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Brazil: Anvisa will hold a webinar on nutritional claims

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Anvisa will hold a webinar next Monday (5/30/05), at 3 p.m., to address nutrition claims, in accordance with Collegiate Council Resolution (RDC) 429/2020 and Normative Instruction (IN) 75/2020. DRC 429/2020 provides for nutrition labeling of packaged foods and IN 75/2020 establishes the technical requirements for the declaration of nutrition labeling of packaged foods.The webinar is a virtual seminar that aims to strengthen Anvisa’s transparency initiatives, bringing updated content and knowledge to the public. The transmission is via webcast and the interaction with users takes place in real time, through a chat during the event. See the Agency’s specific webinars page.

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Mexico: Congressman calls for prohibition of information on nutritional content of foods marketed in movie theaters

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The plenary session of the Mexico City Congress urged the Mexico City Ministry of Health, in coordination with its Council for the Prevention and Comprehensive Care of Obesity, Overweight and Eating Disorders, to implement measures that allow the population to know the nutritional information and excess of critical ingredients contained in food and beverages sold in movie theaters.

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Uruguay: Draft Decree repealing the Articles of Chapter 29 of the National Bromatological Regulations – Lactose-free

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Draft Decree repealing the Articles of Chapter 29 of the National Bromatological Regulations. The notified text repeals certain Articles of the National Bromatological Regulations and incorporates Section 2 – Lactose-free, low-lactose and reduced-lactose foods into Chapter 32 (“Food for special purposes”) of these Regulations.

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Uruguay: Draft Decree amending Chapter 16 (Milk and milk products) of the National Bromatological Regulations

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The notified draft Decree amends Chapter 16 of the National Bromatological Regulations related to flavoured milk, milk with added ingredients and milk drinks.

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Brazil: MAPA establishes quality and identity requirements for roasted coffee

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Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply – MAPA issued SDA Ordinance No. 570, 9 May 2022, which establishes the official standard for classifying roasted coffee, regarding identity and quality requirements, sampling, presentation mode and marking or labelling related to
product classification.

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