The Americas – MERCOSUR: Health ministers meet to discuss Trans Fatty Acids and Front-End Labeling

07/04/2022 / infoAlimentario

The first meeting dealt with the progress made by the countries in relation to the Policies implemented for the elimination of Industrially Produced Trans Fatty Acids from the Food Chain (TVFA in Spanish) and future actions to be taken in order to adopt and implement regulatory mechanisms for the elimination of TVFA from the food chain in the Americas.
On the second day, the country delegations presented their Policies and Strategies implemented on physical activity in the school environment, and progress regarding Front Labeling for packaged foods.

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The Americas – Brazil: Congressmen approve regulation of artisanal food products of plant origin

31/03/2022 / infoAlimentario

The Chamber of Deputies approved this Tuesday (29) a proposal that considers artisanal food products of vegetable origin those in whose manufacturing process predominantly use raw materials of vegetable origin, providing for the granting of a distinctive seal. The matter will be sent to the Senate.

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The Americas – Argentina: Concern in the business sector over the “extra cost” of the front labeling law

31/03/2022 / infoAlimentario

Jorge Pittón, said that it will have to comply with this regulation, since it will be a requirement to be able to enter supermarket chains and wholesalers. However, he pointed out that for small and medium-sized companies, making a new cliché for each package -the gum used to print the wrappers- implies a significant investment.

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The Americas – Uruguay: National Bromatological Regulation 8th Edition 2022

29/03/202230/03/2022 / infoAlimentario

Decree 315/994

This Bromatological Regulation consists of 30 chapters. It incorporates the standards already approved in this area in the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) and the FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius in all those cases where there is express text.

The Americas – Colombia: The legal loopholes left by the regulation of cannabis for industrial use

29/03/202230/03/2022 / infoAlimentario

According to Luz Helena Vargas, the first legal loophole has to do with CBD, “because although the authorities gave the green light to the use of THC products, CBD products are much more commercially attractive, a category for which will still be subject to the regulations issued by the Ministry of Health and Social Protection,” she explained.
Second, for now there is no regulation on the microbiological requirements for foods containing this ingredient (plant component, grain and non-psychoactive derivative of cannabis), therefore, “if an application is submitted at this time, it is not possible to start the procedures immediately, you have to wait until the ministry defines the specific requirements that these products must meet,” he said.