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JS CRS 5:2010: Jamaica nutrition label

JS CRS 5:2010, the Jamaican nutrition label under JS CRS 5:2010 (Affirmed 2017), 9 mandatory nutrients, per 100 g or 100 ml and per serving, both columns required, English on pack. Generate a compliant label free.

Reviewed against JS CRS 5:2010 (Affirmed 2017) · Page updated August 16, 2026

Jurisdiction
Jamaica (packaged food sold at retail)
Regulation
JS CRS 5:2010 (Affirmed 2017)
Effective
1 January 2010
Official source
www.bsj.org.jm
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Nutrition labelling requirements in Jamaica

Packaged food sold in Jamaica must carry a nutrition declaration under JS CRS 5:2010 (Affirmed 2017). This page covers the Jamaica - JS CRS 5:2010 format: CARICOM Regional Standard via Bureau of Standards Jamaica. A compliant Jamaican nutrition label declares 9 mandatory nutrients: energy, protein, total fat, saturated fat, trans fat, carbohydrate, sugars, dietary fibre and sodium. Values are declared per 100 g or 100 ml and per serving, both columns required, with energy in kcal, 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. Jamaica adopts CRS 5:2010 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 Jamaican nutrition label from your recipe, applying the rounding rules and reference intakes for Jamaica automatically, and exports it as PDF, PNG, SVG, JPG or EPS.

Official regulation

Citation
JS CRS 5:2010 (Affirmed 2017)
Effective
1 January 2010
Scope
Jamaica (packaged food sold at retail)
Source

Key facts

Mandatory nutrients (9)
Energy, Protein, Total Fat, Saturated Fat, Trans Fat, Carbohydrate, Sugars, Dietary Fibre and Sodium
Declaration basis
Per 100 g or 100 ml and per serving, both columns required
Energy units
kcal
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

One standard, 7 markets

Jamaica applies CRS 5:2010, a harmonised standard adopted in full by 6 other markets. A label built to this standard is accepted in all of them, subject to each market's own language rules and its own enforcement body. The sibling markets are Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago.

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 Jamaica?
Yes. Packaged food sold in Jamaica must carry a nutrition declaration under JS CRS 5:2010 (Affirmed 2017).
When did JS CRS 5:2010 (Affirmed 2017) take effect?
JS CRS 5:2010 (Affirmed 2017) has applied since 1 January 2010.
Which label format does Jamaica use?
Jamaica uses the Jamaica format. CARICOM Regional Standard via Bureau of Standards Jamaica.

How to generate one

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  • Pick "Jamaica - JS CRS 5:2010" from the format rail
  • Enter your ingredients (search USDA FoodData Central or add a custom ingredient)
  • The label renders live; export in one click

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