1 
 Draft of the Standard of the Format  and Covering Items on Nutrition 
Labeling for Prepackaged  Infant and Follow-up Formula and 
Formula for Certain Disease 

 
Article I. This standard is established under the provisions of 
Paragraph 3 of Article 22 of the Act Governing Food Safety 
and Sanitation (hereinafter the “Act”).   
Article II. Matters that are not provi ded herein shall be governed by the 
“Standard of the Format and Covering Items on Nutrition 
Labeling for Prepackaged Foods”. 
Article III. The nutrition labeling for a prepackaged infant and 
follow-up formula and formula for certain disease on the market shall provide the following information
 shown at a 
conspicuous place of the outer package or container of the product. 
1. Infant and follow-up formulaj  
(1) Title of the “Nutrition Facts”, 
(2) Contents of energy , 
(3) Contents of  protein, 
(4) Contents of  fat, saturated fats, trans fats, linoleic acid, 
and α-linolenic acid,  
(5) Contents of  carbohydrates and sugars, 
(6) Contents of  sodium, 
(7) Contents of moisture, 
(8) Contents of vitamin, 
(9) Contents of ash, 
(10)  Contents of mine ral (excluding sodium), 
(11)  Contents of other nutr ients labeled voluntarily by the 
manufacturer. 
Content of α-linolenic acid may be labeled voluntarily for 2 
 prepackaged follow-up infant formula. 
2. Formula for certain disease j 
(1) Title of the “Nutrition Facts”, 
(2) Contents of energy, 
(3) Contents of protein, 
(4) Contents of fat, satu rated fats, and trans fats, 
(5) Contents of carbohydrates and sugars, 
(6) Contents of sodium, 
(7) Contents of other nutrients designated by the central 
competent authority in a public announcement, 
(8) Contents of other nutrients declared in the nutrition 
claim, 
(9) Contents of other nutrients labeled voluntarily by the 
manufacturer. 
Dietary fiber can be labeled under carbohydrates item, 
indent and after sugar item. Ch olesterol can be labeled under 
fat item, indent and after trans-fat item. 
Article IV. Caloric and nutritional content labeling for prepackaged 
infant and follow-up formula a nd formula for certain disease 
on the market shall be carried out under the following 
provisions: 
1. Infant and follow-up formulaj  
Use “per 100 grams (or k ilocalories)” and “per 100 
milliliters” for labeling. 
2. Formula for certain disease j 
Use “serving size (or per se rving)” and “per 100 grams 
(or milliliters)” for labeling, and the number of servings 
contained in each package of the product shall also be 
specified. 
The formats of nutrition labeling mentioned in the preceding 
paragraph shall conform to t hose shown in Appendices 1.1 3 
 and 1.2.   
Article V. The weight (quantity or volume) of serving size of 
prepackaged formula for certain disease shall be determined 
by considering the product cons umption method and general 
amount consumed each time for packaged formula for 
certain disease. 
Article VI. The values on the nutriti onal labels of prepackaged infant 
and follow-up formula and formula for certain disease must be derived from actual test anal ysis or calculations, and the 
range of allowable error shall meet the criteria in Appendices 
2.1 and 2.2.  
Article VII.  This standard shall take effect on July 1, 2015. 4 
 Appendix 1.1 Nutrition labeling format for prepackaged infant and 
follow-up formula 
 
Nutrition Facts 
 Per 100 grams 
or per 100 kilocaloriesper 100 milliliters 
Calories Kcal Kcal 
Proteins g g 
Fats g g 
Saturated fats g g 
Trans fats g g 
Linoleic acid mg mg 
α-Linolenic acid* mg mg 
Carbohydrates g g 
Sugars g g 
Sodium mg mg 
Moisture g g 
Vitamins mg or µg mg or µg 
Ash g g 
Minerals  
(excluding sodium) mg or µg mg or µg 
Other nutritional contents labeled voluntarily by the 
manufacturer g, mg, or µg g, mg, or µg 5 
 Note: Nutrition labeling on surf ace areas smaller than 100 cm2 may 
conform to the following format, placing labels at a prominent place on 
the package container: 
 
Nutrition Facts 
Per 100 g (or 100 kcal) or 100 mL: Calories´Kcal (´Kcal), Protein ´g 
(´g),Fats´g (´g), Saturated fats ´g (´g), Trans fats ´g (´g), 
Linoleic acid´ mg (´mg), α-Linolenic acid*´ mg (´mg), 
Carbohydrate ´g (´ g), Sugars ´g (´g), Sodium ´mg (´mg), 
Moisture´g (´g), Vitamin ´mg or µg ( ´mg or µg), Ash ´g (´g), 
Mineral (excluding sodium) ´mg or µg ( ´mg or µg), other nutritional 
content labeled voluntarily by the manufacturer (´ g, mg, or µg).  
*Content of α-linolenic acid may be labele d voluntarily for prepackaged 
follow-up infant formula  6 
 Appendix 1.2 Nutrition labeling format for prepackaged formula for 
certain disease 
 
