Consumers are increasingly aware of the relationship between diet and health. As their interest in nutrition grows, their demand for nutrition information increases. Nowadays, more and more prepackaged food products, imported and locally manufactured, are provided with nutrition information on their food labels. In this webpage, we will give you a brief overview of the various kinds of nutrition information on food labels and will explain how they can be understood with ease.
Letter to Trade
Guidance Notes and Other Technical Documents
- Trade Guidelines on Preparation of Legible Food Label (PDF, 0.5 MB)
- Trade Guidelines on Serving Size of Prepackaged Food For Nutrition Labelling (PDF, 1.99 MB)
- Food and Drugs (Composition and Labelling) (Amendment: Requirements for Nutrition Labelling and Nutrition Claim) Regulation 2008 - Legislative Council Brief (PDF, 0.30 MB)
- Technical Guidance Notes on Nutrition Labelling and Nutrition Claims (PDF, 1.65 MB) "updated in August 2016"
- Method Guidance Notes on Nutrition Labelling and Nutrition Claims (PDF, 0.61 MB)
- Guide to Application for Small Volume Exemption (PDF, 2.5 MB)
- Technical Issues on Nutrition Labelling - Rounding Rules (PDF, 0.14 MB)
- Acceptable Nutrient Function Claims under the Nutrition Labelling Scheme in Hong Kong (PDF, 0.18 MB)
- Seeking accredited laboratories in Hong Kong
- Seeking accredited laboratories outside Hong Kong
- Comparison of Definitions of "0" for selected Nutrients between Hong Kong, China and other countries (PDF, 0.11 MB)
- Comparison of Nutrient Content Claims for selected Nutrients between Hong Kong, China and other countries (PDF, 0.73 MB)