The National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA in Portuguese) has published RDC No. 868/2024 on basic guidelines for risk assessment and food safety.
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Brazil – ANVISA publishes procedures for the collection of income from the Health Surveillance Inspection Board
The National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA in Portuguese) has published RDC No. 857 on procedures for the collection of income from the Health Surveillance Inspection Board, which includes procedures related to the registration of food, food additives, beverages, water bottled. y recycled packaging.
Brazil – ANVISA updates the question and answer guides on labeling of allergenic foods, lactose, new formulations and requirements for the use of industrial trans fats in foods
The National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA in Portuguese) has published updates to the following food-related question and answer documents:
- Allergenic food labeling – 6th edition. The sixth edition of the Allergenic Food Labeling Questions and Answers Document contains 57 questions and answers with guidance on the topic.
- Lactose labeling – 2nd edition. The second edition of the Lactose Labeling Questions and Answers Document contains 40 questions and answers with guidance on the topic.
- Requirements for the use of industrial trans fats in foods – 4th edition. The fourth edition of the Question and Answer Document on Requirements for the Use of Industrial Trans Fats in Foods contains 28 questions and answers with guidance on the topic.
- New formula labeling – 2nd edition. La segunda edición del documento de preguntas y respuestas sobre etiquetado de nuevas fórmulas contiene 26 preguntas y respuestas con orientación sobre el tema.
Argentina – Modification of the Food Code to include DRINKABLE VEGETABLE PREPARATION
By means of Joint Resolution 1/2024, Chapter XII: “Water Drinks, Water and Carbonated Water” of the Argentine Food Code is amended to include DRINKABLE VEGETABLE PREPARATION.
This type of beverage is defined as the product made from the edible part(s) of legumes and/or dried fruits and/or coconut and/or coconut and/or seeds and/or quinoa and/or amaranth and/or buckwheat and/or cereals and/or the equivalent of their flours, pastes and protein concentrates derived from the above with the addition of water and with the addition or not of other food substances.
The water used in the manufacture of these products must comply with the requirements established in articles 982 or 985 of this Code.
Bolivia – Ministry of Environment publishes the list of updated list of food species that have genetically modified organism events
The Ministry of Environment and Water has published Administrative Resolution 022/2024, which aims to update the list of food species that have events of genetically modified organisms authorized at international level for production and use as human and animal food subject to labeling (first semester -2024).
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