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A new audit of the law on food labeling was carried out by the Health Authority of the new supermarket Hiper Patagónico in Coyhaique, where the health service Alejandra Valdebenito arrived, as well as the team from the food unit of the institution. 19659002] In the Square the inspectors recorded that the foods contain nutritional information and the frontal message "High in" the calories, the saturated fats, the sugars and the sodium. The law limits advertising to children under 14 years of food "Altos en". It also ensures an offer of healthy food in educational institutions, prohibiting the sale, promotion and free delivery of unhealthy foods in pre-primary, primary and middle schools.
"What we want as Salud's Seremi, is to try to some extent impact the rates of obesity that exist, not only at the national level, but also at the regional level." That's why we went to audit Decree 13, to see if these packaged items are in compliance with the labeling law and, in addition, if all those with black tags respect the amount of essential nutrients allowed by the law, "said Alejandra Valdebenito Torres, sergeant of Salud Aysén
The control actions were scheduled by focusing on foods of frequent consumption, such as sweets, sweet and savory snacks, breakfast cereals, flavored dairy products ice cream, fancy drinks, juices and soft drinks, sweet or savory biscuits, cookies, cereal bars, among others. "Decree 13 speaks about advertising in food and its labeling.What is done is to check in the supermarket the existence of food that comply with the seals and which are in the levels required by the decree 13, "said Humberto Godoy, supervisory professional of the Seremi Food Unit.
The regulation of Law 20.606 came into force on June 27, 2016 and its second step on June 27, which places greater restrictions on the limit of nutrients, considered not to be labeled with seals black.
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