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JS 1499 (Arabic/English): Jordan nutrition label

JS 1499 (Arabic/English), the Jordanian nutrition label under JS 9 (labelling of prepackaged foodstuffs) and JS 1473 (guidelines on nutrition labelling), JSMO, 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 JS 9 (labelling of prepackaged foodstuffs) and JS 1473 (guidelines on nutrition labelling), JSMO · Page updated September 16, 2026

Jurisdiction
Jordan (packaged food sold at retail)
Regulation
JS 9 (labelling of prepackaged foodstuffs) and JS 1473 (guidelines on nutrition labelling), JSMO
Effective
1 January 2014
Official source
www.jsmo.gov.jo
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Nutrition labelling requirements in Jordan

Packaged food sold in Jordan must carry a nutrition declaration under JS 9 (labelling of prepackaged foodstuffs) and JS 1473 (guidelines on nutrition labelling), JSMO. This page covers the Jordan - JS 1499 (Arabic/English) format: Bilingual per JSMO, adopting GSO 9:2013. A compliant Jordanian 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. NFL builds a print-ready Jordanian nutrition label from your recipe, applying the rounding rules and reference intakes for Jordan automatically, and exports it as PDF, PNG, SVG, JPG or EPS.

Official regulation

Citation
JS 9 (labelling of prepackaged foodstuffs) and JS 1473 (guidelines on nutrition labelling), JSMO
Effective
1 January 2014
Scope
Jordan (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

JS 9, JS 1473 and the Jordanian labelling standards that JSMO food standards cite

Jordan has no stand-alone nutrition labelling regulation. The label rules sit in a small family of Jordanian Standards issued by the Jordan Standards and Metrology Organization (JSMO), and the four JSMO food drafts reviewed for this page (2023 to 2026) draw their label rules from the same short list of standards, cited in varying combinations:

  • JS 9, Labelling: labelling of prepackaged foodstuffs, the general label text.
  • JS 288, Foodstuffs: shelf life of foodstuffs (cited for the shelf-life date).
  • JS 1472, Labelling: general guidelines on claims.
  • JS 1473, Labelling: guidelines on nutrition labelling.
  • JS 1474, Labelling: guidelines for use of nutrition and health claims.

The distinction between a standard and a technical regulation matters. Article 12 of the Standards and Metrology Law No. 22 of 2000 (amended in 2015 and 2019) is the basis on which JSMO adopts a Jordanian Standard as a Jordanian Technical Regulation, which makes compliance mandatory. The WTO Secretariat's 2023 review records 737 technical regulations in force at the end of 2022, states that only standards affecting health, safety, the environment or national security are made mandatory, and notes 60 days of public comment on drafts and roughly six months between gazette publication and entry into force. JSMO's list of recently issued standards shows that rhythm: JS 2414 (labelling of non-retail food containers) and JS 672 (labelling of food additives) were gazetted on 2 July 2026 and take effect on 2 October 2026.

Product standards layer on top of JS 9. The 2026 breakfast-cereal draft (DJS 2433) opens its labelling clause with "in addition to what is stated in Jordanian Standard 9" and adds the harvest year, the JS 288 shelf-life date and compliance with JS 1472 and JS 1474 for any claim.

Source: JSMO, DJS 2433:2026 Breakfast cereals (Arabic); WTO, WT/TPR/S/446/Rev.1, paras 3.81 to 3.84; JSMO legislation list (Law No. 22 of 2000); JSMO, recently issued standards.

Arabic-first labels and the per 100 g declaration in Jordanian product standards

Every JSMO food text reviewed here carries the same language rule: the mandatory particulars are written in Arabic, and another language may be added beside the Arabic. The energy-drink technical regulation (FDJS 2381:2023) says the particulars "must be written in Arabic and may be written in English alongside the basic Arabic"; the 2026 infant-food draft (DJS 2437) says they "may optionally be written in any other language alongside the basic Arabic". The WTO Secretariat's review confirms the general position: food labelling must be in Arabic, and the amended standards law allows importers to modify the label of a non-conforming product so that it complies, the legal basis for over-stickering an imported pack.

