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 Regulations on Nutrition Labe ling for Prepackaged Vitamin 
and Mineral Tablets a nd Capsules (Draft) 
 
 
1. The regulation is established under th e provisions of Item 3 of Article 
22 of the Act Governing Fo od Safety and Sanitation.  
2. The nutrition labeling for prepackaged  vitamin and mineral tablets and 
capsules on the market shall provide the following information refer to 
Appendix 1 shown at a conspicuous place of the outer package or container of the product: 
(1) Title of “Nutrition labeling” 
(2) Vitamin contents 
(3) Mineral contents 
(4) Contents of other ingredient s labeled by the manufacturer 
voluntarily 
3. Ways of labeling of contents of vita mins, minerals and other nutrients: 
The contents of each tablet (or capsule) shall be labeled and the 
number of tablets (or capsules) contained in each package of the product and the daily percentage  reference value provided by each 
tablet (or capsule) shall be specified.  Labels shall also be specified the 
daily nutrient intake reference va lue if the daily nutrient intake 
reference value has been set. For products without a set daily nutrient 
intake reference value, the “* ” symbol shall precede the daily 
percentage reference va lue line and clearly note “*Reference value not 
set.” 
4. Daily nutrient  intake reference values sha ll be labeled according to 
Appendix 2. 
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 5. The contents of vitamins, minerals and other nutrients shall be labeled 
in metric units. For Vitamins A, D and E, the contents shall be 
additionally labeled in IU. 
6. Data formatting of prepackaged vitamin and mineral tablets and 
capsules nutrition labeling units shall conform to the following regulations: 
(1) The number of tablets (or capsules)  in each package and the daily 
percentage reference value sha ll be expressed in integer.  
(2) The contents of vitamins, minerals  and other ingredients shall be 
expressed in not more than three significant figures. 
(3) Data formatting shall refer to the Chinese National Standard 
CNS2925 “Practices for Designati ng Significant Places in Specific 
Limiting Values”. 
7. If the physiological functions of pack aged vitamin and mineral tablets 
and capsules are to be described, the minimum daily intake must be 
15% of the daily percentage reference value. 
8. The values on the nutritional labe ls of prepackaged vitamin and 
mineral tablets and capsules must be  derived from actual test analysis 
or calculations, and the range of allo wable error shall meet the criteria 
in Appendix 3.  
9. Prepackaged vitamin and mineral tabl ets and capsules shall be labeled 
the following warning at a conspicuous place: “No more than  tablets 
(or capsules) each day.” and “Ex cessive intake does not benefit 
health.”. 
10. “Regulations on Nutrition Labeling for Prepackaged Foods”  shall not 
apply to prepackaged vitamin a nd mineral tablets and capsules. 
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 Appendix 1. Nutrition labeling format for prepackaged vitamin and mineral 
tablets and capsules 
 
Nutrition Facts 
This package contains______tablets/capsules 
 Per tablet/capsule Daily percentage 
reference value   
(%) 
Vitamin(1)  mg or μg % 
Minerals mg or μg % 
Claims nutritional content  
Other nutrients g, mg, or μg 
g, mg, or μg % or * 
% or * 
*Reference value not set.  
Daily reference value: reported daily reference values of vitamins and 
minerals, and other nutritiona l daily reference values 
  Annotation 1: For Vitamins A, D and E,  the contents shall be additionally 
labeled in IU.
 
 
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 Appendix 2. Daily refe rence values of vitamins and minerals 
 
Appropriate for  
Items  Not specified 
group  Between 1 and 
3 years old  Pregnant or 
nursing mothers
Vitamin A(1) 700 μg RE 400 μg RE 600 μg RE 
Vitamin B 1 1.4 mg 0.6 mg 1.1 mg 
Vitamin B 2 1.6 mg 0.7 mg 1.2 mg 
Vitamin B 6 1.6 mg 0.5 mg 1.9 mg 
Vitamin B 12 2.4 μg 0.9 μg 2.6 μg 
Vitamin C 100 mg 40 mg 110 mg 
Vitamin D 10 μg 5 μg 10 μg 
Vitamin E(2) 13 mg -TE 5 mg -TE 14 mg -TE 
Vitamin K 120 μg 30 μg 90 μg 
Niacin 18 mg 9 mg 16 mg 
Folic acid 400 μg 170 μg 600 μg 
Pantothenic acid 5 mg 2 mg 6 mg 
Biotin 30 μg 9 μg 30 μg 
Choline 500 mg 180 mg 410 mg 
Sodium 2000 mg 1200 mg 2000 mg 
Calcium 1200 mg 500 mg 1000 mg 
Phosphorus 1000 mg 400 mg 800 mg 
Iron 15 mg 10 mg 45 mg 5 
  
*Reference value not set.  
Annotation 1: RE is Retinol Equivalent. 
1 g RE=1 g Retinol=6 g -Carotene 
 
Annotation 2: -TE is -Tocopherol Equivalent. 
1 mg -TE =1 mg -Tocopherol 
 
                A p p r o p r i a t e  f o r
 Items Not specified 
group Between 1 
and 3 years 
old Pregnant or 
nursing 
mothers 
Iodine 140 μg 65 μg 200 μg 
Magnesium 390 mg 80 mg 355 mg 
Zinc 15 mg 5 mg 15 mg 
Fluorine 3 mg 0.7 mg 3 mg 
Selenium 55 μg 20 μg 60 μg 
Sodium 2000 mg 1200 mg 2000 mg 
Protein 60 g 20g 65 g 
Fat 60 g * 65 g 
Carbohydrate 300 g * 330 g 
Saturated fats 18 g * 18 g 
cholesterol 300 mg * 300 mg 
Dietary fiber 25 g 15 g 30 g 6 
 Appendix 3. Range of allowable e rror for nutrition labeling values 
Items Range of allowable error 
Vitamin A and vitamin D 80%~ 180% of the labeled value 
Vitamins (excluding v itamins A and D) and 
minerals (excluding Sodium)  80% of the labeled value 
Nutrients labeled 
voluntarily Protein, carbohydrates, Calories, 
lipids, saturated fats, trans fats, 
cholesterol, sodium, and sugars  120% of the labeled value 
Other nutrients  80% of the labeled value