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ZABS (Food Safety Act 2019): Zambia nutrition label

ZABS (Food Safety Act 2019), the Zambian nutrition label under Food Safety Act (2019) + ZS labelling standards - ZABS, 7 mandatory nutrients, per 100 g or 100 ml, English on pack. Generate a compliant label free.

Reviewed against Food Safety Act (2019) + ZS labelling standards - ZABS · Page updated August 16, 2026

Jurisdiction
Zambia (packaged food sold at retail)
Regulation
Food Safety Act (2019) + ZS labelling standards - ZABS
Effective
5 April 2019
Official source
www.zabs.org.zm
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Nutrition labelling requirements in Zambia

Packaged food sold in Zambia must carry a nutrition declaration under Food Safety Act (2019) + ZS labelling standards - ZABS. This page covers the Zambia - ZABS (Food Safety Act 2019) format: English Codex baseline via Zambia Bureau of Standards. A compliant Zambian nutrition label declares 7 mandatory nutrients: energy, protein, fat, saturated fat, carbohydrate, total sugars and sodium. Values are declared per 100 g or 100 ml, with energy in both kcal and kJ, and sodium rather than salt. The panel is headed "Nutrition Information". English is required on pack. There is no mandatory front-of-pack warning scheme. NFL builds a print-ready Zambian nutrition label from your recipe, applying the rounding rules and reference intakes for Zambia automatically, and exports it as PDF, PNG, SVG, JPG or EPS.

Official regulation

Citation
Food Safety Act (2019) + ZS labelling standards - ZABS
Effective
5 April 2019
Scope
Zambia (packaged food sold at retail)
Source

Key facts

Mandatory nutrients (7)
Energy, Protein, Fat, Saturated fat, Carbohydrate, Total sugars and Sodium
Declaration basis
Per 100 g or 100 ml
Energy units
kcal and kJ, both required
Sodium or salt
Declared as sodium, not salt
Panel heading
Nutrition Information
Label language
English required on pack
Front of pack
No mandatory front-of-pack warning scheme

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 Zambia?
Yes. Packaged food sold in Zambia must carry a nutrition declaration under Food Safety Act (2019) + ZS labelling standards - ZABS.
When did Food Safety Act (2019) + ZS labelling standards - ZABS take effect?
Food Safety Act (2019) + ZS labelling standards - ZABS has applied since 5 April 2019.
Which label format does Zambia use?
Zambia uses the Zambia format. English Codex baseline via Zambia Bureau of Standards.

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