MCCTIL Food Act 2014: Tonga nutrition label
MCCTIL Food Act 2014, the Tongan nutrition label under Food Act 2014 - MCCTIL / Codex CAC/GL 2-1985 aligned, 7 mandatory nutrients, per 100 g or 100 ml, English on pack. Generate a compliant label free.
Reviewed against Food Act 2014 - MCCTIL / Codex CAC/GL 2-1985 aligned · Page updated October 25, 2026
Nutrition labelling requirements in Tonga
Packaged food sold in Tonga must carry a nutrition declaration under Food Act 2014 - MCCTIL / Codex CAC/GL 2-1985 aligned. This page covers the Tonga - MCCTIL Food Act 2014 format: Codex CAC/GL 2-1985 baseline, English mandatory. A compliant Tongan 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 "Nutrition Information". English is required on pack. There is no mandatory front-of-pack warning scheme. NFL builds a print-ready Tongan nutrition label from your recipe, applying the rounding rules and reference intakes for Tonga automatically, and exports it as PDF, PNG, SVG, JPG or EPS.
Official regulation
Key facts
Tonga food labelling requirements under the Food Act 2020
Tonga's current food law is the Food Act 2020, which commenced on 16 November 2020. Section 93 repeals and replaces the Food Act 2014, so the 2014 Act is no longer the basis for labelling.
The Act establishes the National Food Authority as the competent authority, with the Minister responsible for food serving as the Authority. The Food Division of that Ministry implements, monitors and enforces the Act, including checking high-risk goods against national or Codex standards.
A distinctive feature is section 91. Until Cabinet approves national food standard regulations, Codex Alimentarius standards, guidelines and codes of practice are deemed to apply as regulations under the Act. That gives Codex texts legal force in Tonga until national regulations replace them.
Tonga food label information and language rules
Under section 35, every food for commercial sale must carry a label that allows traceability and contains any prescribed particulars. The label may be in English, Tongan or both, so English alone is not mandatory.
Through the section 91 Codex fallback, prepackaged foods follow the Codex General Standard for the Labelling of Pre-packaged Foods (CXS 1-1985), which covers:
- name of the food;
- ingredient list, except where exempt;
- net contents in metric units and drained weight where relevant;
- name and address of the manufacturer, packer, distributor, importer, exporter or vendor;
- country of origin where omission would mislead;
- lot identification; and
- date marking and storage information.
False or misleading labels are prohibited, and selling food with a non-compliant label is an offence under section 83.
Source: Codex General Standard for the Labelling of Pre-packaged Foods CXS 1-1985.
Tonga nutrition label requirements
Nutrition labelling follows the Codex Guidelines on Nutrition Labelling (CXG 2-1985), applied as regulations through section 91. A nutrient declaration is mandatory for prepackaged foods with nutrition or health claims, and Codex provides for it on other prepackaged foods too, with exemptions for foods of little nutritional significance or small packs.
The declaration covers energy, protein, available carbohydrate, fat, saturated fat, sodium and total sugars, plus any nutrient that is claimed. Energy is in kilojoules and kilocalories, and amounts are generally per 100 g or 100 ml, with per-serving figures allowed under Codex conditions.
Tonga imported food labelling and relabelling
Under section 51, food may not be imported unless it comes with the prescribed documents and is offered for inspection by the National Food Authority at the port of entry, which is mandatory.
Non-compliant food cannot be imported unless the Authority allows it in solely for relabelling or reconditioning. If that work is not done within the set period, the importer must export or destroy the food at its own cost.
High-risk foods can be made subject to mandatory inspection, sampling and analysis, and are released only once found fit for consumption.
Sources
Primary documents this page was written from, checked 2026-10-04.
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