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Ecuador – INEN publishes several draft standards on alcoholic beverages and dairy products

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The Ecuadorian Standardization Service (INEN in Spanish) has published a series of draft standards for public consultation related to alcoholic beverages and dairy products.

  • NTE INEN 2802 Amendment 1
    ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES – COCKTAILS OR MIXED ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND APERITIFS – REQUIREMENTS.
  • NTE INEN 1837 Amendment 1
    ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES – LIQUEURS – REQUIREMENTS.
  • NTE INEN 298
    Powdered milk and powdered cream – Requirements.
    This standard establishes the requirements for milk powder, modified milk powder, and cream powder.
    Powder intended for direct consumption or further processing.
  • NTE INEN 704
    CONDENSED MILK – REQUIREMENTS
    This standard establishes the requirements for condensed milk intended for human consumption.

Ecuador – ARCSA proposes a procedure for exhausting labels on processed foods and foods for special dietary uses

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The National Agency for Health Regulation, Control and Surveillance (ARCSA in Spanish) publishes the draft External Instruction IE-B.3.1.1-ALI-04 “External Instruction: Procedure for Exhausting Labels on Processed Foods and Foods for Special Dietary Uses.

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Ecuador – ARCSA proposes requirements for the registration and renewal of the sanitary notification of processed foods thru the Ecuadorian Single Window

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The National Agency for Health Regulation, Control and Surveillance (ARCSA in Spanish) proposes a draft of External Instruction IE-B.3.1.2-ALI-01, “Requirements for the Registration and Renewal of Health Notifications for Processed Foods via the Ecuadorian Single Window (VUE).”

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Peru – INACAL publishes new technical standards on beer, fruits, cocoa, chocolate, cereals, and coffee

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The National Institute for Quality has published Directoral Resolution No. 000028-2025-INACAL/DN and Directoral Resolution No. 000027-2025-INACAL/DN, which approve various Peruvian Technical Standards pertaining to beer, fruits, cocoa, chocolate, cereals, vegetables, and coffee.

  • NTP 213.004:2023/CT 1:2025 BEER. Determination of alcohol. Test methods. TECHNICAL CORRIGENDUM 1. 1st Edition
  • NTP 012.500:025:2025 BLUEBERRIES AND THEIR DERIVATIVES. Blueberries. Terms and Definitions. 2nd Edition. Replaces NTP 012.500:2018.
  • NTP 012.507:2025 BLUEBERRIES AND THEIR DERIVATIVES. Osmodeshydrated blueberries. Requirements. 1st Edition
  • NTP 208.018:2019 (revised 2025) CACAO AND CHOCOLATE. Determination of copper in foods. Colorimetric method. 2nd Edition Replaces NTP 208.018:2019 CACAO AND CHOCOLATE.
  • NTP 208.029:2019 (revised 2025) Determination of crude fiber. 3rd Edition. Replaces NTP 208.029:2019.
  • NTP-ISO 2292:2019 (revised 2025) Cocoa beans. Sampling. 5th Edition. Replaces NTP-ISO 2292:2019.
  • NTP-ISO 7971-3:2019 (revised 2025) Cereals. Determination of bulk density, called mass per hectoliter. Part 3: Routine Method. 1st Edition. Replaces NTP-ISO 7971-
    3:2019.
  • NTP 209.403:2007 (revised 2025) ASPARAGUS. Stability control of canned foods Vegetables. Routine method. 2nd Edition. Replaces NTP 209.403:2007 (revised in 2018).
  • NTP-ISO 11294:2001 (revised 2025) Ground roasted coffee. Determination of moisture content. Method of Determination of mass loss at 103 °C. Method of Routine. 1st Edition. Replaces NTP-ISO 11294:2001 (revised 2019).

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Dominican Republic – INDOCAL reviews NORDOM 743 Nutrition and foods for special and/or dietary regimens

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The Dominican Institute for Quality (INDOCAL in Spanish) publishes a draft revision of NORDOM 743 (1st Rev.) Nutrition and foods for special and/or dietary regimens ― Complementary foods for older infants and products for young children.

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