Pure Food Act 1991: Papua New Guinea nutrition label
Pure Food Act 1991, the Papua New Guinea nutrition label under Pure Food Act 1991 (FSANZ 1.2.7/1.2.8 aligned for imports), 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 Pure Food Act 1991 (FSANZ 1.2.7/1.2.8 aligned for imports) · Page updated October 25, 2026
Nutrition labelling requirements in Papua New Guinea
Packaged food sold in Papua New Guinea must carry a nutrition declaration under Pure Food Act 1991 (FSANZ 1.2.7/1.2.8 aligned for imports). This page covers the Papua New Guinea - Pure Food Act 1991 format: FSANZ 1.2.7/1.2.8 accepted via DCP/NISIT. A compliant Papua New Guinea nutrition label declares 7 mandatory nutrients: energy, protein, fat, total, - saturated, carbohydrate, - sugars and sodium. Values are declared per 100 g or 100 ml and per serving, both columns required, with energy in 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. NutritionFactLabel builds a print-ready Papua New Guinea nutrition label from your recipe, applying the rounding rules and reference intakes for Papua New Guinea automatically, and exports it as PDF, PNG, SVG, JPG or EPS.
Official regulation
Key facts
Papua New Guinea food labelling requirements under the Food Sanitation Act
Papua New Guinea's food labelling rules come from the Food Sanitation Act 1991 and the Food Sanitation Regulation 2007, both in force. (The law is sometimes called the Pure Food Act, but its official title is the Food Sanitation Act 1991.) The Act sets up the Food Sanitation Council and gives food inspectors powers to inspect, sample and act against non-compliant food.
For packaged food, these are mandatory under the Regulation:
- a trade name that is not misleading;
- name and business address of the vendor, manufacturer, packer or importer;
- lot identification and country of manufacture;
- an ingredient statement, generally in descending order by weight; and
- minimum net weight, volume or number.
Additives must be declared in the ingredient list by class name and specific name or INS number, and specified allergens must be declared when present.
Source: Food Sanitation Act 1991.
Papua New Guinea food label language requirements
English is mandatory for required label information on imported food, food packed for export to PNG, and food made or packed in PNG. Other languages may be added.
Label information must be legible, indelible, conspicuous and contrast with the background, and the Regulation sets minimum character sizes, with a smaller minimum allowed for the business name and address.
Papua New Guinea nutrition information panel rules
A nutrition information panel is not mandatory on every packaged food. It becomes mandatory when the label makes a nutrition claim, because the Regulation bans claims without a panel.
Claims about vitamins, minerals, essential amino acids or essential fatty acids trigger further mandatory quantitative information, including serving details for vitamin and mineral claims.
For food from Australia, Schedule 5 accepts the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code format for ingredient statements. That acceptance covers ingredient statements only; it does not mean the full FSANZ regime replaces PNG's own rules.
Source: National Department of Health.
Papua New Guinea imported food labelling and enforcement
PNG Customs lists food labelling as a controlled import matter that must comply with the Food Sanitation Regulation 2007, with the Food Sanitation Council as the responsible authority.
Under the Act, importers must notify the Minister before importing food for sale, which is mandatory, and a food inspector reviews shipping, customs and certification documents. Imported food can be examined, and non-compliant food may be forfeited or destroyed.
Unlike an automatic recognition model, an Australian label is accepted only for the ingredient statement under Schedule 5; English, identity, origin, business, lot and quantity rules still apply.
Source: PNG Customs Service, Prohibitions.
Sources
Primary documents this page was written from, checked 2026-10-04.
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