The National Institute for Food and Drug Surveillance (INVIMA), in a statement, rejected versions recently spread in the media and social networks that, according to the entity, distort its role in protecting public health and suggest a supposed confrontation with the Ministry of Health and consumer organizations.

The entity assured that it is not true that it is questioning the process of evaluating alternatives for front warning labels on ultra-processed foods.

In the statement, the entity also highlighted that it works in coordination with health sector institutions and conducts a strict risk assessment, where the preventive criterion always prevails in order to protect public health.

INVIMA emphasized that it is carrying out coordinated work with the Ministry of Health and other institutions, based on a strict risk assessment where the preventive approach prevails. This task includes monitoring product labeling and advertising, considered key to ensuring that consumers receive truthful, clear, and safe information.