Month: February 2022

The Americas – Argentina: The Ministry of Health already has a draft regulation for the Frontal Labeling Law

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The Ministry of Health presented to food companies a draft of the regulation of the Front Labeling Law (Law 27.642). Minister Carla Vizzotti said that exemptions are considered for special cases in which it is not possible to meet the compliance deadlines, in other cases there is no flexibility in the times provided by law as companies want.

The meeting, led by Sandra Tirado of the Health Access Secretary, was attended by the Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Productive Development, Alejandro Sethman. The officials showed some details about the regulation, but without sharing any document.

The companies are requesting an extension of these implementation deadlines. The Law gives 180 days from the sanction for large companies to implement the black octagons.

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Around the World – Spain: Parliamentary group calls for origin labeling for animal feed and the type of livestock from which it originates

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Más País-Verdes-Equo within the Plural parliamentary group- has asked the Government for a moratorium against macro-farms and a labeling of animal feed that indicates its origin and the type of livestock it comes from.

Vista general de la granja More Holstein en Bétera
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Around the World – EU: Brussels will present sustainable labeling for meat and other foods by the end of 2023

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The European Commission plans to present by the end of 2023 a “sustainable labeling” system that will cover the nutritional, climate, environmental and social aspects of food products. The objective of this initiative, which is part of the ‘From Farm to Fork’ strategy, is to “empower” consumers so that they can make informed and sustainable decisions about the food they buy.

La presidenta de la Comisión Europea, Ursula von der Leyen
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Around the World – Spain: UPA proposes to Garzón a labeled label for food produced in family agriculture and livestock

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The Union of Small Farmers and Ranchers (UPA in Spanish) has proposed to the Ministry of Consumption to promote a differentiation in labeling for food produced on family farms and livestock.

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The Americas – Mexico: Retained 380 thousand Kellogg’s products for non-compliance with the NOM-051 regulation on food labeling

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Due to non-compliance with the labeling for prepackaged food and non-alcoholic beverages, the Federal Consumer Protection Office (Profeco in Spanish) immobilized more than 380,000 products, mainly Kellogg’s brand cereals, the agency reported. Profeco explained that together with the Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (Cofepris in Spanish) they carried out the first joint operation of the year to verify the correct application of NOM-051, related to food labeling to alert the population about the excessive content of nutrients in products.

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