tidak perlu

nyatakan % kualiti
Nyatakan % Ramuan
Contoh: % Ramuan dinyatakan dalam Contoh: & kualiti produk
Peraturan Makanan dinyatakan dalam Peraturan
- % Koko Makanan
- % Buah - % lemak susu, lemak sayur
- % % Kopi - % Protein, lemak, kelembapan

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REG 11 (1) (eb) REG 11 (1) (eb)

QUANTITATIVE INGREDIENT QUANTITATIVE INGREDIENT
DECLARATION DECLARATION

INGREDIENTS: Spring Roll Pastry, Cabbage

(30%), Carrot (15%), Salad (5%), Soya
Sauce, Water, Salt

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REG 11 (1) (eb) REG 11 (1) (eb)

QUANTITATIVE INGREDIENT QUANTITATIVE INGREDIENT
DECLARATION DECLARATION
DECLARE
QUID?

DECLARE Ramuan: Tepung Gandum, Mentega, Gula

Perang, Madu (10%) Telur, Perisa Vanilla
QUID?

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REG 11 (1) (eb) REG 11 (1) (eb)

QUANTITATIVE INGREDIENT QUANTITATIVE INGREDIENT
DECLARATION
DECLARE DECLARATION
QUID?

DECLARE
QUID?

% SHRIMP

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REG 11 (1) (eb) REG 11 (1) (eb)

QUANTITATIVE INGREDIENT QUANTITATIVE INGREDIENT
DECLARATION DECLARATION

Which label have to label % shrimp?

B
A

Ingredients: Soybean Oil (67%), Water, Egg

Yolk, Vinnegar, Salt Sugar, Lemon

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REG 11 (1) (eb) REG 11 (1) (eb)

QUANTITATIVE INGREDIENT QUANTITATIVE INGREDIENT
DECLARATION DECLARATION

(6A) For the purpose of paragraph (1) (eb) - The quantity of the ingrdient is required to be stated by these regulations
a) the statement is not required

(i) if the quantity of the

ingredient is required to (ii) if the drained weight of the (iii) of the ingredient is
be stated by these ingredient is required to be stated used in small
regulation by these Regulation; or quantities as flavour

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REG 11 (1) (eb) REG 11 (1) (eb)

QUANTITATIVE INGREDIENT QUANTITATIVE INGREDIENT
DECLARATION DECLARATION

Drained Weight of the ingredient is required to be label Ingredient is used as FLAVOUR

Lychee
Flavored
Cordial

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REG 11 (1) (eb) REG 11 (1) (eb)

QUANTITATIVE INGREDIENT QUANTITATIVE INGREDIENT
DECLARATION DECLARATION

For the purposes of paraghraph (1)(eb) -

(b) in the case of food which has lost its moisture following any treatment --

(i) the percentage by weight or volume of the

food shall correspond to the quantity of the
ingredient used in the finished product; or

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REG 11 (1) (eb) REG 11 (1) (eb)

QUANTITATIVE INGREDIENT QUANTITATIVE INGREDIENT
DECLARATION DECLARATION

For the purposes of paraghraph (1)(eb) -

(b) in the case of food which has lost its moisture following any treatment --

(i) the percentage by weight or volume of the food may be

replaced by a statement of the weight of the ingredient used to
prepare 100g or 100 ml of the finished product where the
quantity of all ingredients expresses on the labelling exceeds one
hundred per cent

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REG 11 (1) (f) REG 11 (1) (f)

EDIBLE FAT OR EDIBLE OIL EDIBLE FAT OR EDIBLE OIL

The common name of the animal or the vegetable must be labelled Food contain ingredient or the food additives derived from animal: The
common name of such animal must be labelled

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Vegetable Oil ( palm, corn)

Palm Oil, Corn Oil

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REG 11(1)(ea)
Collagen (Fish) HYPERSENSITIVITY

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REG 11 (1)(ea) REG 11 (1)(ea)

HYPERSENSITIVITY HYPERSENSITIVITY

Food contains ingredient known to cause hypersensitivity, the ingredients

shall be declared on the label;

