The E-Government and Information and Knowledge Society Agency has published for public consultation Draft Resolution No. 03/23 Revision 1, prepared within the scope of the Food Commission (CA) of the MERCOSUR Working Subgroup No. 3 “Technical Regulations and Conformity Assessment” (SGT No. 3), which introduces amendments to GMC Resolutions No. 53/98, 54/98, 07/06 and 08/06 on food additives.
The document submitted for public consultation includes beta-carotene from Blakeslea trispora, INS 160a(iii), with coloring function and certain maximum concentration limits, as a food additive for food categories 3. Edible ice cream, 5. Jams (Candies, Tablets, Confectionery, Chewing Gums, Nougats, Cocoa and Cocoa Products, Chocolates, Bonbons, Filled Baths and other Similar Products), 13. The allocation of additives and their maximum concentrations for these food categories are regulated by GMC Resolutions Nº 53/98, 54/98, 07/06 and 08/06 respectively.