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United Arab Emirates
Nutrition labels for the UAE
The UAE follows GCC (GSO) labelling standards with national oversight. Here is what food brands need on pack to sell in the Emirates.
Market setup
United Arab Emirates
Nutrition panel
Reviewer approval
Export-ready PDF
Required panel structure
Ingredient and allergen context
Review before export
PDF handoff for printers
Market guide
What this label needs before it goes on pack.
This guide is written for product, operations, QA, and regulatory teams who need the practical shape of a United Arab Emirates nutrition label.
The UAE baseline
The UAE adopts GSO standards for prepackaged food — GSO 9 for general labelling and GSO 2233 for the nutrition declaration — under national oversight (MOIAT, with municipal food control such as Dubai Municipality for products in trade).
Your pack typically needs:
- Arabic labelling (Arabic-only or bilingual with Arabic prominent)
- Nutrition declaration: energy plus core nutrients such as protein, carbohydrate, sugars, fat, saturated fat, and sodium/salt
- Allergen declaration, production and expiry dates, storage conditions, net content, and origin
Practical notes for exporters
Registration of products and labels with the relevant authority/municipality is part of market entry. Inconsistent ingredient or nutrition data between markets is one of the most common reasons labels bounce back — keeping one source of truth matters more here than anywhere.
How FCOS helps
In FCOS, the UAE is covered under the Gulf & GCC market family: one product record, structured nutrition data, Arabic-capable label output, PDF export for your distributor or co-packer.
This overview is general guidance, not legal advice. Final compliance always depends on your product and jurisdiction — confirm requirements with your regulatory counsel.
Built into FCOS
From product data to a reviewed United Arab Emirates label.
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Create the product record
Enter ingredients, nutrition values, serving details, and the markets the SKU will sell in.
02
Generate the market view
FCOS uses the same product data to shape the label around the selected market format.
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Review, approve, export
Keep reviewers in the loop, then export the approved label PDF for your team or partner.
Where it pays off
The difference between a label file and a label system.
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Review happens before the PDF leaves.
Editors prepare the label, reviewers approve the version, and the exported file reflects the version that passed review.
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Retailer and co-packer handoff gets cleaner.
Share a shelf-ready PDF generated from structured product data instead of screenshots, emails, or disconnected drafts.
Stack comparison
Today vs. with FCOS
Work
Today
With FCOS
Market data
TodayKept in docs, emails, or spreadsheets
With FCOSUnited Arab Emirates sits on the product record
Review state
TodayHard to know which file is approved
With FCOSApproval state stays with the label version
Export
TodayScreenshots and manually assembled PDFs
With FCOSPDF export comes from structured data
Multi-market work
TodayCopy data into each format
With FCOSReuse one product record across markets
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Frequently asked questions
Does the UAE require Arabic on food labels?
Yes. Arabic is required — Arabic-only or bilingual with Arabic given prominence — consistent with GSO 9 as adopted in the UAE.
What nutrition information is required in the UAE?
A nutrition declaration aligned to GSO 2233: energy and core nutrients such as protein, carbohydrate, sugars, fat, saturated fat, and sodium/salt.
Can FCOS produce a UAE-ready label?
FCOS generates Gulf & GCC label outputs with Arabic support, which covers UAE formatting needs; final regulatory sign-off stays with your compliance reviewer.
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Saudi Arabia
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