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Peru – Ministry of Health approves the health regulation for food transportation

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The Ministry of Health has approved NTS No. 234-MINSA/DIGESA-2025, the Sanitary Standard for food transportation. This Sanitary Standard is mandatory at the national level and applies to both natural and legal persons, whether public or private, involved in the transportation of industrialized food, whether in bulk or pre-packaged, as well as culinary preparations, within the national territory, as follows:

  • Transportation of food intended for various distribution establishments (warehouses) and marketing outlets (markets, grocery stores, restaurants, and similar venues, self-service stores, convenience shops, among others);
  • Transportation of culinary food intended for collective feeding services operating in various establishments (health facilities, food programs, civil organizations, school cafeterias, companies, factories, mining camps, among others);
  • Transportation of bulk food placed in containers, intended for the food industry and for portioning.
  • Delivery of food from production and marketing establishments to the final consumer.

Transportation intended for export is excluded from the scope of this Sanitary Standard.

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Panama – Organizations support front labeling of nutritional warnings

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The Healthy Eating Movement (MAS in Spanish), in collaboration with civil society organizations united in the Alliance Panama for Health, formally presented to deputies, authorities, and organizations the document certifying the collection of over 15,000 signatures supporting the front warning nutritional labeling in Panama, a bill currently under consideration in the National Assembly.

In this context, Dr. Reina Roa, National Director of Public Health at the Ministry of Health (Minsa in Spain), reaffirmed the government’s commitment to promoting policies that safeguard the health of the population, emphasizing that front warning labeling is a crucial tool in this regard.

Brazil – Authorities approve 5 laws regarding food security policies

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Brazil now has five new federal laws aimed at promoting family agriculture and enhancing the production and distribution of food for the country’s most vulnerable populations and regions. The bills, which were approved by the National Congress in recent weeks, have been enacted by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Please refer to the laws enacted by the federal government:

Law 15.223/2025: Establishes the National Program for Strengthening Family Agriculture and the Family Agriculture Harvest Plan. This law ensures legal support for programs that provide financial and technical assistance to small rural producers, particularly those with low incomes, as well as subsidized loans for the same sector.
Law 15.224/2025: Regulates food donations from supermarkets. It establishes the National Policy for Combating Food Loss and Waste (PNCPDA in Portuguese) and creates a food donor seal to encourage commercial establishments to participate in the fight against waste.
Law 15.225/2025: Includes the Human Development Index (IDH in Portuguese) among the criteria of the National Policy for Food and Nutritional Security. It establishes indicators for food and nutritional security, ensuring that the most vulnerable municipalities are prioritized in receiving public resources for food security.
Law 15.226/2025: Regulates the expiration date of food provided to the National School Feeding Program (PNAE in Portuguese). The law aims to prevent the delivery of food for consumption in schools that are close to their expiration date. Additionally, it increases the total financial resources allocated by the National Fund for Educational Development (FNDE in Portuguese) from 30% to 45% within the PNAE framework for purchasing food directly from family agriculture.
Law 15.227/2025: Prioritizes distribution under the Food Acquisition Program (PAA in Portuguese) to municipalities in emergency situations. The law prioritizes the purchase and distribution of food in municipalities facing emergencies or states of calamity. The proposal aims to strengthen food security and support family agriculture during times of crisis.

Peru – INACAL has approved 26 Peruvian Technical Standards related to food for human consumption

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The National Institute of Quality (INACAL in Spanish) has approved 26 Peruvian technical standards related to food for human consumption through Directoral Resolution N 000020-2025-INACAL/DN.

1. NTP 100.106:2018 (revised in 2025) Food additives. Propellants. This document establishes the definition and classification of food additives used as propellants.

2. NTP 209.703:2018 (revised in 2025) Food additives. Sweeteners. This document establishes the definitions and classification of food additives used as sweeteners.

3. NTP 209.705:2018 (revised in 2025) Food additives. Emulsifiers. This document establishes the definition and classification of food additives used as emulsifiers.

4. NTP 209.706:2018 (revised in 2025) Food additives. Stabilizers. This document establishes the definition and classification of food additives used as stabilizers.

5. NTP 209.707:2018 (revised in 2025) Food additives. Antioxidants. This document establishes the definitions and classification of food additives used as antioxidants.

6. NTP 209.708:2018 (revised in 2025) Food additives. Flavor enhancers. This document establishes the definitions and classification of food additives used as flavor enhancers.