Milk and Milk Egg & Egg Nut, Nut Product Cereal, Wheat,
Fish & Fish
Product Product Including Peanut Rye, Barley & Oat
Product
& Soybean

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REG 11 (1)(g)
ADDITIVE

LABELLING REQUIREMENT Food Additives; Any safe substance that is intentionally added to the food in SMALL
quantities to affect the foo
For Food Additives when
added into Food d’s
- Texture
- Quality
- Odour
- Taste
- Appearance
- Alkalinity or Acidity

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REG 11 (1)(g) REG 11 (1)(g)

ADDITIVE ADDITIVE

Ingredients:
(g)(i) With the International Numbering (g)(ii) Without the INS for food additive (g)(i) With the International Numbering Whole wheat flour, water, vital wheat gluten,
System (INS) for food additives, a statement number, only a statement of the functional sugar, yeast, salt, Preservatives (Calcium
System (INS) for food additives, a statement
propionate)
functional class of the relevant food additive class and the name of food additive
functional class of the relevant food additive
followed by the name of the food additives or followed by the name of the food additives or Ingredients:
INS in bracket INS in bracket. Whole wheat flour, water, vital wheat gluten,
sugar, yeast, salt, Preservatives (INS282)
“Functional Class (INS number)”

(ga) where the food contains food additives (2A) Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(g), where
with more than one (1) functional class, a the food additives is a flavouring substance,
statement of one functional class only. only functional class shall be stated.

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REG 11 (1)(g)
ADDITIVE

Preservatives (INS282) Preservatives (INS 282)

(g)(ii) Without the INS for food additive
number, only a statement of the functional Ingredients:
class and the name of food additive
Whole wheat flour, water, vital wheat gluten,
sugar, yeast, salt, Flavour Enhancer (Yeast
Preservatives (INS123), Preservatives (INS45) Extract)
“Functional class (name of the food additive)”

Preservatives (INS123, INS456)

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REG 11 (1)(g) REG 11 (1)(g)

ADDITIVE ADDITIVE

(2A) where the food additives is a flavoring

Ingredients: substance, only functional class shall be
(ga) where the food contains food additives Ingredients:
Whole wheat flour, water, vital wheat gluten, stated. Whole wheat flour, water, vital wheat gluten,
with more than one (1) functional class, a sugar, yeast, salt, Anticaking agent (Silicon sugar, yeast, salt, Flavouring substance
dioxide) or Antifoaming agent (Silicon dioxide)
statement of one functional class only. “only functional class shall be stated”

Ingredients:
Whole wheat flour, water, vital wheat gluten,
sugar, yeast, salt, Anticaking agent (INS551) or
Antifoaming agent (INS551)
Flavouring substances
Flavour
Bahan Perisa
Perisa Strawberi

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Product A contains monosodium L-glutamate (MSG). The Product B contains strawberry flavour. The additive
additive statement shall be labelled as statement shall be labelled as “strawberry flavour”

A. “Flavour Enhancer (INS621)” TRUE

B. “Flavour Enhancer (monosodium L-glutamate)” FALSE

C. “Flavouring Substance”

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REG 11 (1)(i) REG 11 (1)(i)

NET WEIGHT NET WEIGHT

Statement of Minimum net Weight or Volume or Number of Content of the Statement of drained weight for food packed in liquid
package

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REG 11 (1)(i) REG 11 (1)(j)

NET WEIGHT MANUFACTURING

Reg 13(3) Net weight shall be specified in accordance with the same LOCAL PRODUCT
lettering height

Manufactured by Packed by

Owner of The Right Agent of Packed

Of Manufacture Distributed by
of Manufacture

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REG 11 (1)(j) REG 11 (1)(j)

MANUFACTURING MANUFACTURING

LOCAL PRODUCT LOCAL PRODUCT

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REG 11 (1)(j) REG 11 (1)(j)

MANUFACTURING MANUFACTURING

IMPORTED PRODUCT
To state name and business address

Manufacturer

Manufactured by:
Manufactured by:
Importer
ABC Sdn Bhd
Jalan 1, Taman Kenanga ABC Sdn Bhd
62675, Serdang Selangor
Selangor
Country of origin

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REG 11 (1)(j) REG 11 (4A)

MANUFACTURING COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

IMPORTED PRODUCT
“country of origin of the food”

Country in which the manufactured food last underwent a

TREATMENT or PROCESS resulting in a SUBSTANTIAL
CHANGE IN ITS NATURE.

