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Colombia – INVIMA extends date for approval of animal feed mills abroad wishing to export to Colombia

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The Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA in Spanish) and the National Institute of Food and Drug Surveillance (INVIMA in Spanish) agreed to extend the date for registration, renewal or modification of data of processing factories interested in exporting food of animal origin to Colombia, until next July 31, 2025.

The deadline is extended with the purpose of ensuring an organized transition in the framework of the implementation process of the provisions of Chapter V of Decree 2478 of 2018, related to the qualification of factories interested in exporting to Colombia foods of higher risk in public health of animal origin.

This process will be led by the ICA through the Health Information System for Import and Export of Agricultural and Livestock Products – SISPAP, and subsequently the Invima will be the entity in charge of attending the processes with international companies and will communicate in the agreed times, the transfer of these factories to the health authorities of each country.

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

Costa Rica – National Chamber of Retailers and Related Industries says “no” to front-end labeling bill

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The National Chamber of Retailers and Related Products opposes the project that seeks the front labeling of foods high in fat, sodium or sugar.

In August of the previous year, Liberalists Andrea Álvarez and Monserrat Ruiz presented the bill “Front Labeling with Nutritional Warnings for Food Products and Beverages with Non-Alcoholic Content” (exp. 23.861).

Its purpose is to establish the obligation for products with high fat, sodium or sugar content to contain a black warning label on the front.

The bill has generated division both within the Legislative Assembly and in the productive sector, which has opposed the bill.

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

Brazil – ANVISA publishes videos of sectorial meetings on sweeteners and titanium dioxide

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The National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA in Portuguese) announces that the recording of the sector dialogue on the use and labeling of sweeteners in food and the recording of the sector dialogue on the re-evaluation of the food additive titanium dioxide are available.

Sweeteners
The virtual meeting on sweeteners was attended by 500 participants, representatives of entities representing civil society, health professional associations, the productive sector and academia.

Titanium dioxide
The sectoral dialogue on the re-evaluation of the food additive titanium dioxide, with the participation of 350 representatives from different sectors of society, aimed to present and discuss the conclusions reached on the safety of this additive and the measures to be adopted as a result. conclusions.

Haiti – New rules for exporting food to Haiti come into force this Tuesday

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As of October 1, Haiti could reject the entry of perishable and pre-packaged foods from the Dominican Republic that lack sanitary registration or fail to comply with labeling regulations, which must be translated into French or Creole, according to a resolution of that country.

In view of this situation, both traders and businessmen in Dajabón have been speeding up the process to obtain a sanitary registration required for the sale of meat and agricultural products such as chicken, eggs and vegetables.

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

Mexico – Published the AGREEMENT establishing the general guidelines for the preparation, distribution and sale of prepared, processed and bulk foods and beverages, as well as the promotion of healthy lifestyles in nutrition, in all schools of the National Education System

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Purpose, scope of application and definitions
First: The purpose of these Guidelines is to establish the provisions to which the preparation, distribution and sale of prepared, processed and bulk foods and beverages shall be subject, in accordance with the nutritional criteria set forth in its Single Annex, as well as the bases for the promotion of healthy lifestyles in nutrition, in all schools of the National Education System.

Second: These Guidelines and its Single Annex will be applicable to all schools of the National Education System, in which prepared, processed and bulk foods and beverages are prepared, distributed and sold.

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