The National Institute of Quality (INACAL in Spanish), through Directoral Resolution No 021-2025-INACAL/DN, has published 5 new Peruvian Technical Standards concerning food for human consumption.
- NTP 202.030:2025 Milk and dairy products. This standard establishes qualitative testing methods to assess the acceptability of milk upon receipt. Application: dairy production, dairy processing plants, quality control laboratories, cooperatives, and collection centers.
- NTP 202.119:2025 Milk and dairy products. This standard specifies the testing method for determining total nitrogen in milk using the Kjeldahl method. Application: dairy production and processing sectors, quality control, food industry, and regulatory bodies.
- NTP 011.714:2025 Vegetables and derived products. Celery. This standard sets the requirements for fresh celery intended for direct human consumption. Application: agriculture, marketing and distribution of fresh food, wholesale and retail markets, export, quality control, and safety.
- NTP 011.715:2025 Vegetables and derived products. Cabbage. This standard outlines the requirements for fresh cabbage intended for direct human consumption. Application: agriculture, marketing and distribution of fresh vegetables, wholesale and retail markets, export, quality control, and safety.
- NTP 011.457:2025 Quinoa and its derivatives. This standard establishes the requirements for extruded flour derived from quinoa grains intended for direct human consumption or other industrial uses. Application: agriculture, food, marketing, export, quality control, and research.