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Together we can make food labels work for everyone.
The Uganda National Food Policy Coalition (UNFPC) is a national civil society advocacy network committed to advancing evidence-informed food policies that protect public health and promote healthier food environments in Uganda.
The Coalition brings together leading organisations, including the Centre for Food and Adequate Living Rights (CEFROHT), the Global Consumer Centre (CONSENT), FIAN Uganda, SEATINI Uganda, the Uganda NCD Alliance and Slow Food Uganda. It engages with ministries, regulators, researchers and development partners to strengthen the legal and regulatory frameworks that shape what Ugandans eat, including mandatory Front-of-Pack Warning Labelling.
Civil society organisations, researchers and development partners came together to launch the Uganda National Food Policy Coalition, a national advocacy network working for healthier food environments in Uganda.
The coalition keeps food policy on the national agenda, turning evidence on Uganda's food environment into regulatory action, including mandatory Front-of-Pack Warning Labelling.
Front of pack warning labels tell you at a glance when a product is high in sugar, salt, or unhealthy fats. We're campaigning to make them clear, consistent, and everywhere.
33%
of Ugandans die every year from preventable diet-related NCDs
Source: Uganda NCD risk-factor evidence (see Evidence & Resources)
22%
risk Ugandan adults face of dying prematurely from an NCD
Source: Uganda NCD risk-factor evidence (see Evidence & Resources)
26%
of women in Uganda were overweight or obese in 2022, up from 17% in 2006
Source: Uganda NCD risk-factor evidence (see Evidence & Resources)
17% vs 8%
of urban men were overweight or obese in 2022, compared with rural men
Source: Uganda NCD risk-factor evidence (see Evidence & Resources)
“Healthy diets save lives. It's time to make informed food choices and support policies that protect our health.”
72.1%
of prepackaged supermarket and grocery products are ultra-processed foods and beverages
Source: Ministry of Health, Uganda food environment landscape analysis, 2025
56%
exceed recommended sodium thresholds
Source: Ministry of Health, Uganda food environment landscape analysis, 2025
48%
contain excessive free sugars
Source: Ministry of Health, Uganda food environment landscape analysis, 2025
46%
exceed saturated fat thresholds
Source: Ministry of Health, Uganda food environment landscape analysis, 2025
Many ultra-processed foods contain excessive amounts of ingredients linked to preventable diet-related diseases, yet consumers often aren't warned.
“Uganda needs Front-of-Pack Warning Labels now so every shopper can see the risks, make informed choices, and protect their health.”
Four ingredients are of critical concern because they are scientifically shown to increase the risk of NCDs when consumed in excess, and they are common in processed and ultra-processed foods.
Front-of-Pack Warning Labelling (FoPWL) puts clear, easy-to-read warnings on the front of packaged food and drink, so you can tell at a glance when a product is high in nutrients of concern.
Back-of-pack nutrition panels are detailed but hard to use in a busy shop: the print is small, the numbers are technical, and the information sits on the reverse of the pack. Front-of-pack warnings do the opposite. One simple, standard warning, in the same place on every product.
Uganda is campaigning to make these warnings mandatory, using the thresholds set by the Uganda Nutrient Profile Model.
The Uganda Nutrient Profile Model sets the thresholds for sugar, salt and unhealthy fats in processed and ultra-processed foods and drinks sold in Uganda. Those thresholds are what make a warning label possible, and they also underpin restrictions on marketing unhealthy food to children and healthier public food procurement.
See how labelling, marketing restrictions and public procurement fit together.
Front-of-Pack Warning Labels help consumers quickly identify foods high in sugar, salt, and unhealthy fats, making healthier food choices easier and reducing the risk of diet-related non-communicable diseases.
“We call on the Government of Uganda, through the Ministry of Health, to urgently enact and implement mandatory Front-of-Pack Warning Label regulations to protect consumers and save lives.”
The Uganda National Food Policy Coalition is asking the Government of Uganda to enact mandatory Front-of-Pack Warning Labelling, based on the thresholds of the Uganda Nutrient Profile Model. Mandatory Front-of-Pack Warning Labelling has not yet been adopted in Uganda. It is what the campaign is advocating for.
Reports, research, policy briefs, fact sheets and campaign materials on Uganda's food environment and Front-of-Pack Warning Labelling.
Know what you eat. Choose healthier. Protect Uganda's health. Add your voice to the campaign.
Articles will appear here as soon as the campaign team publishes them.
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Ask Parliament to adopt a single, mandatory front of pack warning label on all packaged foods.
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