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UNBS US EAS 38:2014: Uganda nutrition label

UNBS US EAS 38:2014, the Ugandan EAS 38 nutrition label under US EAS 38:2014 (UNBS), 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 US EAS 38:2014 (UNBS) · Page updated August 16, 2026

Jurisdiction
Uganda (packaged food sold at retail)
Regulation
US EAS 38:2014 (UNBS)
Effective
1 November 2014
Official source
www.unbs.go.ug
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Nutrition labelling requirements in Uganda

Packaged food sold in Uganda must carry a nutrition declaration under US EAS 38:2014 (UNBS). This page covers the Uganda - UNBS US EAS 38:2014 format: English/Swahili per UNBS (East African Standard). A compliant Ugandan 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. Uganda adopts US 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 Ugandan EAS 38 nutrition label from your recipe, applying the rounding rules and reference intakes for Uganda automatically, and exports it as PDF, PNG, SVG, JPG or EPS.

Official regulation

Citation
US EAS 38:2014 (UNBS)
Effective
1 November 2014
Scope
Uganda (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 Uganda?
Yes. Packaged food sold in Uganda must carry a nutrition declaration under US EAS 38:2014 (UNBS).
When did US EAS 38:2014 (UNBS) take effect?
US EAS 38:2014 (UNBS) has applied since 1 November 2014.
Which label format does Uganda use?
Uganda uses the Uganda format. English/Swahili per UNBS (East African Standard).

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