1 Draft amendment on Article 6 and Article 9 and Appendix 2 of Article 
8 of Regulations on Nutrition Labeling for Prepackaged Food Products  
6. Measure units for prepackaged food  nutrition label ing shall be labelled 
in Chinese or using the metric system or th eir common symbols  and 
conform to the following regulations : 
(1) The unit of "per serving" in the food nutrition label ing, solid 
(semi -solid) foods shall be expressed in grams ; liquid foods shall 
be expressed in milliliters  (mL or ml) ; tablets and capsules 
(excluding candy foods) shall be expressed in grams, tablets, or 
capsules.  
(2) Caloric value is expressed in kilocalories  (Kcal  or kcal ). 
(3) Protein s, fats (fatty acid s), saturated fat s (fatty acids) , and trans fat s 
(fatty acids) , unsaturated fats ( fatty acid s), carbohydrate s, sugar s, 
dietary fiber s, and sugar alcohol s are expressed in grams  (g). 
(4) Sodium , cholesterol s, and amino acid s are expressed in milligrams  
(mg) . 
(5) Vitamin s and mineral s names and  units shall  refer to Appendix 1. 
(6) Other nutritional values are express ed using the metric system or 
their common symbols . 
For foods that require reconstitution with water for consumption 
products, may be labelled of units in accordance with the requirements 
for solids (semi -solid) before rehydration or liquids after rehydrat ion 
mentioned in Subparagraphs 1 of the preceding paragraph.  However, if 
products with nutrition claims, the measurement standard unit adopted 
for the nutrition claim of the products shall be the basis for the 
application of this regulation.  The re -hydrati on method shall be stated 
clearly  shown at the outer package .  2 9. Data formatting of prepackaged food  nutrition labeling  units shall 
conform to the following regulations : 
(1) Each quantity , serving number , daily percentage reference value , 
shall be labeled using whole integers or integers with one decimal 
point.  Per serving of food products in the form of tablets and 
capsules (excluding candy foods) expressed tablets or capsules units, 
shall be labeled using whole integers.  
(2) The serving size  (weight or ca pacity) can be labeled using integers 
with two decimal points when it is too small to present the real 
value  if labeled using integers with one decimal points .  
(3) When an non assembled prepackaged product with varied weight or 
its serving  number is not d ivisible, the serving number can be 
labeled as “ This package contains (about) ○ serving(s) ” after 
data formatting to whole integers.  
(4) Caloric , protein, amino acid, fat, fatty acid,  cholesterol,  
carbohydrate,  sugar,  sodium, dietary fiber,  and other nutrients 
labeled voluntarily  shall be labeled using whole integers or integers 
with one decimal point , or may be indicated the actual content.  
(5) Label s for vitamins and minerals shall not exceed three significant 
figures.  
(6) Data  formatting  shall refer to t he Chinese National Standard 
CNS2925 “Practice s for Designating Significant Pl aces in 
Specific Limiting Values”  or “Round  half up ” method . 
  3 Appendix  2 Conditions for “0” labeling  of Caloric and Nutrients  Value  
Annotation  1: when us ing per serving and 100 grams (or milliliters) for nutrition 
labeling, the calorie,  the content of  protein, fat, carbohydrate, sodium, 
saturated fat, trans fat, and sugars may be labeled as "0" if they meet 
the criteria in Appendix  2. 
Annotation 2:  Conditions for “0” labeling of caloric and nutrients value do not apply to 
the range of allowable error for nutrition labeling values of Article 10.  
 Items  Per serving or 100 g of solid (or 100 ml of liquid ) 
Caloric Value  Contained in this food product do not exceed 4 
Kcal, and the content of carbohydrates, sugars, 
proteins, fats, trans fats, and saturated fats all meet 
its conditions for “0” labeling .  
Protein  
Contained in this food product do not exceed 0.5 g  Fat 
Carbohydrate  
Sodium  Contained in this food product d o not exceed 5 mg 
Saturated  fats Contained in this food product do not exceed 0.1 g  
Trans  fats  Total fat content  in this food product  does not 
exceed 1.0 g;  
or 
Trans fat content in this food product does not 
exceed 0.3 g  
Sugar  Contained in this food p roduct do not exceed 0.5 g