The Ministry of Health (Minsa) has communicated that as of Saturday, July 1, 2023, the use of advertising warnings in the form of adhesives (stickers) or indelible printing on the front face of the label of the products is allowed. processed products that exceed the maximum parameters for sugar, sodium and saturated fataccording to the healthy eating law (Law No. 30021).
The decision of the Government of Dina Boluarte It was announced on Friday, June 30, just one day before the end of the period granted to companies to print the octagons on their packaging, as required by law.
The entity explains that this provision is adopted as a result of Resolutions No. 0034-2023/SDCINDECOPI and No. 0035-2023/SDC-INDECOPI, of Indecopi’s Specialized Competition Defense Chamber (SDC), which in its capacity as free competition regulatory body The prohibition or non-adoption of adhesives for imported products qualifies as a tariff trade barrier.
“We urge importing companies and mypes the obligation to strictly comply with the characteristics provided when opting for the use of adhesives, having to be of a permanent nature, difficult to remove, indelible, resistant to low or high temperatures depending on its use and good adhesion for the type of surface that is used, likewise it should not cover the information to the consumer,” said the Minsa.
Both the College of Nutritionists of Peru (CNP) and the Peruvian Association of Consumers and Users (Aspec) They have rejected the new provision of the Minsa and they pointed out that the use of warnings on stickers is unsafe and increases the probability of non-compliance with the law to the detriment of the health of citizens.
Source: Larepublica
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