The Ministry of Production, Foreign Trade, Investments and Fisheries (MPCEIP) has announced that it is extending the deadline (60 days) for submitting comments and contributions on the draft Partial Reform of the Sanitary Technical Regulations for Obtaining Sanitary Notification and Control of Food Supplements at Establishments Where They Are Manufactured, Stored, Distributed, Imported, and Marketed, Resolution ARCSA-DE-028-2016-YMIH, published in Official Registry Supplement No. 937 of February 3, 2017. The purpose of the regulatory project in question is to establish the Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) conditions for food processing plants, as well as the requirements that must be met by the manufacturing, production, processing, preparation, packaging, contract manufacturing, transportation, storage, import, distribution, and marketing of processed foods for human consumption.
Day: 27/11/2025
Argentina – ANMAT incorporates maca into the Food Code
The National Administration of Medicines, Food and Medical Technology (ANMAT in Spanish) and the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of Argentina, thru Joint Resolutions 2/2025, include maca under the heading “Roots and Tubers.” The regulation was driven by the technical background of the Peruvian Standards and establishes a regulatory framework for:
- Toasted maca flour: Product obtained from the dehydrated and ground root.
- Gelatinized maca flour: Product subjected to an extrusion process, intended for use in dietary supplements, with a maximum intake of 1.5 grams per day.
- Both products must meet rigorous microbiological criteria and contaminant limits, ensuring their safety and quality for consumption.
Argentina – ANMAT incorporates eleven species of edible flowers and maca root into the Food Code
The National Administration of Medicines, Food and Medical Technology (ANMAT in Spanish) and the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, thru Joint Resolutions 1/2025, incorporate 12 edible flowers into Article 822 of Chapter XI – PLANT-BASED FOODS of the Argentine Food Code, under the heading “INFLORESCENCES, FLOWERS OR BUDS,” as follows:
- Calendula
- Pumpkin or squash
- Dandelion (photo)
- Azahar (orange, lemon, and citron blossom)
- Jasmine
- Lavender
- Chamomile
- Hibiscus
- Rosa
- Rosehip
- Queen or Capuchin taco
Its inclusion reflects the growing culinary trend and recognizes its esthetic, aromatic, and nutritional value, as well as the ancient tradition of consumption in various cultures, including indigenous communities in southern Argentina.
Argentina – Incorporation of powdered Euglena gracilis algae into the Food Code as a new ingredient in dietary supplements
The National Administration of Medicines, Food and Medical Technology (ANMAT in Spanish) and the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, thru Joint Resolution 3/2025, incorporate powdered Euglena gracilis algae as an ingredient in dietary supplements in the Food Code.
It must meet the following characteristics:
Appearance: Homogeneous, free-flowing powder, free from foreign matter.
Color: Yellow
Odor: Characteristic of algae
Beta-glucan: Greater than or equal to fifty percent (≥50%)
Protein: Greater than or equal to fifteen percent (≥15%)
Total dietary fiber: between sixty-one percent (61%) and sixty-three percent (63%)
Humidity: maximum SIX PERCENT (6%)
Ash: maximum TEN PERCENT (10%)
Metals (maximum):
Lead: 0.5 ppm
Cadmium: 0.5 ppm
Mercury: 0.05 ppm
Inorganic arsenic (As-in): Maximum 1.0 mg/kg. As a first choice, the total arsenic (As-tot) analysis can be performed. If the total As (As-tot) concentration is below the maximum limit (ML) for inorganic As (As-in), no further testing is required and the sample is determined to comply with the ML. If the total As concentration (As-tot) exceeds the maximum limit (ML) for inorganic As (As-in), additional tests must be performed to determine whether the As-in concentration exceeds the ML.
Argentina – ANMAT incorporation of oak wood chips (Quercus petraea) to flavor alcoholic beverages
The National Administration of Medicines, Food and Medical Technology (ANMAT) and the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of Argentina, thru Joint Resolution 4/2025, incorporate oak wood chips (Quercus petraea) for flavoring distilled alcoholic beverages into Chapter XVI “Correctives and Adjuncts” of the Argentine Food Code (CAA).
ARTICLE 1. Article 1201 bis is hereby incorporated into the Argentine Food Code, and shall be worded as follows: “Article 1201 bis: By the term “oak chips” is meant oak staves, pieces, and/or shavings, whether used separately or in combination, in the production of distilled alcoholic beverages for the purpose of imparting certain characteristics derived from that wood.
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