On July 14, 2022, Decree N°63 dated June 15, 2022, of the Undersecretariat of Public Health, (hereinafter the “Decree”) was published in the Official Gazette, which amends Supreme Decree N°13, of 2015, of the Ministry of Health, which in turn amends the Sanitary Regulation of Food.

Considering the deadlines established by transitory article 3° of Decree N°13 indicated above, which requires the labeling of products containing high levels of calories, fats, sugars, sodium or other determined ingredients, within 72 and 36 months in micro and small companies respectively.

And, by virtue of the technical report called “Food Labeling Law – Implementation costs for small and micro enterprises”, which indicates that the “ALTOS EN (HIGH IN)” seals required by Decree N°13, represent a cost higher than 1% of the sales of micro enterprises, a matter that is also affected by inflation, the Decree is issued, which amends Decree N°13 replacing in its 3rd transitory article the terms 72 and 36 months, by 120 and 36 months respectively.

If you require additional information on this matter, please contact Andrea Abascal (aabascal@jdf.cl), and/or Rocío Vergara (rvergara@jdf.cl).