The National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA in Portuguese) has published Public Consultation No. 1.199/2023 on the proposed amendment of Normative Instruction No. 28, dated July 26, 2018, which establishes the lists of constituents, limits of use, claims and labeling of food supplements to include D-ribose.
Day: 19/09/2023
Argentina – Identification and labeling requirements for food contact food containers and utensils
The Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries and the Secretariat of Quality in Health published Joint Resolution 25/2023 that incorporates Article 184 bis to the Argentine Food Code, which will be worded as follows: “Article 184 bis: Food containers and utensils in contact with food shall comply with the Identification and Labeling Requirements, which appear in the Annex that, registered under No. IF-2020-82726828-APN-DLEIAER#ANMAT, is part of this Article.”
Nicaragua – MIFIC publishes public consultation on NTON 03003 – Meat and Meat Products. Bird meat
The Ministry of Development, Industry and Commerce (MIFIC in Spanish) published the draft standard NTON 03003 Meat and Meat Products. Meat of Poultry (Gallus gallus domesticus), slaughtered whole, its cuts and giblets for Human Consumption. Sanitary and Safety Requirements.
The purpose of the standard is “to establish the safety requirements to be met by poultry (Gallus gallus domesticus) prepared whole or cut, and their offal, intended for human consumption, as well as the sanitary requirements to be met by processing establishments”.
Article – Communication and challenges of ngo in Brazil, Colombia,United States and Mexico: the case of misleading advertising in ultra-processed foods
This article analyzes the actions that the Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) that pro-tect Consumer Rights in Brazil, Colombia, the United States and Mexico perform against misleading advertising in ultra-processed foods. This type of food promotes unhealthy eat-ing habits for children; causes excess weight to be a determining risk factor for chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCDs); and affects the health and quality of life of the popu-lation. Ultraprocessed foods, are considered to be the main factor in the epidemic called globesity, which is why ngo that protect Consumer Rights have made efforts to counteract the misleading communication and advertising strategies followed by the ultraprocessed food industry. The methodology of the study is of qualitative nature through in-depth in-terviews with the directors of six ngo from the aforementioned countries. The study includes the main actions thatngocarry out to demonstrate, inform, persuade and exert pressure on the food processing industry underlining the importance of communication and education in the work of defending consumer rights and the need for incorporate digi-tal media in its activity of information, feedback, manifestation and linking of parents, aca-demic communities, public opinion, legislative groups, government authorities and society in general.
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