The Ministry of Health and Social Protection reported this Tuesday that Resolution 2492 regulating Law 2120 was issued, with which it makes firm the Definitive frontal labeling for ultra-processed foods of the so-called ‘Junk Food Law’.
This was announced by the Minister of Health, Carolina Corcho, who assured that the rulings of the high courts were complied with and the warning stamps that products with components harmful to health must carry were established.
Through a video, the head of the portfolio said that they also attended the ruling of the Council of State, by which The octagonal seal with a black background is regulated and recognized as a rule.
In addition, in these notices that the foods that are marketed in the country must have, the definitive use of the word “Excess in” must be applied, and the name of the Ministry of Health in the lower part of the stamps.
(Of interest: Why consuming ultra-processed foods might affect memory?).
Today we issue Resolution 2492 on front labeling!
With this, we seek for consumers to make informed decisions regarding their diet and to reduce the consumption of ultra-processed products that have a negative impact on the health of Colombians. pic.twitter.com/bm1kAm18Eu
– MinSaludCol (@MinSaludCol) December 13, 2022
According to Corcho, the objective is that these decisions that are adopted have a positive impact on the diet of citizens, boys and girls, who will be able to see the warning on the products, “and take care of their diet in a healthy way.”
The minister ended her speech by assuring that the Ministry of Health is “complying with the commitments, rulings and laws of the Republic.”
These changes and the decisions around the so-called ‘Junk Food Law’ had been urged in days past from different fronts, since The time limit established by the judgments for the modification of this Resolution was close to expiration.
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Faced with the announcement of the head of portfolio, the “José Alvear Restrepo” Lawyers’ Collective (Cajar) celebrated the decision and stressed that: “The octagonal seals guarantee the willingness to access clear, truthful, timely, visible, suitable and sufficient information , on food components in order to promote healthy eating habits”.
Likewise, like Minister Corcho, Cajar affirmed that the measure is an achievement of civil society, but also of human rights defenders who, for four years, have been fighting to promote healthy food environments, guaranteeing the fundamental right to health.
(Keep reading: Ultra-processed foods are linked to cancer, according to studies).
????The implementation of octagonal stamps on junk food and sweetened drinks is a triumph of civil society: Cajarhttps://t.co/UUT3Ww3zI9
– ColectivoDeAbogad@s (@Ccajar) December 14, 2022
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