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保健食品 (Health Food): China nutrition label

保健食品 (Health Food), the China GB 28050 nutrition label under Food Safety Law (2015, arts. 74, 79); GB 16740-2014; NRV per GB 28050-2011. Generate a compliant label free.

Reviewed against Food Safety Law (2015, arts. 74, 79); GB 16740-2014; NRV per GB 28050-2011 · Page updated August 16, 2026

Jurisdiction
China (packaged food sold at retail)
Regulation
Food Safety Law (2015, arts. 74, 79); GB 16740-2014; NRV per GB 28050-2011
Effective
1 October 2015
Official source
www.samr.gov.cn
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Nutrition labelling requirements in China

Packaged food sold in China must carry a nutrition declaration under Food Safety Law (2015, arts. 74, 79); GB 16740-2014; NRV per GB 28050-2011. This page covers the China - 保健食品 (Health Food) format: Health food panel with NRV% - GB 16740, GB 28050-2011. A supplement panel lists whatever the product contains rather than a fixed set, but 25 nutrients have a published reference intake, values are declared 每日用量 and alongside a 营养素参考值%* column. 2 statements are mandatory on pack, including "保健食品不是药物,不能代替药物治疗疾病。". The panel carries the footnote "* NRV% 按 GB 28050-2011 营养素参考值计算". The panel is headed "保健食品". NFL builds a print-ready China GB 28050 nutrition label from your recipe, applying the rounding rules and reference intakes for China automatically, and exports it as PDF, PNG, SVG, JPG or EPS.

Official regulation

Citation
Food Safety Law (2015, arts. 74, 79); GB 16740-2014; NRV per GB 28050-2011
Effective
1 October 2015
Scope
China (packaged food sold at retail)
Source

Key facts

Panel heading
保健食品
Reference values defined
25 nutrients with a published reference intake
Column caption
每日用量
Percentage column
营养素参考值%*
Required footnote
* NRV% 按 GB 28050-2011 营养素参考值计算
Mandatory statements (2)
保健食品不是药物,不能代替药物治疗疾病。 and 本品不能代替药物,请按推荐剂量食用,不宜超量。

How NFL handles it

  • Applies the correct rounding rules for every nutrient
  • Uses the right Daily Value / Reference Intake table for this jurisdiction
  • Renders the required front-of-pack warnings automatically when thresholds are hit
  • Handles multilingual labels where required (bilingual EN/FR, EN/ES, Arabic + EN, etc.)
  • Exports print-ready vector PDF, PNG, SVG, JPG, and EPS

Common questions

Is a nutrition declaration mandatory in China?
Yes. Packaged food sold in China must carry a nutrition declaration under Food Safety Law (2015, arts. 74, 79); GB 16740-2014; NRV per GB 28050-2011.
When did Food Safety Law (2015, arts. 74, 79); GB 16740-2014; NRV per GB 28050-2011 take effect?
Food Safety Law (2015, arts. 74, 79); GB 16740-2014; NRV per GB 28050-2011 has applied since 1 October 2015.
Which label format does China use?
China uses the China format. Health food panel with NRV% - GB 16740, GB 28050-2011.

How to generate one

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  • Pick "China - 保健食品 (Health Food)" from the format rail
  • Enter your ingredients (search USDA FoodData Central or add a custom ingredient)
  • The label renders live; export in one click

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