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Argentina updates the list of additives used as a vehicle for vitamins and other nutrients in infant formulas

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he Argentine Secretariat for Health and Quality and the Secretariat for Bioeconomy issued joint resolution No. 9/2024, amending the Argentine Codex Alimentaria, updating the list of additives used as carriers of vitamins and other nutrients in infant formula and clarifying the specific ingredients, definitions and labelling requirements for infant formula. It takes effect the day after it is published in the Official Gazette, and the transition period is 180 days.

  • Modify the definition, classification and nutritional content of infant formula
  • The formula must meet the following requirements: gluten-free, free of added fluoride (the content in readymade products shall not exceed 100ug /100kcal), lead content shall not exceed 0.01mg/kg, arsenic content shall not exceed 0.05mg/kg, etc.

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Paraguay – International consultant conducted review visit of the Dietary Guidelines for School Children and Adolescents

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The first technical review visit was carried out within the framework of the project for the continuation of the development of the Paraguayan Dietary Guidelines for Schoolchildren and Adolescents with the support of UNICEF, with the presence of the international consultant, Verónika Molina, to conduct the first workshop for the review of the Paraguayan Dietary Guidelines for Schoolchildren and Adolescents.

The objective of the workshop was to present the degree of progress made by the country in the situation analysis and review of scientific evidence in schoolchildren and adolescents, review the new FAO methodology for the development and implementation of Food System Based Dietary Guidelines (SFDGs), in addition to identifying information gaps to align them with the proposed methodology, define the principles of the SFDGs and adapt the Theory of Change to the national context.

Brazil – Anvisa receives the Regulatory Quality Award for the issuance of regulations on safety and authorization for the use of novel foods and novel ingredients

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The National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA in Portuguese) receives the Gold Seal of Regulatory Quality award for the Resolution of the Collegiate Council (RDC in Portuguese) 839, of 12/14/2023, which provides for safety testing and authorization for the use of new foods and new ingredients.

The Gold Seal is the highest classification of regulatory acts carried out by the Ministry of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services (MDIC in Portuguese), which created, in April 2023, the Seal of Good Regulatory Practices.

Honduras – ARSA announces the entry into force of the RTCA update on food sanitary registration

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The Health Regulation Agency (ARSA in Spanish), announces (C-ARSA-005-V1) that as of Monday 5, 2024 the update of the Central American Technical Regulation 67.01.31:20 Processed foods. Procedure for the granting, renewal and modification of the sanitary registration.

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Guatemala – Ministry of Health announces entry into force of Central American regulation on food sanitary registration

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The Ministry of Health announced that as of August 5, 2024, in accordance with Resolution COMIECO 483-2023, the Central American Technical Regulation RTCA 67.01.31:20 Processed foods. Procedure for the granting, renewal and modification of the sanitary registration. The provisions of this procedure shall apply:

  • To pre-packaged processed and semi-processed foods marketed in the States Parties, which are offered as such to the consumer.
  • It does not apply to unprocessed foods, raw materials, and food additives.
  • Excludes ready-to-eat processed foods that are packaged at the time the product is ordered, requested or purchased by the final consumer.

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