In order to protect the health of consumers, Morena Senator Antonino Morales Toledo proposed a frontal labeling for foods with transgenic content.
Within the framework of the discussion of the reform to prohibit the cultivation of transgenic corn in our country, the Morena Senator emphasized that the population must have certainty as to whether the products they consume are free of genetically modified organisms.
He proposed, in this sense, that seals be placed on food packages to inform consumers about their content and make them aware of the products they eat.
As a member of the Permanent Constituent, the Congress of Mexico City approved the draft decree reforming and adding several provisions of articles 4 and 27 of the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States, regarding the conservation and protection of native corn.
Legislator Olivia Garza de los Santos (PAN) indicated that her parliamentary group is in favor of protecting traditions and diversity, but that banning transgenic corn may bring consequences that must be considered, since a reform of this type cannot be applied in isolation, without mitigation measures. He said that “we still do not have food sufficiency in this basic product of the daily diet”, since a historic investment is needed to achieve it.
Congressman César Emilio Guijosa Hernández (MORENA in Spanish) emphasized his support for the protection of the identity and sovereignty of native corn, and pointed out that transgenic corn must be evaluated with strict criteria to avoid risks to the population.
“Mexico is the cradle of corn, a grain that has been an essential part of the culture, tradition and history of our people for millennia. Native corn not only feeds our bodies, but also nourishes our roots and traditions,” said Congresswoman Erika Lizeth Rosales Medina (Asociación Parlamentaria Progresista de la Transformación), who considered that the introduction of transgenic corn puts cultural identity, the autonomy of farmers and public health at risk.
By means of Joint Resolution 4/2025, the Secretariat of Health Management and the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries have published the modification of the denomination of edible mushrooms.
ARTICLE 1.- Article 1249 of the Argentine Food Code is hereby replaced and shall be worded as follows: “Article 1249: The term edible fungi means the fruiting body of higher fungi belonging to the Kingdom Fungii (Ascomycetes and Basidiomycetes) wild or cultivated and that fresh, dried or canned, are used in human food. For the purposes of this Code for edible mushrooms it is understood by:
Broken or crushed: those parts of mushrooms that pass through a 15 x 15 mm mesh sieve in the case of fresh mushrooms and 5 x 5 mm mesh sieve in the case of dried mushrooms.
Charred: whole or cut mushrooms with traces of damage due to high surface temperature or burnt.
By means of Joint Resolution 3/2025, the Secretariat of Health Management and the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries have published the modification of the definition of millet grain:
ARTICLE 1. Article 676 is hereby incorporated into the Argentine Food Code and shall read as follows: “Article 676: The term millet grain means the whole or decorticated grain obtained from Pennisetum americanum L (pearl millet) and Panicum miliaceum (millet). Millet grains must be whole or decorticated and, if necessary, have been adequately dried.
Whole grains: millet grains obtained after proper threshing without any mechanical treatment.
Decorticated grains are millet grains from which the external parts, which constitute 20% to 22% of the weight of the whole grain, have been removed in an appropriate manner and by mechanical means.
From March 24 to 28, 2025, representatives of the National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA in Portuguese) will participate in the 55th meeting of the Codex Alimentarius Committee on Food Additives, to be held in Seoul, South Korea. The Brazilian delegation is composed of the deputy director of the Second Directorate, Leandro Rodrigues, the advisor of the General Directorate of Food, Rebeca Vinhas, and the official of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA), Isabela de Ávila. In addition, on March 21 and 22, meetings of the food additives working group were held to discuss issues relevant to the development of international food-related standards. During the meeting, crucial issues related to the safety and regulation of food additives will be discussed, including new safety evaluations and proposed standards aimed at ensuring consumer health. Codex Alimentarius, an initiative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO), sets international standards that help ensure fair practices in the food trade.
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