Brazil: Nutrition labeling: new rules to take effect in 75 days

27/07/2022 / infoAlimentario

The new rules for food labeling come into force on October 9, 2022. In addition to changes to the table of nutrition information and claims, the novelty will be the adoption of front-of-pack nutrition labeling.

Front-of-pack nutrition labeling

Considered the major innovation of the new regulation, front-of-pack nutrition labeling is an informative symbol that must appear on the front panel of the package. The idea is to clarify to the consumer, in a clear and simple way, the high content of health-relevant nutrients.

For further information, you can access the original source in Portuguese

Chile: Decree for fortification of milk and wheat flour with vitamin D

27/07/2022 / infoAlimentario

The Ministry of Health published Decree 48, which modifies the Food Sanitary Regulation (RSA in Spanish) in favor of vitamin D fortification.

The decree modifies the RDA, obliging that all milk, liquid and powdered, and flour produced or marketed in Chile must be fortified with vitamin D3.

Liquid/fluid milk: A single dose of 1 µg/100ml, which may be exceeded by up to 40%, reaching 1.4 µg/100ml.
Powdered milk: A single dose of 10 µg/100g, which may be exceeded by up to 40%, up to 14 µg/100g.
Flour shall be fortified with vitamin D3, cholecalciferol, of vegetable or animal origin, in a minimum amount of 2.25 µg/100g, which may be exceeded by up to 40%, reaching a level of 3.15 µg/100g.

The decree will enter into force 24 months after its publication in the Official Gazette, on July 6, 2024.

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For further information, you can access the original source in Spanish

Jamaica: Standard Specification for Packaged natural coconut water

27/07/2022 / infoAlimentario

This document specifies the requirements for packaged natural coconut water offered for sale and consumption. This standard establishes the general, microbiological and labelling specifications for packaged natural coconut water offered for sale and consumption. This is specific to coconut water that has been packaged in its natural state without the use of additives.

For further information, you can access the original source in English

Argentina: Call for Proposals for the promotion of healthy and nutritious food

20/07/2022 / infoAlimentario

At a meeting held at the Argentine Foreign Ministry, the call for the Promotion of Healthy and Nutritious Food of the National Agency for the Promotion of Research, Technological Development and Innovation was presented.
The initiative seeks to promote the development of additives, ingredients, foods, new packaging, techniques and production processes that make feasible the availability of foods with nutritional profiles of healthy food. In addition, it promotes the sustainability of food companies and the care of health and the environment. The call has a funding per project of between 45 and 75 million pesos, totaling an investment of 1,800 million pesos.

For further information, you can access the original source in Spanish

Peru: Project to update technical parameters on sugar, sodium and saturated fat content in processed foods

20/07/2022 / infoAlimentario

Publication of the draft Supreme Decree that updates the technical parameters on processed foods regarding sugar, sodium and saturated fat content, and amends the Regulations of Law No. 30021, Law on the Promotion of Healthy Eating for Children and Adolescents, approved by Supreme Decree No. 017-2017-SA, as well as its explanatory memorandum, in the digital headquarters of the Ministry of Health, for a period of ninety (90) calendar days, counted from the day following the publication of this Ministerial Resolution in the Official Gazette El Peruano.