BSTI Rules 2005: Bangladesh nutrition label
BSTI Rules 2005, the Bangladeshi nutrition label under BSTI Labelling of Pre-packaged Foods Rules 2005 + BFSA Regulations 2017, 6 mandatory nutrients, per 100 g or 100 ml and per serving, both columns required, Bengali and English on pack. Generate a compliant label free.
Reviewed against BSTI Labelling of Pre-packaged Foods Rules 2005 + BFSA Regulations 2017 · Page updated October 25, 2026
Nutrition labelling requirements in Bangladesh
Packaged food sold in Bangladesh must carry a nutrition declaration under BSTI Labelling of Pre-packaged Foods Rules 2005 + BFSA Regulations 2017. This page covers the Bangladesh - BSTI Rules 2005 format: Bengali + English bilingual per BSTI/BFSA. A compliant Bangladeshi nutrition label declares 6 mandatory nutrients: শক্তি / energy, আমিষ / protein, চর্বি / fat, শর্করা / carbohydrate, চিনি / sugars and সোডিয়াম / 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 "পুষ্টিগুণ (Nutrition Information)". Bengali and English must both appear on pack. There is no mandatory front-of-pack warning scheme. NFL builds a print-ready Bangladeshi nutrition label from your recipe, applying the rounding rules and reference intakes for Bangladesh automatically, and exports it as PDF, PNG, SVG, JPG or EPS.
Official regulation
Key facts
Bangladesh food labelling requirements under BFSA
Packaged food labelling in Bangladesh is governed by the Safe Food Act, 2013, in force, administered by the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA). Section 32 makes proper packaging, marking and labelling mandatory for packaged food produced, distributed or sold in the country, and the Act bans false or misleading statements about quantity, nutritional quality, medicinal effects or origin.
The detailed rules are in the Safe Food (Packaged Food Labelling) Regulations, 2017, in force. In January 2026 BFSA published a draft replacement, the Safe Food (Packaged Food Labelling) Regulations, 2026, for public comment; it is proposed and does not yet replace the 2017 rules.
BFSA's enforcement notices stress that Bangla labelling is mandatory for packaged food and that the information must be clear and easy to read.
Source: Safe Food Act, 2013, Laws of Bangladesh, and BFSA, Laws and regulations.
What a Bangladeshi packaged food label must show
For products under the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) certification scheme, these particulars are mandatory:
- product and brand name, and grade, type or size where relevant;
- weight or quantity, and batch or code number;
- ingredients, including the names or codes of colours, flavours, preservatives and artificial sweeteners used;
- production and expiry dates;
- names and addresses of the manufacturer and, where relevant, the importer, packer or marketer; and
- maximum retail price, the Bangladesh Standard (BDS) number and the BSTI Standard Mark where the standard requires them.
Any extra information required by the product's Bangladesh Standard must also appear.
Source: BSTI, Certification marks licence and imported product clearance procedure.
Bangla language and nutrition information
Bangla is mandatory on packaged food labels. English or other languages may be added, but they do not replace the required Bangla information, and BSTI also requires its prescribed label details in Bangla for certified products.
The 2017 regulations contain nutrition labelling provisions, but a single complete nutrition panel is not set as mandatory for every packaged food regardless of category. The product's Bangladesh Standard and the BFSA rules decide what is required.
Where nutrition facts appear on a label submitted for BSTI certification, a supporting test report is mandatory, and all nutrition statements must be accurate under the Safe Food Act.
Source: BFSA, Laws and regulations.
Imported food: Bangla labels and BSTI certification
Imported packaged food must carry a Bangla label, which is mandatory, showing both the manufacturer's and the importer's names and addresses.
BSTI certification or import clearance is mandatory only for products on BSTI's mandatory products list, which currently names several hundred products, so importers need to check whether their product is covered. For covered food products, BSTI asks for import documents such as a certificate of origin and a health certificate, plus product-specific papers.
BFSA regulates food safety and labelling under the Safe Food Act, while BSTI runs the national standards, certification marks and conformity checks for products within its schemes.
Source: BSTI, List of mandatory products, and BSTI, Imported product clearance.
Sources
Primary documents this page was written from, checked 2026-10-04.
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