7. NTP 209.709:2018 (revised in 2025) Food additives. Thickeners. This document establishes the definitions and classification of food additives used as thickeners.

8. NTP 209.710:2014 (revised in 2025) Food additives. Gelling agents. This document establishes the definitions of food additives used as gelling agents.

9. NTP 209.711:2014 (revised in 2025) Food additives. Inert substances. This document establishes the definitions and classification of food additives used as inert substances.

10. NTP 209.712:2014 (revised in 2025) Food additives. Volume increasers. This document establishes the definitions and classification of food additives used as volume increasers.

11. NTP 209.713:2014 (revised in 2025) Food additives. Flour treatment agents. This standard establishes the definitions and classification of food additives used as flour treatment agents.

12. NTP 209.100:1976 (revised in 2025) Spices and condiments. Pickles. This standard sets forth the requirements for pickles intended for direct consumption.

13. NTP 209.122:1976 (revised in 2025) Spices and condiments. Prepared garlic. This standard establishes the terminology, classification, and requirements for prepared garlic intended for human consumption.

14. NTP 209.109:1976 (revised in 2025) Spices and condiments. Pickle pickles. This standard sets the requirements for pickle pickles. It is applicable to the product known as pickle pickles intended for direct consumption.

15. NTP 209.034:1991 (revised in 2025) Spices and condiments. Prepared mustard. This standard establishes the requirements for prepared mustard.

16. NTP 209.229:1985 (revised in 2025) Coca in filter bags (mate). This standard defines the requirements for coca in filter bags.

17. NTP 209.223:1984 (revised in 2025) Spices and condiments. This standard establishes the requirements that must be met by seasonings.

18. NTP 209.056:1980 (revised in 2025) Edible oils and fats. This standard establishes the method for determining ash content in animal fats, vegetable oils, and marine oils.

19. NTP 209.007:1968 (revised in 2025) Edible oils and fats. This standard establishes the method for qualitatively determining the presence of chlorine from chlorinated solvents and other sources.

20. NTP 209.121:1975 (revised in 2025) Edible oils and fats. This standard establishes the testing method for determining the refractive index of normal animal and vegetable oils and fats in their liquid state.

21. NTP 209.137:1979 (revised in 2025) Oilseed cake. This standard establishes the method for determining the moisture content of the cakes as part of the quality control in the balanced feed industry and agricultural by-products.

22. NTP 205.052:2016 (revised in 2025) Pearl barley or barley grits. This standard outlines the requirements that pearl barley or barley grits must meet for human consumption.

23. NTP 205.049:2016 (revised in 2025) Barley. This standard establishes a method for determining the content of the mycotoxin ochratoxin A in barley.

24. NTP 205.071:2017 (revised in 2025) BARLEY. This standard specifies the requirements that must be met by the flour from extruded barley grains (Hordeum vulgare) intended for human consumption.

25. NTP 206.010:2016 (revised in 2025) Pasta or noodles for human consumption. This standard sets forth the requirements that must be met by pasta or noodles intended for human food.

26. NTP-CODEX CXS 316:2019 (revised in 2025) Standard for passion fruits. This standard establishes the quality requirements for commercial varieties of passion fruits from the granadilla, purple, yellow species, and their hybrids, which are to be supplied fresh to consumers after preparation and packaging.

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Uruguay – The Minister of Livestock has confirmed in the Budget Commission that there is an intention to “prohibit the use of the term dairy for products derived from plant sources rather than animal sources”

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The Minister of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries, Alfredo Fratti, stated in the Budget Commission that there is an intention to “prohibit the use of the term dairy for products of plant origin rather than animal origin.” He added that “it must be clear that products of plant origin cannot be referred to as milk. Everything that is milk must come from animal sources,” clarifying the essence of the mentioned article.
The article 261 of the budget bill seeks to rectify the labeling of non-dairy products as dairy, referencing the definitions established by Bromatology.

ARTICLE 261.

What the article cited by Fratti establishes is that “the names associated with dairy products and their derivatives must not be used for advertising or marketing foods that do not comply with the definition set forth in the National Bromatological Regulation. No label, commercial document, description, pictorial representations, advertising material, or form of publicity and presentation should be used at points of sale or electronic marketing that indicates, implies, or suggests that it is a dairy-origin food.” This provision includes a prohibition on products “cultivated or produced artificially in a laboratory.”