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REG 11 (4A) REG 11 (4A)

COUNTRY ORIGIN COUNTRY ORIGIN

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REG 11 (4A) REG 12

COUNTRY ORIGIN FORM AND MANNER OF NOT LESS THAN 6
LABELLING - Food contains added alcohol
- Date Marking
NOT LESS THAN 2
- Small packaging

NOT LESS THAN 4

- Ingredient list
- Nutrition Fact
- Labelling of contain edible fat
- Additive statement NOT LESS THAN 10
- Manufacturer and importer - Other than mention
address and country of origin

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REG 12 REG 13
FORM AND MANNER OF SIZE AND COLOUR OF LETTER
LABELLING

- Prominent in Height, - Not less than 4

Visual emphasis,
position
- Not less than 10
point.
Product Name
CONTAIN ALCOHOL

- BOLD
- Not less than 6

- Reg 13(2)(a) & (b) : the height of - Reg 13(2)(c) : the height of the lowering
- Not less than 10 - BOLD
Net Weight: lettering shall be uniform case lettering shall be uniform
- Not less than 6
200g

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Chocolate, white chocolate &

REG 14 REG 14
milk chocolate
DATE MARKING DATE MARKING
Fifth Schedule: Regulation 14
Non-carbonated soft drinks
Fish Ball Fish Cake Pasteur / UHT
Biscuit, Bread, Chocolate The storage direction must be declared when the date marking is depend on its
Special purpose foods storage
Milk and milk product Food Additives
(<18 months shelf life)
Peanut butter
Infant formula
“EXPIRY DATE” “BEST BEFORE” “USE BY” “CONSUME BY”
Seri kaya
EXP DATE BEST BEF GUNA SEBELUM CONS BY
Pasteurized fruit juice Edible fat and edible oil ..
(TARIKH AKHIR BAIK SEBELUM MINUM atau MAKAN
Canned food and cereal-
SEBELUM
based foods for infants and
Coconut (Cream, Milk, Paste, Sauce
young children
Powder, Desiccated)

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REG 14
DATE MARKING

EXEMPTION

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REG 17(1) REG 17(1)

EXEMPTION FROM REG 11, 14, EXEMPTION FROM REG 11, 14,
16 & 18B 16 & 18B

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REG 17(1) REG 17(1)

EXEMPTION FROM REG 11, 14, EXEMPTION FROM REG 11, 14,
16 & 18B 16 & 18B

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REG 17(1) REG 17(1)

EXEMPTION FROM REG 11, 14, EXEMPTION FROM REG 11, 14,
16 & 18B 16 & 18B

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REG 18 (1A)
GRADING, QUALITY OR

PROHIBITED
SUPERIORITY

CLAIM Grading, quality or superiority or any other words of similar meaning

Unless quality grading confirm to establish by relevant authorities

Premium Quality
Best Kualiti
Top Quality
Gred A
etc

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REG 18 (1A) REG 18 (1A)

GRADING, QUALITY OR GRADING, QUALITY OR
SUPERIORITY SUPERIORITY

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REG 18 (1A) REG 18 (1A)

GRADING, QUALITY OR GRADING, QUALITY OR
SUPERIORITY SUPERIORITY

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REG 18 (3) REG 18 (3)

MEDICATED, TONIC & HEALTH MEDICATED, TONIC & HEALTH

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REG 18 (4) REG 18 (6)

CLAIM ABSENCE OF PROHIBITED CLAIM
NOT PERMITTED NOT PERMITTED

No label which describes any food shall

(a) Beef or pork or its derivatives or (b)Any food additive or added include any claim –
lard or alcohol if the food DOES nutrient the addition of which is
NOT CONTAIN SUCH prohibited in these Regulations
INGREDIENTS
(a) Stating that any given food will
provide an adequate source of all
essential nutrients, except as otherwise
NO BORIC ACID permitted in this Regulations
NO CYCLAMATE

