Through the Chamber of Commerce, retailers have approached the States and asked for an extra 18 months because they are finding the task of checking the labels on every item both exhausting and costly.
The law, which came into force in January, was adopted from an EU ruling and governs what information should be printed on wrapped foods.
It was this law which the French traders fell foul of during their visit to the Foire de Jersey at the Royal Showground in Trinity earlier in the year.
They were told to print the list of ingredients on their wrapped foods or remove the items from sale.
In their newsletter, the Chamber of Commerce say: ‘While it is understood that members are making every effort to comply, for many involved with food manufacturing, packaging has to be ordered in significant volumes which, due to the small scale, takes months, if not years, to exhaust.
