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TBS TZS 538 / EAS 38:2014: Tanzania nutrition label

TBS TZS 538 / EAS 38:2014, the Tanzanian EAS 38 nutrition label under TZS 538 / EAS 38:2014 (TBS), 7 mandatory nutrients, per 100 g or 100 ml and per serving, both columns required, English on pack. Generate a compliant label free.

Reviewed against TZS 538 / EAS 38:2014 (TBS) · Page updated August 16, 2026

Jurisdiction
Tanzania (packaged food sold at retail)
Regulation
TZS 538 / EAS 38:2014 (TBS)
Effective
1 November 2014
Official source
www.tbs.go.tz
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Nutrition labelling requirements in Tanzania

Packaged food sold in Tanzania must carry a nutrition declaration under TZS 538 / EAS 38:2014 (TBS). This page covers the Tanzania - TBS TZS 538 / EAS 38:2014 format: Kiswahili/English per Tanzania Bureau of Standards. A compliant Tanzanian EAS 38 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 and per serving, both columns required, 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. Tanzania adopts EAS 38:2014 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 Tanzanian EAS 38 nutrition label from your recipe, applying the rounding rules and reference intakes for Tanzania automatically, and exports it as PDF, PNG, SVG, JPG or EPS.

Official regulation

Citation
TZS 538 / EAS 38:2014 (TBS)
Effective
1 November 2014
Scope
Tanzania (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 and per serving, both columns required
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 Tanzania?
Yes. Packaged food sold in Tanzania must carry a nutrition declaration under TZS 538 / EAS 38:2014 (TBS).
When did TZS 538 / EAS 38:2014 (TBS) take effect?
TZS 538 / EAS 38:2014 (TBS) has applied since 1 November 2014.
Which label format does Tanzania use?
Tanzania uses the Tanzania format. Kiswahili/English per Tanzania Bureau of Standards.

How to generate one

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