EXCEPT : permitted in these Regulations

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REG 18 (6) REG 18 (6)

PROHIBITED CLAIM PROHIBITED CLAIM
NOT PERMITTED NOT PERMITTED

No label which describes any food shall No label which describes any food shall
include any claim – include any claim –

(b) Implying that consuming a balance (c) Which cannot be substantiated

diet or combination of variety of foods
cannot supply adequate amounts of all
nutrient

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REG 18 (6) REG 18 (6)

PROHIBITED CLAIM PROHIBITED CLAIM
NOT PERMITTED NOT PERMITTED

No label which describes any food shall

include any claim –

(d) Suitability of a food for use in the

prevention, alleviation, treatment or cure
of a disease, disorder or particular
physiological condition.

EXCEPT : permitted in these Regulations

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REG 18 (6)
PROHIBITED CLAIM

PERMITTED CLAIM
NOT PERMITTED

No label which describes any food shall WITH CONDITION

include any claim –

(e) Which could give rise to doubt about

the safety of a similar food or arouse or
exploit fear in the customer.

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REG 18 (2) REG 18 (7)

PURE ORGANIC

“Pure”
or any other words of similar meaning is permitted provided the
“Organic” , “Ecological”, “Biodynamic”, “Biological”
food given strength, purity or quality prescribed by Regulations

Permitted if the food confirms to the

requirements established or
recognized by the Food Safety and
Quality Division

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REG 18 (7) REG 18 (7)

ORGANIC ORGANIC

Product contain less 95% but

more than 70% organic
Product contain 95% - 100% ingredient.
organic ingredient

Logo and statement Statement of “Produce with

“Organic” at front panel organic (name of ingredient)”
and percentage of organic
ingredient

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REG 18 (7) REG 18 (8)

ORGANIC NUTRITIOUS

(a) Food contains a range of nutrients including CARBOHYDRATE, FAT, PROTEIN, VITAMIN AND MINERAL
Product contains less than
70% organic ingredient. (b) Food contains a substantial amount of ENERGY of more than 40kcal / 100g or 20kcal/100 ml

(c) Food contains SOURCE OF PROTEIN not less than 5g / 100g or 2.5g / 100 ml

Word “Organic”” beside the (d) Food contains at least 4 VITAMINS and 2 MINERALS (excluding sodium) of an amount that meets the
organic ingredient in the criteria for claim as source
ingredient list

(e) Amount of the nutrients mentioned in paragraphs(a) and (d)is declared

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REG 18 (10) REG 18A

“WHOLEGRAIN” OR “WHOLEMEAL” NO ADDED SUGAR

100% of wholegrain or
wholemeal for wheat flour,
25% or 8g or more of rice flour, rice or grains.
wholegrain or wholemeal
per serving for other
products

(a) (b) (c) (d)

60% or more of
REG 18 (11) wholegrain or wholemeal
“Wholegrain” @ “Wholemeal”
for bread
And the percentage %
NOT LESS THAN 4 POINT
lettering

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REG 18A REG 18A (1A)

NO ADDED SUGAR NO ADDED SUGAR

“No Added Sugar” CRITERIA

Naturally occurring sugar must be No Sugar, Sugar Free
declared in 100g or in 100ml per
serving.
Sugar Low 5 g per 100 g (solids)
2.5 g per 100 ml (liquids)
Free 0.5 g per 100 g (solids)
0.5 g per 100 ml (liquids)
**Fifth A schedule (Table 1)

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REG 18A (2A) REG 18A (2A)

NO ADDED SALT NO ADDED SALT
(b)
The food contains no added
(a) sodium salts
The ingredients that contain
Sodium Low 0.12 g per 100 g (solids)
sodium salts that functioning
as a substitute for added salts 0.06 g per 100 ml (liquids)
are not used in the food Very Low 0.04 g per 100 g (solids)
0.02 g per 100 ml (liquids)
(c) Free 0.005 g per 100 g (solids)
The food contains no 0.005 g per 100 ml (liquids)
ingredients that contain
added sodium salts

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