Where a Jordanian text spells out a nutrition declaration, it uses the per-100 g pattern. DJS 2437 for infant and young-child foods requires, in this order:

  • energy in both kilocalories and kilojoules, then protein, carbohydrate and fat in grams, all per 100 g or 100 ml of the product as sold and, where appropriate, per a stated quantity of the product prepared for consumption;
  • vitamins and minerals as numbers per 100 g or 100 ml, with an option to add values per 100 kcal or 100 kJ;
  • "any other nutrition information required by national legislation".

The same draft permits a "gluten-free" statement only when the product and its additives contain no gluten. For general foods the nutrient list and declaration basis sit inside JS 9 and JS 1473, which are obtained through JSMO's standards e-service rather than published with the notifications, so request the current edition from JSMO before finalising artwork.

Source: JSMO, FDJS 2381:2023 Energy drinks, clause 9; JSMO, DJS 2437:2026 Infant and young-child foods, clause 10; WTO, WT/TPR/S/446/Rev.1, para 3.90.

Jordan and the Gulf standards (GSO 9, GSO 2233): reference documents, not membership

Jordan is not a member of the GCC Standardization Organization. GSO lists its member governments as the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait and Yemen (since January 2010). GSO 2233, the Gulf technical regulation on nutritional labelling (second edition, July 2021, now marked historical in the GSO store), is not adopted or cited in any of the JSMO documents reviewed here.

What the Jordanian documents do show is systematic reference to Gulf texts when JSMO writes its own. The WTO TBT notifications lodged by JSMO list "relevant documents" for each draft, and Gulf Standards dominate that list:

  • G/TBT/N/JOR/99 (breakfast cereals, August 2026) cites Gulf Standard 2513/2024 and Gulf Standard 1016/2015 on microbiological criteria;
  • G/TBT/N/JOR/105 (candies, nougat and marzipan, August 2026) cites GSO 263-2009 and GSO 1320-2021;
  • G/TBT/N/JOR/85 (trans fats, December 2025) names the Gulf Cooperation Council trans-fat text as its sole relevant document;

The WTO review puts a figure on this: about 70 per cent of technical regulations in force align with international or regional standards. For an exporter, a label built to the Gulf model (Arabic particulars, energy in kcal and kJ, values per 100 g or 100 ml) will be close to what Jordan expects, but the governing text is the Jordanian Standard cited in the JSMO document for that product, not the GSO number.

Source: GSO, About GSO (member states); GSO 2233:2021 Requirements of nutritional labeling; G/TBT/N/JOR/99; G/TBT/N/JOR/85; WTO, WT/TPR/S/446/Rev.1, paras 3.83 and 3.85.

JFDA at import and in the market under the Food Law No. 30 of 2015, plus the trans-fat rule

The Food Law No. 30 of 2015, in force since 16 June 2015, makes the Jordan Food and Drug Administration (JFDA) the single authority for control of domestic and imported food at every stage of handling (Article 3). Article 4 lists its powers: applying technical regulations to local and imported food, preventing any food from entering the Kingdom before it is examined and found fit, barring food that fails a technical regulation, inspecting any place where food is handled, and regulating food advertising. The law defines a "label" as any tag, mark, picture or description written, printed, embossed or stuck on the food package.

At the border the operative text is JFDA's Instructions on Inspection and Sampling of Imported Foodstuffs of 2015 (Board decision of 7 May 2015). Consignments are examined at the customs centre before the customs declaration is completed, the importer or an agent must be present, and the inspection report records the label as conforming or non-conforming alongside temperature records, colour and odour. For special foods and dietary supplements the inspector must first confirm that JFDA has issued an import approval classifying the product as food, and that the label carries no claims JFDA has not approved. Import licences are non-automatic for formula milk, baby food and complementary foods.

On nutrient-specific measures, Jordan has moved on fat rather than front-of-pack labelling. G/TBT/N/JOR/85 notified a nine-page Arabic technical regulation on trans fats with a proposed adoption date of 16 January 2026 and entry into force on 1 March 2026; JSMO's 2026 drafts already cite it as Jordanian Technical Regulation 2418. The energy-drink technical regulation notified in February 2024 (proposed entry into force 16 May 2024; caffeine 14.5 to 32 mg per 100 ml) requires the statements "high caffeine content", "not suitable for heart patients" and a maximum daily consumption figure. None of Jordan's 108 TBT notifications to September 2026 concerns a front-of-pack nutrition or warning label. Build a Jordan label in the generator.

