Food Safety Law (Legislative Decree No. 1062)

Legislative Decree No. 1062, published on June 28, 2008, approves Peru's Food Safety Law. It establishes the legal framework for ensuring the safety of food intended for human consumption, protecting human life and health, and safeguarding consumers' rights and interests. Its scope covers the food chain, including animal feed, and establishes principles concerning prevention, risk analysis, operator responsibility, transparency, participation and facilitation of trade in safe food. The law regulates food business operators' obligations, hygiene and sanitary surveillance, food controls, measures concerning products posing risks to human health and administrative responsibilities. It allocates responsibilities among national authorities responsible for the safety of industrially processed food, agricultural products undergoing primary production and processing, and fishery and aquaculture products, as well as regional and local governments. It establishes mechanisms for institutional coordination, sanitary control and the enforcement of administrative infringements and penalties. Its purpose is to ensure food safety throughout the food chain and protect consumers' health. The law was implemented through Supreme Decree No. 034-2008-AG and subsequently amended by other legislation, including Legislative Decree No. 1222. It does not establish a financing program, public infrastructure investment scheme, production subsidies or a digital transformation program.