Day: 06/05/2026

Costa Rica – Ministry of Health will verify the origin of imported foods according to the Free Sale Certificate (FSC)

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The Ministry of Health has published CIRCULAR MS-DRPIRS-UVC-001-2026 on the consistency between the Free Sale Certificate (FSC) and the country of origin in food sanitary registrations.

It states that:

The sanitary records of food that have presented a CLV corresponding to the country of origin must ensure that the imports of the product are carried out.
effectively from that country. The Ministry of Health, in exercising its powers of surveillance, control, and inspection, may verify that there is correspondence between the issuing country of the CLV and the country from which the importation is carried out.

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Honduras – A bill for Front-of-Package Labeling of food products is proposed in Congress

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The nationalist congresswoman from the Valle department, Carolina Flores, presented the Front Labeling Law project with the aim of ensuring that the Honduran population knows for certain the nutritional information of food products.

Front labeling is a warning, based on scientific evidence, and shows the nutrient profiles established by the Pan American Health Organization, making it an effective measure to clearly, visibly, and understandably inform about the content of critical nutrients.

The objective of the law is to guaranty the right to health and adequate and responsible nutrition thru the promotion of healthy eating, providing simple and understandable nutritional information on packaged foods and beverages to promote assertive and active decision-making, and to safeguard consumer rights, states the project.

For more information, see the original source.

Peru – Ministry of Health publishes draft Resolution to modify the requirements for materials and containers intended to come into contact with food and beverages

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The Ministry of Health, thru Ministerial Resolution No. 388-2026-MINSA, proposes a draft Supreme Decree that modifies Article 119 of the Regulation on Surveillance and Sanitary Control of Food and Beverages, approved by Supreme Decree. The modification focuses on establishing that materials and containers intended to come into contact with food and beverages for human consumption that are manufactured, imported, and marketed within the national territory must comply with the sanitary conditions and requirements set by the Ministry of Health. The materials and containers are as follows:

  • Plastic materials.
  • Recycled plastic materials.
  • Papers, cardboards, and cellulose materials.
  • Glass and ceramics.
  • Metals and alloys.
  • Varnishes, lacquers, enamels, adhesives, and coatings.
  • Combinations of the materials listed above, such as multilayers for flexible packaging, cardboard for beverages, among others
  • Materials of the adhesives and inks used in packaging to be in contact with food.
  • Other materials and packaging established by the Ministry of Health through a Ministerial Resolution.

The requirements for the issuance of enabling titles related to materials and containers intended to come into contact with food and beverages for human consumption are established by the Ministry of Health.

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