Month: August 2023

Argentina – Project to include hemp seeds and products derived from hemp in the Argentine Food Code

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The National Food Commission (CONAL in Spanish) published a project (files EX-2020-126856186) to include hemp seeds and products derived from hemp in the Argentine Food Code.
Article 1. Replace Article 917, Chapter XI: “Plant foods”, of the Argentine Food Code, which shall be worded as follows:
“Article 917: The edible seeds are the following:
Hemp – Cannabis Sativa L.

Article 2. Article 917 bis is hereby incorporated into Chapter XI: “Plant Food” of the Argentine Food Code, which shall be worded as follows: “Article 917 bis: With the denomination of hemp seeds are understood the healthy, clean and well preserved seeds of the different varieties of the vegetable species Cannabis Sativa L. that do not express more than 1% of delta-9 tetrahydroxyethylene (delta-9 tetrahydroxyethylene).
of delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), authorized by the competent authority for food use.

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Argentina – Draft amendment to the Food Code on gluten-free products

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The Spanish National Food Commission (CONAL) published a draft amendment to the Food Code (file EX-2021-114026880) on gluten-free products.
Replace Article 1383 of the Argentinean Food Code (CAA) which shall be worded as follows: “Article 1383: It is understood by. “gluten-free food and beverage” means that which by the characteristics of its ingredients or through a technological process ingredients or through an adequate technological process that effectively demonstrates that it removes gluten that effectively demonstrates that it removes gluten and the application of good manufacturing practices that
practices -that prevent cross-contamination- does not contain prolamins and glutenins from glutenins from wheat, from all Triticum species, such as common spelt (Triticum spelta), and from the (Triticum spelta L.), kamut (Triticum polonicum L.), durum wheat, rye, barley, barley, oats and oatmeal, barley, oats and their crossbred varieties. The gluten content may not exceed exceed a maximum of 10 mg/kg.
In order to verify the gluten-free condition, analytical methodology based on the analytical methodology based on CODEX STAN 118 – 1979 Adopted in 1979. Amendments: 1983 and 2015. Revision: 2008 enzymeimmunoassay ELISA R5 Mendez and any other that the National Health Authority evaluates and accepts.

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