BOG + CARICOM CRS 5:2010: Suriname nutrition label
BOG + CARICOM CRS 5:2010, the Surinamese nutrition label under Warenwet (implementing decrees) + CARICOM CRS 5:2010, 7 mandatory nutrients, per 100 g or 100 ml, Dutch on pack. Generate a compliant label free.
Reviewed against Warenwet (implementing decrees) + CARICOM CRS 5:2010 · Page updated October 25, 2026
Nutrition labelling requirements in Suriname
Packaged food sold in Suriname must carry a nutrition declaration under Warenwet (implementing decrees) + CARICOM CRS 5:2010. This page covers the Suriname - BOG + CARICOM CRS 5:2010 format: Dutch Codex baseline via Bureau voor Openbare Gezondheidszorg. A compliant Surinamese nutrition label declares 7 mandatory nutrients: energie, eiwitten, vetten, waarvan verzadigde vetten, koolhydraten, waarvan suikers and natrium. 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 "Voedingswaarde". Dutch is required on pack. There is no mandatory front-of-pack warning scheme. Suriname adopts CRS 5:2010 rather than writing its own labelling text, so a label built to that standard travels across every market that adopted it. NFL builds a print-ready Surinamese nutrition label from your recipe, applying the rounding rules and reference intakes for Suriname automatically, and exports it as PDF, PNG, SVG, JPG or EPS.
Official regulation
Key facts
One standard, 7 markets
Suriname applies CRS 5:2010, a harmonised standard adopted in full by 6 other markets. A label built to this standard is accepted in all of them, subject to each market's own language rules and its own enforcement body. The sibling markets are Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago.
Suriname food labelling requirements and legal basis
Suriname's binding label rule is SSB 003:2013, General requirements for the labelling of prepackaged goods (Algemene vereisten voor het etiketteren van voorverpakte goederen). The Suriname Standards Bureau (SSB) says it has been in force as a technical regulation since 2014, and all prepackaged products offered for sale must comply.
SSB has also published SSB 016:2023, Food labelling, Specification for pre-packaged foods, a modified national adoption of the CARICOM regional food labelling standard. The SSB catalogue lists SSB 016:2023 as voluntary and SSB 003:2013 as mandatory, so the newer food-specific standard is guidance rather than law.
Suriname's official language is Dutch, which shapes its language rule.
Source: SSB, Laws and regulations, and SSB, Standards catalogue, February 2024.
Mandatory information on a Suriname food label
Under SSB 003:2013 and government guidance, these are mandatory on prepackaged goods:
- common name and brand name;
- name and address of the manufacturer, and importer or distributor contact details;
- correct net content;
- retail or unit price, according to Ministry of Economic Affairs guidance;
- ingredients in descending order;
- expiry or durability date;
- instructions for use and storage where needed; and
- country of origin, checked in SSB's Label Check.
An amendment adds durability dating rules for some perishable goods and requires a production date where product rules set a fixed shelf life. Food businesses licensed by the Bureau voor Openbare Gezondheidszorg (BOG) must also show producer details, production and expiry dates, ingredients, content, a telephone number and country of origin.
Source: SSB 003:2013 technical regulation, and Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labelling notice.
Suriname nutrition label status
SSB's checklist for SSB 003:2013 does not list a general nutrition panel, so one is not confirmed as mandatory. SSB 016:2023, which follows the CARICOM approach in more detail, is voluntary.
Businesses may use SSB 016:2023 for more detailed food labelling guidance, but it should not be treated as a legal nutrition labelling obligation.
Source: Government of Suriname, SSB sets new national labelling standard.
Suriname imported food labelling, language and enforcement
Required information must be in Dutch and/or English, according to government guidance. A label only in another language does not comply.
Imported prepackaged foods must meet SSB 003:2013 before sale. SSB's Label Check service lets importers, distributors and producers check labels before products go on the market.
SSB administers the technical regulation, BOG handles food control and licensing for food businesses, and the Economic Control Service enforces in the market. For some imports, BOG health certificates are required before import.
Source: SSB, Label Check, and Government of Suriname, Conditions for licensed businesses.
Sources
Primary documents this page was written from, checked 2026-10-04.
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