Colombia: Update on Nutrition and Labeling Requirements

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   CO2022-0008

Resolution 810 of 2021, issued by Colombia’s Ministry of Health and Social Protection (MINHEALTH), is set to go into effect on December 16, 2022. Resolution 810 establishes the technical regulations of the nutrition and front-of-pack labeling requirements for packaged food for human consumption in Colombia. This report provides updates to technical parameters of the resolution, which were delivered during a MINHEALTH-organized webinar on April 22, 2022.

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