The National Institute of Food and Nutrition (INAN in Spanish) reports that through the Food Safety and Control Directorate, in the year 2024 the surveillance and control activities of tabletop sweeteners marketed in the country have been intensified.
The actions consisted of sampling products for analysis in the institution’s laboratory, notification of the results to the responsible/owners of the products for withdrawal from the market or adaptation of the products according to what was detected as a result of the control, as well as evaluation of the Good Manufacturing Practices and/or Good Storage Practices of the establishments. Thirty samples of sweeteners have been analyzed.
The presence of ingredients not declared in the labeling or in their original composition at the time of granting the R.S.P.A. has been laboratory detected. In all cases, INAN, after the notifications made, is in the follow-up stage for the verification of the adjustments.