The Minister of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries, Alfredo Fratti, stated in the Budget Commission that there is an intention to “prohibit the use of the term dairy for products of plant origin rather than animal origin.” He added that “it must be clear that products of plant origin cannot be referred to as milk. Everything that is milk must come from animal sources,” clarifying the essence of the mentioned article.
The article 261 of the budget bill seeks to rectify the labeling of non-dairy products as dairy, referencing the definitions established by Bromatology.

ARTICLE 261.

What the article cited by Fratti establishes is that “the names associated with dairy products and their derivatives must not be used for advertising or marketing foods that do not comply with the definition set forth in the National Bromatological Regulation. No label, commercial document, description, pictorial representations, advertising material, or form of publicity and presentation should be used at points of sale or electronic marketing that indicates, implies, or suggests that it is a dairy-origin food.” This provision includes a prohibition on products “cultivated or produced artificially in a laboratory.”

The Decentralized Service for Standardization, Quality, Metrology, and Technical Regulations (SENCAMER in Spanish) has released the draft of the Venezuelan Standard COVENIN 238:2025 Sugar. Determination of moisture. (2nd Revision).

The National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA in Portuguese) announces the implementation of electronic registration for companies in the Food sector. The company itself must submit a request (4192 – Generate food registration) through the application system and complete the form. Once the company submits the protocol, the registration process will be fully completed electronically. Additionally, electronic forms have also been made available for thematic codes related to changes in technical and legal responsibility.