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Ley 20.606 (ALTO EN warnings): Chile nutrition label

Ley 20.606 (ALTO EN warnings), the Chilean nutrition label under Ley 20.606 (2012) + Reglamento DTO 13/2015 MINSAL, 7 mandatory nutrients, per 100 g or 100 ml and per serving, both columns required, Spanish on pack. Generate a compliant label free.

Reviewed against Ley 20.606 (2012) + Reglamento DTO 13/2015 MINSAL · Page updated August 16, 2026

Jurisdiction
Chile (Ministerio de Salud)
Regulation
Ley 20.606 (2012) + Reglamento DTO 13/2015 MINSAL
Effective
Phase 1: June 2016 · Phase 2: June 2018 · Phase 3: June 2019 (current)
Official source
www.bcn.cl
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Nutrition labelling requirements in Chile

Packaged food sold in Chile must carry a nutrition declaration under Ley 20.606 (2012) + Reglamento DTO 13/2015 MINSAL. This page covers the Chile - Ley 20.606 (ALTO EN warnings) format: Black stop-sign octagon warnings per Decreto 13/2015. A compliant Chilean nutrition label declares 7 mandatory nutrients: energía, proteínas, grasa total, grasas saturadas, hidratos de carbono, azúcares totales and sodio. Values are declared per 100 g or 100 ml and per serving, both columns required, with energy in kcal, and sodium rather than salt. The scheme itself uses 2 colour bands, and is applied on pack. The panel is headed "Información Nutricional". Spanish is required on pack. Front-of-pack warnings apply. The required scheme is black octagon stop sign. NFL builds a print-ready Chilean nutrition label from your recipe, applying the rounding rules and reference intakes for Chile automatically, and exports it as PDF, PNG, SVG, JPG or EPS.

Official regulation

Citation
Ley 20.606 (2012) + Reglamento DTO 13/2015 MINSAL
Effective
Phase 1: June 2016 · Phase 2: June 2018 · Phase 3: June 2019 (current)
Scope
Chile (Ministerio de Salud)
Source

Key facts

FOP system
Black octagons: ALTO EN CALORÍAS / AZÚCARES / GRASAS SATURADAS / SODIO
World first
Chile invented the octagon warning system (Mexico + Peru + Argentina followed)
Wording
"MINISTERIO DE SALUD" mandatory at the bottom of every octagon

Front-of-pack scheme: how it works in Chile

Scheme type
black octagon stop sign
Colour bands
fill, text

Rounding + threshold rules (sample)

  • Phase 3 solids per 100g: energy 275 kcal, sugars 10g, sat fat 4g, sodium 400mg
  • Beverages per 100mL: energy 70 kcal, sugars 5g, sat fat 3g, sodium 100mg

How NFL handles it

  • Applies the correct rounding rules for every nutrient
  • Uses the right Daily Value / Reference Intake table for this jurisdiction
  • Renders the required front-of-pack warnings automatically when thresholds are hit
  • Handles multilingual labels where required (bilingual EN/FR, EN/ES, Arabic + EN, etc.)
  • Exports print-ready vector PDF, PNG, SVG, JPG, and EPS

Common questions

Is a nutrition declaration mandatory in Chile?
Yes. Packaged food sold in Chile must carry a nutrition declaration under Ley 20.606 (2012) + Reglamento DTO 13/2015 MINSAL.
When did Ley 20.606 (2012) + Reglamento DTO 13/2015 MINSAL take effect?
Ley 20.606 (2012) + Reglamento DTO 13/2015 MINSAL has applied since Phase 1: June 2016 · Phase 2: June 2018 · Phase 3: June 2019 (current).
Which label format does Chile use?
Chile uses the Chile format. Black stop-sign octagon warnings per Decreto 13/2015.

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