The National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA in Portuguese) has published Public Consultation No. 1.242/2024 on the proposed Normative Instruction (IN) on health requirements for infant formulae for infants and young children, transitional foods and cereal-based foods for infants and young children, formulas for enteral nutrition and diethotherapeutic formulas for inborn errors of metabolism.
Brazil – ANVISA publishes Food Library update
The National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA in Portuguese) published the update of the Food Library. Libraries are documents that bring together all current standards for a given macro-topic, divided by topics. The objective is to facilitate access and understanding of the Regulatory Stock to the internal and external public, as well as to improve the process of preparing and reviewing the regulations.
Argentina – NIV approved the dealcoholization of wine as a legal oenological practice
The National Institute of Viticulture (INV in Spanish)has published Resolution 5/2024, which establishes that only the equipment authorized by the NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF VITIVINICULTURE (/INV) may be used to carry out the dealcoholization practice, which will set the maximum reduction of the alcoholic strength and the reduction of each one.
Additionally, the correction of the ethanol content of wine up to a maximum of TWENTY PERCENT (20%) was approved as a lawful oenological practice. The product obtained by this practice will maintain its Legal Denomination according to current regulations.
México – President of the Senate emphasizes the importance of the approval of the General Law on Adequate and Sustainable Food
At a press conference, the President of the Senate, Ana Lilia Rivera Rivera, explained that the new General Law on Adequate and Sustainable Food will lay the foundations for the promotion, protection, respect and guarantee of the right to food in Mexico. This new framework was approved by both Chambers of Congress and awaits publication in the Official Journal of the Federation (DOF).
Senator Ana Lilia Rivera emphasized that the regulation marks a historic milestone because of its obligatory cut towards the guarantee of healthy food for all Mexicans by the Mexican State. She also added that it leaves clear rules and precise institutions, with no budgetary impact, but with organization and order for the bodies involved.
El Salvador – Extended the deadline for comments on RTCA 67.04.60:10 Nutrition Labeling of Prepackaged Food Products for Human Consumption for Persons Aged 3 Years and Older
The Salvadoran Technical Regulatory Agency (OSARTEC in Spanish) announces the extension of the 60-day deadline, starting March 15, 2024, to submit comments on the public consultation of the Central American Technical Regulation -RTCA- 67.01.60:23 Nutritional labeling of prepackaged food products for human consumption for the population from 3 years of age.
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