Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAPA in Portuguese) published Ordinance SDA/MAPA No. 1,170 approving the Technical Regulation on the Identity and Quality of Dairy Products intended for human consumption. For the purposes of this Ordinance, a dairy compound is understood as a dairy product or powdered compound dairy product, obtained from milk or dairy derivatives, or both, with or without the addition of non-dairy ingredients.
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Brazil – Anvisa to hold industry meetings on sweeteners and titanium dioxide additives
National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA in Portuguese) will hold sectorial meetings on sweeteners and titanium dioxide.
The meetings will be held on September 27. Anyone interested can participate.
Sweeteners
The objective is to contextualize the current regulatory status of sweeteners and existing challenges to improve their sanitary control; obtain input from affected actors to assist in the planning and implementation of the topic; and present the planning of next steps to address the issue under Anvisa’s Regulatory Agenda 2024/2025 topic 3.16.
Titanium Dioxide
The objective is to present and discuss the conclusions reached on the safety of this additive and the actions to be taken on the outcome of these conclusions.
Argentina – The fruit of the “yatay” palm was incorporated into the Argentine Food Code
As a result of the efforts of the Instituto de Control de la Alimentación y Bromatología (ICAB in Spanish), which reports to the Ministry of Economic Development of the province, the National Food Commission (CONAL in Spanish) approved the incorporation of the yatay palm fruit into the Argentine Food Code.
SENCAMER publishes draft adoption of technical standards on meat products and sugar sampling methods
The Decentralized Service for Standardization, Quality, Metrology and Technical Regulations (SENCAMER in Spanish) has published a series of draft technical standards for adoption on meat products and sampling methods for sugar.. The draft standards are as follows:
Draft Venezuelan Standard COVENIN 1410:2024 Sausage (2nd Review).
Draft Venezuelan Standard COVENIN 1602:2024 Cooked Ham (3rd Review).
Draft Venezuelan Standard COVENIN 2070:2024 Dry sausage (2nd Review).
Draft Venezuelan Standard COVENIN 2126:2024 Cooked Chorizo (3rd Review).
Draft Venezuelan Standard COVENIN 2279:2024 Cured Ham (3rd Review).
Draft Venezuelan Standard COVENIN 3279:2024 Cooked Salami (1st Review).
Draft Venezuelan Standard COVENIN 3720:2024 Smoked cutlet (1st Review).
Draft Venezuelan Standard COVENIN 3954:2024 Pastrami.
Draft Venezuelan Standard COVENIN 3955:2024 Coppa.
Draft Venezuelan Standard COVENIN 236-2024 Sugar. Sampling Methods (2nd Review).
Argentina – Front-of-Food Labeling
The Ministry of Economy, Industry and Commerce, through the Argentine School of Consumer Education, has published a material on Front Food Labeling. The purpose of this training content is to provide consumers with the necessary tools to make a conscious choice when purchasing food and/or food products within the framework of consumer rights and healthy eating.
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