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Codex Alimentarius – Request for comments, at Step 3/4, on the draft Guidelines on the Prevention and Control of Food Fraud

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Codex Members and Observers are invited to submit comments at Step 3/4 on the draft Guidelines
on the Prevention and Control of Food Fraud contained in the Appendix I of the document CX/FICS
24/27/5, and to also provide specific answers to the questions highlighted in the boxes under the
relevant sections of the Appendix.

The purpose is to provide guidance to competent authorities and FBOs on the prevention, detection,
mitigation, and control of food fraud to help protect the health of consumers, and to ensure fair practices
in food trade, including feed for food producing animals [that may impact human food safety].

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Guatemala – ARSA publishes the Regulation for the sanitary control of food and beverages

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The Sanitary Regulation Agency (ARSA in Spanish) published the Regulation for the sanitary control of food and beverages. The regulation aims to establish the regulatory standards for food, nutritional supplements and food additives and other related products, as well as for the establishments and services that participate in these activities, including transportation.
The regulation states that the products covered must have a valid authorization issued by the ARSA to be marketed. Likewise, manufacturers and wineries must comply with the hygienic-sanitary standards established in the RTCA for the processed food and beverage industry and in the procedure for granting sanitary licenses, being subject to surveillance and inspection by the ARSA.

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Chile – Chamber of Deputies approves bill to regulate foodtech companies developing meat-like plant products

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The Agriculture Committee of the Chamber of Deputies Chamber of Deputies approved, in particular and sent to the Chamber, the bill (bulletin 16.131) that regulates Foodtech companies.
FoodTechs are companies that use technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), big data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to produce a range of food products.
The proposal establishes a free competition status between foods of animal origin and those foods of plant origin, when the latter mimic the properties of the former.
To this end, it distinguishes natural origin from synthetic origin, so that everyone knows exactly what type of food they are consuming.

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Chile – Ministry of Health updates maximum limits for pesticide residues in food

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The Ministry of Health hereby advises that MINSAL Exempt Decree No. 47 amending Technical Standard No. 209 establishing maximum residue limits for pesticides in food, approved by MINSAL Exempt Resolution No. 892 of 2020, was published in the Official Journal on 3 August 2 024 and will enter into force nine months later, i.e. on 3 May 2025.

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Uruguay Food Additive Regulation Changes: Meats and Soft Drinks

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The government of Uruguay announces Draft Resolution GMC Nº 03/24 “Modification of GMC Resolutions Nº 09/06 and 63/18 on Food Additives”.
The draft resolution proposes the modification, under certain conditions, of rosemary extract, INS 392, to GMC Resolution Nº 63/18 on additives and their limits in meat and meat products, and of jagua blue additive (genipin-glycine), INS 382, to GMC Resolution Nº 09/06 on aerated and non-aerated non-alcoholic beverages. The text specifies the function for which these additives are admitted in the indicated product categories, as well as their acceptable concentration limits, based on the toxicological evaluations carried out by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA).

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