Nutrition Facts 
Serving Size  grams ( or milliliters) 
 
Servings Per Container 
 Per serving Per 100 grams 
or per 100 milliliters 
Calories 
 Kcal Kcal 
Proteins 
 g g 
Fats 
 g g 
Saturated fats 
 g g 
Trans fats 
 g g 
Carbohydrates 
 g g 
Sugars 
 g g 
Sodium 
 mg mg 
Other nutrients designated by the central competent authority in a public 
announcement  
 g, mg, or µg  g, mg, or µg 
 
Claims nutritional 
content 
 g, mg, or µg  g, mg, or µg  
Other nutritional 
contents labeled voluntarily by the 
manufacturer g, mg, or µg  g, mg, or µg  7 
 Note: Nutrition labeling on surf ace areas smaller than 100 cm2 may 
conform to the following format, placing labels at a prominent place on 
the package container: 
Nutrition Facts 
Serving size ´grams (or milliliters), Servings per container ´. Per 
serving (per 100 g or 100 mL): Calories´Kcal (´Kcal), Protein ´g (´
g),Fats´g (´g), Saturated fats ´g (´g), Trans fats ´g (´g), 
Carbohydrate ´g (´ g), Sugars ´g (´g), Sodium ´mg (´mg), Other 
nutrieients designated by the central competent authority in a public 
announcement(´g, mg, or µg), Claims nutritional content ( ´g, mg, or 
µg),Other nutritional content labeled voluntarily by the manufacturer ( ´
g, mg, or µg).  8 
 Appendix 2.1 Range of a llowable error for nutrition labeling values of 
prepackaged infant and follow-up formula 
 
Note Items Range of 
allowable 
error Infant 
formulaa, 
Infant formula 
for special 
medical 
purposebFollow-up 
infant 
formulac
Proteins, Carbohydrates, 
Calories, Fats, Moisture, and Ash 80%-120% 
of the 
labeled 
value 
Saturated fats, Trans fats, Cholesterols, and Sugars ≤ 120% of 
the labeled value 
Vitamin A, Vitamin D, Vitamin E, 
and Vitamin K 80%-180% 
of the labeled 
value  
Vitamin B 1, 
Vitamin B 2, 
Niacin, and 
Vitamin B 680%-250% of the labeled 
value Vitamins 
Vitamin C, 
VitaminB 12, 
Folic acid, Pantothenic 
acid, Biotin, 
and Choline 80%-300% of the labeled 
value 
Minerals Sodium, 
Potassium, 
Chlorine, 
Calcium, 
Phosphorus, and Magnesium 80%-150% of the labeled 
value  1. For nutrients 
with the 
maximum 
amount or 
guidance upper level 
(GUL) 
regulated by the Chinese 
National 
Standards (CNS) 6849 
and 15224, 
the test value shall equal at 
least 80% of 
the labeled value and be 
below the 
maximum amount or 
GUL. 
2. The range of 
allowable 
error 1. For 
nutrients 
with the 
maximum 
amount or GUL 
regulated 
by the CNS 
13235, the 
test value shall equal 
at least 
80% of the labeled 
value and 
be below the 
maximum 
amount or GUL. 
2. For 
nutrients without the 
maximum 9 
  Iron, Zinc, 
Copper, 
Manganese, 
Selenium, 
Iodine, Chromium, and 
Molybdenum 80%-200% 
of the labeled 
value 
Amino acids , Poly/Mono 
unsaturated fats, Dietary 
fiber, Myo-Inositol, and  L-Carnitine 80%-300% 
of the labeled 
value presented in 
the left table 
applies to the 
nutrients when the 
maximum 
amount or GUL is not 
regulated by 
the CNS 6849. amount or GUL 
regulated 
by the CNS 
13235, the 
test value shall equal 
at least 
80% of the labeled 
value. The 
maximum value may 
be 
determined according 
to either 
that for 
infant 
formula or 
the range 
of 
allowable 
error 
presented 
in the left 
table. 
 
a, b, cInfant and follow-up formula refers to  infant formula, infant formula 
for special medical purpose, and follow -up infant formula, in accordance 
with Article 2 of “Enforcement Rules of the Act Governing Food 
Sanitation”.    10 
 Appendix 1.2 Range of a llowable error for nutrition labeling values of 
prepackaged formula for certain disease 
 
Items  Range of allowable 
error  Note  
Proteins, Carbohydrates, 
Calories, and Fats  80%-120% of the labeled value
  
Saturated fats, Trans fats, Cholesterols, Sodium, and Sugars
 ≤ 120% of the labeled 
value   
Amino acids, 
Poly/Mono unsaturated fats, 
Vitamins (excluding Vitamins 
A and D), 
Minerals (excluding sodium), 
and Dietary fiber 
 
 Ú80% of the labeled 
value  
Vitamins A and D  80%-180% of the labeled value
 All test values are 
based on a daily 
caloric intake of 
1500 kcal, and cannot exceed the 
tolerable upper 
intake level (UL) of dietary reference 
intake (DRIs) for 
people aged over 51 years.