Source: Food Law No. 30 of 2015 (JFDA); JFDA, Instructions on inspection and sampling of imported foodstuffs, 2015; WTO, WT/TPR/S/446/Rev.1, paras 3.92 to 3.94; G/TBT/N/JOR/85; FDJS 2381:2023.

Sources

Primary documents this page was written from, checked 2026-09-16.

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Common questions

Do food labels in Jordan have to be in Arabic?
Yes. Every JSMO food text reviewed for this page requires the mandatory particulars in Arabic, with another language permitted alongside the Arabic. The WTO Secretariat's 2023 review of Jordan confirms that food labelling must be in Arabic and that the amended standards law lets importers modify the label of a non-conforming product to bring it into compliance, which is what allows an Arabic over-sticker on an imported pack.
Which Jordanian standard covers the labelling of prepackaged food?
JSMO's own drafts cite Jordanian Standard JS 9, Labelling of prepackaged foodstuffs, as the general label text, with JS 288 for shelf life, JS 1472 for claims, JS 1473 for nutrition labelling and JS 1474 for nutrition and health claims. Product standards such as the 2026 breakfast-cereal and infant-food drafts open their labelling clauses with 'in addition to what is stated in Jordanian Standard 9'.
Does GSO 2233 or GSO 9 apply in Jordan?
Not directly. Jordan is not a GSO member; GSO lists the UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait and Yemen. JSMO does cite Gulf Standards as reference documents when it drafts Jordanian texts, and the Jordanian authorities told the WTO that about 70 per cent of technical regulations align with international or regional standards, but the binding text is always the Jordanian Standard or Technical Regulation named in the JSMO document.
Who checks food labels when a shipment arrives in Jordan?
The Jordan Food and Drug Administration. Under the Food Law No. 30 of 2015 JFDA is the sole authority for imported and local food, and its 2015 Instructions on Inspection and Sampling of Imported Foodstuffs have inspectors examine consignments at the customs centre before clearance, with the label recorded as conforming or non-conforming on the inspection report. Special foods and supplements also need a prior JFDA import approval and may not carry claims JFDA has not approved.
Does Jordan require a nutrition facts panel on every packaged food?
The general rule sits in JS 9 and JS 1473 (guidelines on nutrition labelling), which are obtained from JSMO. Where a Jordanian text spells the declaration out, as the 2026 infant-food draft does, it requires energy in kcal and kJ, then protein, carbohydrate and fat in grams per 100 g or 100 ml as sold, with vitamins and minerals as numbers per 100 g or 100 ml. Any nutrition or health claim must follow JS 1472 and JS 1474.
Is there a front-of-pack warning label in Jordan?
No front-of-pack nutrition or warning scheme appears in any of Jordan's 108 WTO TBT notifications to September 2026, and no JFDA instruction in the jfda.jo legislation library covers one. Jordan's nutrient-specific action has been a trans-fat technical regulation (G/TBT/N/JOR/85, proposed entry into force 1 March 2026) and caffeine warning statements in the energy-drink technical regulation notified in 2024.
What is the status of Jordan's trans fat regulation?
JSMO notified a nine-page Arabic technical regulation on trans fats to the WTO on 16 December 2025 as G/TBT/N/JOR/85, with a proposed adoption date of 16 January 2026 and proposed entry into force on 1 March 2026, based on the GCC trans-fat text. JSMO's 2026 food drafts already list it as Jordanian Technical Regulation 2418, Fats and oils: trans fats, among their normative references.
How long do I have when JSMO changes a food labelling standard?
JSMO posts drafts for 60 days of public comment and, according to the WTO review, usually allows about six months between gazette publication and entry into force. Recent examples on JSMO's site: JS 2414 (labelling of non-retail food containers) and JS 672 (labelling of food additives) were gazetted on 2 July 2026 and apply from 2 October 2026, and the breakfast-cereal draft notified in August 2026 proposes adoption on 1 September 2026 and entry into force on 1 January 2027.

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