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COSQC (Arabic/English): Iraq nutrition label

COSQC (Arabic/English), the Iraqi nutrition label under IQS adopting GSO 9:2013 (COSQC), 7 mandatory nutrients, per 100 g or 100 ml and per serving, both columns required, Arabic on pack. Generate a compliant label free.

Reviewed against IQS adopting GSO 9:2013 (COSQC) · Page updated August 16, 2026

Jurisdiction
Iraq (packaged food sold at retail)
Regulation
IQS adopting GSO 9:2013 (COSQC)
Effective
1 January 2016
Official source
www.cosqc.gov.iq
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Nutrition labelling requirements in Iraq

Packaged food sold in Iraq must carry a nutrition declaration under IQS adopting GSO 9:2013 (COSQC). This page covers the Iraq - COSQC (Arabic/English) format: Bilingual per COSQC, adopting GSO 9:2013. A compliant Iraqi nutrition label declares 7 mandatory nutrients: energy (السعرات), protein (البروتين), fat (الدهون), saturated fat (الدهون المشبعة), carbohydrate (الكربوهيدرات), sugars (السكريات) and sodium (الصوديوم). Values are declared per 100 g or 100 ml and per serving, both columns required, with energy in both kcal and kJ, and sodium rather than salt. The panel is headed "[object Object]". Arabic is required on pack. There is no mandatory front-of-pack warning scheme. Iraq adopts GSO 9:2013 rather than writing its own labelling text, so a label built to that standard travels across every market that adopted it. NFL builds a print-ready Iraqi nutrition label from your recipe, applying the rounding rules and reference intakes for Iraq automatically, and exports it as PDF, PNG, SVG, JPG or EPS.

Official regulation

Citation
IQS adopting GSO 9:2013 (COSQC)
Effective
1 January 2016
Scope
Iraq (packaged food sold at retail)
Source

Key facts

Mandatory nutrients (7)
Energy (السعرات), Protein (البروتين), Fat (الدهون), Saturated Fat (الدهون المشبعة), Carbohydrate (الكربوهيدرات), Sugars (السكريات) and Sodium (الصوديوم)
Declaration basis
Per 100 g or 100 ml and per serving, both columns required
Energy units
kcal and kJ, both required
Sodium or salt
Declared as sodium, not salt
Panel heading
[object Object]
Label language
Arabic required on pack
Front of pack
No mandatory front-of-pack warning scheme

One standard, 5 markets

Iraq applies GSO 9:2013, a harmonised standard adopted in full by 4 other markets. A label built to this standard is accepted in all of them, subject to each market's own language rules and its own enforcement body. The sibling markets are GCC (Saudi Arabia / UAE / Qatar / Kuwait / Bahrain / Oman), Libya, Sudan, Yemen.

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 Iraq?
Yes. Packaged food sold in Iraq must carry a nutrition declaration under IQS adopting GSO 9:2013 (COSQC).
When did IQS adopting GSO 9:2013 (COSQC) take effect?
IQS adopting GSO 9:2013 (COSQC) has applied since 1 January 2016.
Which label format does Iraq use?
Iraq uses the Iraq format. Bilingual per COSQC, adopting GSO 9:2013.

How to generate one

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  • Pick "Iraq - COSQC (Arabic/English)" 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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