Food(colour coding for sugar

salt and fat)Regulations 2019

Will be effective from 01.06.2019
Levels -Sugar
Total Sugar

Column I Column II Column III

Sugar content Colour Logo

Solid or
Red
Semi – solid More than 22g/100g
food

8 to 22g/100g Amber

Less than 8g/100g Green

Levels - Salt
Column I Column II Column III
Salt content Colour Colour code

Solid or
Semi – solid More than 1.25g/100g Red
food

0.25 to 1.25g/100g Amber

Less than 0.25g/100g Green

Levels- Fat
Column I Column II Column III
Fat content Colour Colour code

Solid or
Semi – More than 17.50g/100g Red
solid food

3 to 17.5g/100g Amber

Less than 3g/100g Green

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Exceptions
• Any primary agricultural product,(cereals, vegetables, fruits, oil, salt,
sugar, meat, fish, milk)
• Spices, condiments , curry mixtures or flavoring mixtures sold in separate
package,
• Single ingredient products such as packaged/bottled drinking water, tea,
coffee;
• Food that are recommended by a medical practitioner where the label
prominently displays that it is to be used under medical guidance or on the
recommendation of a medical practitioner;
• Bulk packs, where the retail packs contained therein complies with these
regulations
• Infant Milk formulae.