The Americas – Peru: Modified requirements of the Milk and Dairy Products Regulation

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The Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (MIDAGRI in Spanish) approved amendments to the Regulation of Milk and Dairy Products, changing terms in the dairy industry, through Supreme Decree N°004-2022-MIDAGRI.

Articles 2, 14, 31.4 of Article 31, Article 32, Article 38, 59.3 of Article 59 are amended.

“Article 2. Definitions

2.1 For the implementation of this regulation, the following provisions shall apply:

CODEX STAN 206-1999 General standard for the use of dairy terms.

CODEX STAN 207-1999 Standard for milk powders and cream powders.

FDA (21 CFR 131.130) Requirements for standardized milk and cream.

CODEX STAN 283-1978 General Standard for Cheese.

NTP 202.100 MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS. UHT milk.

CODEX STAN 243-2003 Standard for fermented milk.

NTP 202.195 MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS. Fresh cheese. Requirements.

NTP 202. 092 MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS. Fermented milk. Yogurt. Yoghurt. Requirements.

2.2 Particularly, for the purposes of these Regulations, the following definitions shall apply:

MILK: The normal mammary secretion of healthy dairy animals, obtained by one or more milkings, without any kind of addition or extraction, intended for consumption in the form of liquid milk or for further processing.

DAIRY PRODUCT: A product obtained by any processing of milk, which may contain food additives and other ingredients functionally necessary for processing.

EVAPORATED MILK: It is the liquid food obtained by the partial elimination of water only from milk.”

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The Americas – Peru: DIGEMID updates the vitamins, minerals and other nutrients allowed in the manufacture of dietetic products (dietary supplements)

12/04/2022 / infoAlimentario

Through Resolution No. 025-2022-DIGEMID-DG-MINS, the General Directorate of Medicines, Supplies and Drugs (DIGEMID in Spanish), approved the list of vitamins, minerals and other nutrients allowed in the manufacture of dietary products.
This new Resolution supersedes Directorial Resolution No. 177-2013-DIGEMID-DG-MINSA dated August 22, 2013.

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The Americas – Paraguay: Draft Resolution on food additives

12/04/2022 / infoAlimentario

The National Institute of Food and Nutrition (INAN in Spanish) published the Draft Resolution of the Common Market Group on Modification of GMC Resolutions No. 50/97, 08/06, 09/06, 02/08, 63/18 on Food Additives, with the objective of updating food additives and their maximum concentrations.
food additives and their maximum concentrations.

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The Americas – Brazil: Resolution on the restriction of the use of trans fats food industries

12/04/2022 / infoAlimentario

Resolution No. 632 of March 24, 2022, was published in the Official Journal of the Union, which provides for the restriction of the use of industrial trans fats in foods. The new resolution applies to all foods, including beverages, ingredients, food additives and processing aids, including those intended exclusively for industrial processing and those intended for food services.

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The Americas – Argentina: Nutritional seals and warnings system developed

12/04/2022 / infoAlimentario

The Nutritional Stamps and Warnings System (Provision 2673/2022) is a tool created within the Federal Information System for Food Control Management (SIFeGA in Spanish) for the consultation and management of the procedures established by Law No. 27,642 and its Regulatory Decree No. 151/2022, within the framework of the powers conferred to ANMAT through the National Food Institute. This system is integrated by the following services:

Stamp Calculator: it is publicly accessible. It is used to perform the official calculation of the profile of critical nutrients, and presents the seals of warnings and cautionary legends that food products covered by the Law must include.
Affidavit: allows companies to submit the affidavit of critical nutrients, according to Article 14° and in compliance with the schedule of Article 19° of Decree No. 151/2022.
Extension manager: allows companies to submit requests for extensions and exceptions, according to article 20 of Law 27.642 and Decree 151/2022.
Search engine: allows online consultation of the public information declared on food and non-alcoholic beverages, consolidated from the sworn statements of the regulated entities.