Through Joint Resolution 10/2025, the Secretariat of Health Management and the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries have issued an amendment to the Food Code regarding canelo pepper.

ARTICLE 1.- The Article 1236 bis is hereby added to Chapter XVI: “Correctives and Adjuvants” of the Argentine Food Code, which shall be stated as follows: “Article 1236 bis: The term ‘canelo pepper’ refers to the mature, dried berries of the species Drimys winteri J.R. Forst. & G. Forst., whether whole or ground. Canelo pepper, in either whole or ground form, must meet the following requirements:

Moisture at 100-105°C: Maximum 7%

Total ash at 500-550°C: Maximum 3%.

Ash insoluble in 3% hydrochloric acid: Maximum 1%.

Fixed ether extract: Minimum 6%.

Foreign matter in whole canelo pepper:

a) Maximum 1.5% of foreign matter (any plant material from the specific plant except for the required part),

b) Maximum 0.5% of extraneous materials (any visible and/or apparent matter that is not typically associated with the product).”

The Ministry of Health has presented a draft of the “Guidelines Establishing the Requirements and Procedures to be Observed by Advertising Officials, Advertisers, Advertising Agencies, and Media Outlets to Obtain Permission to Advertise Prepackaged Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages on Broadcast and Non-Broadcast Television, Movie Theaters, the Internet, and Other Digital Platforms.”

Purpose: To establish the requirements and procedures to be observed by advertising officials, advertisers, advertising agencies, and media outlets to obtain permission to advertise prepackaged food and non-alcoholic beverages on broadcast and non-broadcast television, movie theaters, the Internet, and other digital platforms, in accordance with the provisions of Articles 22 Bis, 24 Bis, and 79, Section X of the Regulations of the General Health Law on Advertising, and in compliance with the principle of the best interests of children established in Article 4 of the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States.
The requirements and procedures established in these Guidelines are mandatory.

Relevant aspects:

• Terms and definitions (Children’s characters, cartoons, celebrities, animations)
• Establishes the permitted media for advertising prepackaged foods and non-alcoholic beverages.
• Prohibits the inclusion of children’s characters, animations, cartoons, celebrities, athletes, or mascots, interactive elements, such as visual-spatial games or digital downloads, aimed at children that incite, promote, or encourage the consumption, purchase, or selection of such products.
• Comparisons with foods and non-alcoholic beverages of natural origin must be included in the upper right corner of the advertising, in a clear, visible, and legible manner, the elements of the front-of-package labeling system for the advertised product(s).
• Establishes the requirements and procedure for evaluation and ruling.