AFSA (Law on Food Products): Azerbaijan nutrition label
AFSA (Law on Food Products), the Azerbaijani nutrition label under Law on Food Products (1999) - AFSA / Codex-aligned, 7 mandatory nutrients, per 100 g or 100 ml, Azerbaijani on pack. Generate a compliant label free.
Reviewed against Law on Food Products (1999) - AFSA / Codex-aligned · Page updated October 25, 2026
Nutrition labelling requirements in Azerbaijan
Packaged food sold in Azerbaijan must carry a nutrition declaration under Law on Food Products (1999) - AFSA / Codex-aligned. This page covers the Azerbaijan - AFSA (Law on Food Products) format: Azerbaijani Codex baseline via Food Safety Agency. A compliant Azerbaijani 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, with energy in both kcal and kJ, and sodium rather than salt. The panel is headed "Qida dəyəri / Nutrition Information". Azerbaijani is required on pack. There is no mandatory front-of-pack warning scheme. NFL builds a print-ready Azerbaijani nutrition label from your recipe, applying the rounding rules and reference intakes for Azerbaijan automatically, and exports it as PDF, PNG, SVG, JPG or EPS.
Official regulation
Key facts
Azerbaijan food labelling requirements under the Food Safety Law
Azerbaijan's food label rules are in the Law on Food Safety, No. 523-VIQ, which entered into force on 1 January 2023, with transitional provisions. It applies to food placed into circulation in Azerbaijan.
Under Article 17, these are mandatory on food labels:
- name of the food;
- food and energy value;
- composition and quantity;
- quality indicators;
- production date and shelf life;
- storage conditions;
- allergens;
- origin;
- manufacturer name and address;
- production method; and
- instructions for use.
Labels must be accurate, clear and understandable. They must not claim effects the food does not have, present common features as special, or say the food prevents disease or has therapeutic properties.
Source: Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Food Safety, No. 523-VIQ.
Azerbaijan nutrition label and energy information
Article 17.2.1 makes "food and energy value" a mandatory label item for all foods within scope, not only those carrying a claim.
The Azerbaijan Food Safety Agency (AFSA) Rules on Hygiene Requirements for Food Products, approved by Collegium Decision No. 19 of 3 November 2020, add that labels must be accurate, clear, understandable and legible, and ban misleading claims.
Source: AFSA, Rules on hygiene requirements for food products.
Azerbaijan food label language requirements
Azerbaijani-language information is mandatory for food sold in Azerbaijan. Under Article 17.4, if an imported food's label, name, composition, shelf life or instructions are in another language, an Azerbaijani translation must be provided.
AFSA has stated that food without Azerbaijani-language labelling may not be imported or sold. Other languages may appear alongside, but cannot replace the Azerbaijani text.
Source: AFSA, Sale of food without Azerbaijani labelling is prohibited.
Azerbaijan imported food labelling and AFSA control
Imported food follows the same label rules as local food, plus the translation requirement, and importers must ensure Azerbaijani information is in place before the food goes on sale.
AFSA is the central authority for food safety regulation and state control. Under its statute it oversees the whole food chain, including packaging, storage, transport, sale, and import and export. Extra rules apply to foods for infants, young children and special dietary uses.
Source: Statute of the Food Safety Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Sources
Primary documents this page was written from, checked 2026-10-04.
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