Month: September 2022

Peru – Published technical document to address the prevention and control of overweight and obesity

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The Ministry of Health (Minsa in Spanish) published Ministerial Resolution No. 764-2022, which approves the technical document “Nutritional approach for the prevention and control of overweight and obesity type I in young people, adults and older adults”.

The purpose of the technical document is to contribute to the protection of the health status of young people, adults and older adults affected and at risk of suffering from overweight or obesity type I, by establishing the technical criteria for the nutritional approach of the population affected by excess weight.

For further information, you can access the original source in Spanish

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Brazil – ANVISA announces new access to dietary supplement constituents panel

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National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA in Portuguese) informs that, due to structural changes, the “Constituents Authorized for Use in Food Supplements” panel has a new link. You can access the panel from the specific food supplements page or from the page that consolidates all the panels available in the food area.

To avoid confusion, the previous link is now obsolete. The guideline is that users should always use our portal for their searches, in order to ensure access to the latest information. It is worth remembering that the dashboard is now updated weekly.

For further information, you can access the original source in Portuguese

Brazil – Changes in the legislation related to Trans Fats

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In December 2019, for example, the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) published Resolution of the Collegiate Council of Administration (RDC) 332/2019, with rules limiting the use of industrial trans fats in food. The rule provides for the implementation of the resolution in three phases.
The first phase involved imposing limits on industrial trans fats in the production of refined oils, limiting their presence in these products to 2% (maximum 2 grams per 100 grams of total fat). This restriction came into force on July 1, 2021.
On the same date, the restriction of trans fats in other foods, industrialized and sold at retail and wholesale, came into force. This change is effective until January 1, 2023.
The last phase of implementation, which will begin on January 1, 2023, provides for the prohibition of the ingredient “partially hydrogenated fat”, the main source of industrial trans fats in foods. Thus, the production, import, use and supply of partially hydrogenated oils and fats for use in foods and foods formulated with these ingredients will be prohibited.

For further information, you can access the original source in Portuguese

Prof.ª Dr.ª Denise Pinheiro Soncini da Costa

Peru – Draft regulations of the Food and Nutritional Security Law published

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The Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (MIDAGRI in Spanish) published the draft Supreme Decree approving the Regulations of Law No. 31315, Food and Nutritional Security Law.

The proposal will be available on the Midagri website for a period of five calendar days, counted from September 18.

For further information, you can access the original source in Spanish
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Paraguay – INAN publishes in consultation the Technical Regulation for bottled water for human consumption and low sodium bottled water

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The National Institute of Food and Nutrition (INAN) publishes for consultation the Technical Regulation that establishes requirements for bottled waters for human consumption and for bottled waters low in sodium.

For further information, you can access the original source in Spanish

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