The Ministry of Health, thru Ministerial Resolution No. 388-2026-MINSA, proposes a draft Supreme Decree that modifies Article 119 of the Regulation on Surveillance and Sanitary Control of Food and Beverages, approved by Supreme Decree. The modification focuses on establishing that materials and containers intended to come into contact with food and beverages for human consumption that are manufactured, imported, and marketed within the national territory must comply with the sanitary conditions and requirements set by the Ministry of Health. The materials and containers are as follows:

• Plastic materials.
• Recycled plastic materials.
• Papers, cardboards, and cellulose materials.
• Glass and ceramics.
• Metals and alloys.
• Varnishes, lacquers, enamels, adhesives, and coatings.
• Combinations of the materials listed above, such as multilayers for flexible packaging, cardboard for beverages, among others
• Materials of the adhesives and inks used in packaging to be in contact with food.
• Other materials and packaging established by the Ministry of Health through a Ministerial Resolution.

The requirements for the issuance of enabling titles related to materials and containers intended to come into contact with food and beverages for human consumption are established by the Ministry of Health.