The members of the Consumer and User Defense Commission of the Congress of the Republic, chaired by congressman Ángel Francisco González, held two working meetings to discuss issues of national interest.
During the first meeting, the congressmen received the visit of Sandra Juárez, representative of the Association “Guatemala Saludable”, who explained the need for the legislators to advance in the approval of initiative 5504, law for the promotion of healthy eating.
The National Chicken Council (NCC) today announced findings from a recent national survey* of Americans regarding consumer attitudes about chicken and plant-based ‘chicken’ alternatives. Survey participants included individuals who consume meat and animal products, along with flexitarians, vegetarians and vegans. The results indicate the majority of Americans want clearer product labeling and separate shopping sections for plant-based products.
Members of the Committee on Economy, Trade and Competitiveness approved an opinion in favor of an initiative to make it mandatory for food products containing genetically modified organisms to be labeled to inform consumers about them.
In 2014 in Ecuador, it was promulgated a legal instrument that creates the obligation for processed foods to carry a label in the form of a traffic light that allows to know nutritional quality of a product to be reported at a single look. In Chile in 2016, it was promulgated similar legal instrument: “Ley Sobre Composición Nutricional de los Alimentos y su Publicidad” which requires that processed foods bear a label with a warning, for both legal instruments were analyzed their effectiveness through the change in consumer behavior in the consumption of sugary drinks. For Ecuador, the following data were taken: the income from taxes on soft drinks, and the tax on plastic bottles for single use; finding that, in Ecuador, that after the enactment of the Labeling Regulation there is no change in consumer behavior. In Chile, the income from taxes on non-alcoholic beverages was taken as an indicator, finding that, after the enactment of the Food Law (2016), It was no change observed in consumer behavior.
The General Directorate of Medicines, Supplies and Drugs (Digemid in Spanish), approved the List of Documents Considered Equivalent to the Certificate of Good Manufacturing Practices for the purpose of accepting the Certifications of Pharmaceutical Products issued by the Regulatory Authority of the People’s Republic of China.
According to the Directorial Resolution N° 059-2022-Digemid-DG-Minsa, the documents that do not appear in the following list, may be consulted before the Digemid, in order to be considered equivalent to the certificates of Good Manufacturing Practices, and incorporated in such list if applicable.
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