Do not pay for your highly SUGARED products!
Starting on January 1, 2023, the excise duty on ready-to-drink sugary drinks will also apply to premix preparation. This will help solve the problems of obesity, diabetes, and other noncommunicable diseases that are linked to diet.
Excise duty must be paid on the following premix preparations that have a total sugar content of more than 33.3 grammes per 100 grammes (33.3g/100g):
- Chocolate
- Malted drinks
- Soy-based preparations
- Coffee
- Tea or mate
- Other non-alcoholic food preparations
What is happening?
- SUGAR TAXES, the UK’s traffic light system of front-of-package nutrition labelling, and NutriScore in Singapore, France, Belgium, and others are examples of measures to solve the diseases above.
- The Malaysian Government has altered a new requirement for the non-addition of sugar claims in product labels.
- The nutrition label must also mention sugar content in that particular product.
What should you do?
Reformulate your highly sugared products with natural alternative ingredient that is
- Same taste of sugar
- Same texture of sugar
- Cost-effective
- Low-calories
