The extension approved by the Ministry of Health (Minsa) for processed foods and beverages to use adhesive octagons on their packaging, within the framework of the Healthy Food Law (Law No. 30021), expires on December 31.

After that date, it would be forbidden for companies to place sticker octagons on imported food packaging. In this regard, the Peruvian Association of Consumers and Users (ASPEC in Spanish) urged the Government not to continue authorizing the placement of octagons by means of unsafe stickers on the labels of packaged foods.