CODINORM (Codex): Cote d'Ivoire nutrition label
CODINORM (Codex), the Ivorian nutrition label under CODINORM - Étiquetage des denrées alimentaires préemballées (Codex-aligné), 7 mandatory nutrients, per 100 g or 100 ml and per serving, both columns required, French on pack. Generate a compliant label free.
Reviewed against CODINORM - Étiquetage des denrées alimentaires préemballées (Codex-aligné) · Page updated October 25, 2026
Nutrition labelling requirements in Cote d'Ivoire
Packaged food sold in Cote d'Ivoire must carry a nutrition declaration under CODINORM - Étiquetage des denrées alimentaires préemballées (Codex-aligné). This page covers the Côte d'Ivoire - CODINORM (Codex) format: French per Côte d'Ivoire Normalisation. A compliant Ivorian nutrition label declares 7 mandatory nutrients: énergie, protéines, matières grasses, dont saturées, glucides, dont sucres and sodium. Values are declared per 100 g or 100 ml and per serving, both columns required, with energy in both kJ and kcal, and sodium rather than salt. The panel is headed "Information nutritionnelle". French is required on pack. There is no mandatory front-of-pack warning scheme. NFL builds a print-ready Ivorian nutrition label from your recipe, applying the rounding rules and reference intakes for Cote d'Ivoire automatically, and exports it as PDF, PNG, SVG, JPG or EPS.
Official regulation
Key facts
Côte d'Ivoire food labelling requirements for prepacked foods
Côte d'Ivoire's core food labelling law is Décret n° 92-487 of 26 August 1992 on labelling and presentation of foods, which is in force. For prepacked food, these are mandatory:
- name of the food;
- ingredients in descending order by weight, including additives and flavourings;
- net quantity;
- durability or consumption date and any storage conditions;
- name and address of the responsible operator;
- origin or provenance; and
- instructions for use where needed.
Labels must be accurate and must not mislead about composition or origin. The national standards body, Côte d'Ivoire Normalisation (CODINORM), lists NI 3500, Labelling of prepacked foods, in its catalogue.
Source: FAOLEX, Côte d'Ivoire food law profile including Décret n° 92-487.
Côte d'Ivoire nutrition label requirements
The Ministry of Commerce's consumer guidance treats nutrition information as mandatory on food labels. It lists energy value and nutrients such as protein, carbohydrate, fat, dietary fibre and sodium, as well as vitamins and minerals.
CODINORM product standards refer to both NI 3500 and the Codex General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods. A foreign nutrition panel should be checked against these rather than assumed to comply, and product standards may add requirements.
Côte d'Ivoire food label language requirements
Mandatory information must be at least in French, the official language. Other languages may be added voluntarily, provided the French text stays complete and nothing contradicts it.
Information must be clear, readable and not misleading about the food's nature, composition, treatment or origin.
Source: CODINORM, Publications including Décret n° 2016-1152 on compulsory standards.
Côte d'Ivoire imported food labelling and conformity
Imported foods must meet the national labelling rules before sale, including French. The Ministry of Commerce also runs an import conformity verification programme (CIV VOC): products in its scope must meet Ivorian, regional or international standards, and a Certificate of Conformity is mandatory where the programme requires it.
Check labels before shipment, since the certificate covers conformity with the applicable standards. CODINORM sets the standards, and Décret n° 2016-1152 of 28 December 2016 made certain standards compulsory.
Source: Ministry of Commerce, Conformity verification programme resources.
Sources
Primary documents this page was written from, checked 2026-10-04.
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