Label requirements · Malaysia

Malaysia label requirements — check your label

What a label sold in Malaysia must carry for food and drinks, other consumer goods, item by item, each with the law it comes from. Paste your label below: Drict shows what it found, on which line, and what is missing.

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Drict looks for the items each label law names, by key words. It is not legal advice and does not say a label is compliant: read the official text, and ask the authority or a specialist before you print.

Food and drinks — what a Malaysia label must show

5 mandatory · 6 only if it applies

Mandatory

  • Net quantity (Berat bersih, Isi kandungan bersih — Reg. 11(1)(i))
  • Ingredients, in descending order of weight (Ramuan — Reg. 11(1)(e))
  • Name and address of manufacturer / packer (Dikeluarkan oleh — Reg. 11(1)(j))
  • If it has pork, lard, beef or alcohol: a “MENGANDUNGI …” line under the food name (Reg. 11(1)(c)(d))
  • If it says “Halal”: the logo and certificate number of JAKIM or the State Islamic Religious Council (Trade Descriptions (Certification and Marking of Halal) Order 2011)

Only if it applies

  • Name and address of the importer in Malaysia (Diimport oleh)
  • Country of origin (Negara asal, Made in)
  • If it has gluten, peanuts / nuts, soya, fish, milk or egg: an allergen statement “Mengandungi / Contains” (Reg. 11(1)(ea), 11(5))
  • Date marking: BEST BEFORE / USE BY / TERBAIK SEBELUM (Reg. 14) — bold capitals, non-serif, at least 6 pt
  • Nutrition information: energy, protein, carbohydrate, fat (Reg. 18B) — required for the food groups in Reg. 18B(2) (e.g. Reg. 64–75), or when a nutrition claim is made
  • Storage (Cara penyimpanan)

Check by eye: Language: check yourself — food made in Malaysia must carry Bahasa Malaysia; imported food uses Bahasa Malaysia or English (Food Regulations 1985, reg. 10). “Best before / Use by” dates go in bold capitals, non-serif, at least 6 pt (reg. 14).

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Other consumer goods — what a Malaysia label must show

3 mandatory · 3 only if it applies

Mandatory

  • Net quantity (Berat bersih, Isi kandungan bersih — Reg. 11(1)(i))
  • Name and address of manufacturer / packer (Dikeluarkan oleh — Reg. 11(1)(j))
  • Country of origin (Negara asal, Made in)

Only if it applies

  • Ingredients, in descending order of weight (Ramuan — Reg. 11(1)(e))
  • Directions (Cara penggunaan)
  • Warning (Amaran)

Check by eye: Language: check yourself — food made in Malaysia must carry Bahasa Malaysia; imported food uses Bahasa Malaysia or English (Food Regulations 1985, reg. 10). “Best before / Use by” dates go in bold capitals, non-serif, at least 6 pt (reg. 14).

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