Term for implementing the new labeling is extended for products on racks

 The Ecuadorian government gave the authorization for products that have not yet put the label that indicates the levels of sugar, fat and salt to remain on the racks until their expiration.

That decision will apply for food and beverages manufactured before August 29 for medium and large companies, and before November 29 for micro and small enterprises.

The Health Minister Carina Vance, said yesterday: “As the health goal has been fulfilled, we see the need that dispensing sites, which are more than 100 thousand points at national level, products can be exhausted … “.

The National Agency for Regulation and Control Health Surveillance (Arcsa for its Spanish acronym) said yesterday that until the 29 of November 7,795 requests for the new products labeling entered.