Argentina – Project to include hemp seeds and products derived from hemp in the Argentine Food Code

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The National Food Commission (CONAL in Spanish) published a project (files EX-2020-126856186) to include hemp seeds and products derived from hemp in the Argentine Food Code.
Article 1. Replace Article 917, Chapter XI: “Plant foods”, of the Argentine Food Code, which shall be worded as follows:
“Article 917: The edible seeds are the following:
Hemp – Cannabis Sativa L.

Article 2. Article 917 bis is hereby incorporated into Chapter XI: “Plant Food” of the Argentine Food Code, which shall be worded as follows: “Article 917 bis: With the denomination of hemp seeds are understood the healthy, clean and well preserved seeds of the different varieties of the vegetable species Cannabis Sativa L. that do not express more than 1% of delta-9 tetrahydroxyethylene (delta-9 tetrahydroxyethylene).
of delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), authorized by the competent authority for food use.

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Argentina – Draft amendment to the Food Code on gluten-free products

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The Spanish National Food Commission (CONAL) published a draft amendment to the Food Code (file EX-2021-114026880) on gluten-free products.
Replace Article 1383 of the Argentinean Food Code (CAA) which shall be worded as follows: “Article 1383: It is understood by. “gluten-free food and beverage” means that which by the characteristics of its ingredients or through a technological process ingredients or through an adequate technological process that effectively demonstrates that it removes gluten that effectively demonstrates that it removes gluten and the application of good manufacturing practices that
practices -that prevent cross-contamination- does not contain prolamins and glutenins from glutenins from wheat, from all Triticum species, such as common spelt (Triticum spelta), and from the (Triticum spelta L.), kamut (Triticum polonicum L.), durum wheat, rye, barley, barley, oats and oatmeal, barley, oats and their crossbred varieties. The gluten content may not exceed exceed a maximum of 10 mg/kg.
In order to verify the gluten-free condition, analytical methodology based on the analytical methodology based on CODEX STAN 118 – 1979 Adopted in 1979. Amendments: 1983 and 2015. Revision: 2008 enzymeimmunoassay ELISA R5 Mendez and any other that the National Health Authority evaluates and accepts.

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Mexico – Advertising Advisory Council presents Decalogue of actions to protect public health

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In order to prevent misleading and inconsistent advertising from continuing to try to clean up the image of brands, products and services with proven health risks and infringement of the right to health, the Advertising Advisory Council headed by the Federal Commission for Protection against Health Risks (COFEPRIS in Spanish), announces the Decalogue of actions that will guide its work as a reference body in the consolidation of an effective legal and regulatory framework to protect the health of the population.

This collegiate body, made up of agencies and entities of the Federal Public Administration (APF in Spanish), the academic and scientific community, the business sector, advertising media and the media, has among its objectives to analyze and give its opinion on the use and content of advertising codes of ethics.

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Article – Violations of the Code in Argentina: analysis of promotions, advertising and labeling of commercial milk formula and complementary foods products

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Breastfeeding has unique benefits for the child and the mother, and its decline may be one of the most significant mass phenomena in infant feeding. While there are several causes, standing out among them is the marketing practices of commercial milk formula (CMF) and commercial complementary foods (CCF). This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted using qualitative and quantitative methodology, between August 2018 and August 2020. Regarding the promotion, advertising and labeling of CMF and CCF, none of the companies in Argentina at the time complied with the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes or the related laws in force in the country. The multiple forms of violation found emphasize the need to establish and strengthen monitoring and enforcement mechanisms to curb abuses by the CMF and CCF industry in Argentina, safeguarding the rights of mothers, families, and their newborns. Likewise, the Government must lead the political process and adapt its regulatory framework in terms of transparency and conflict of interest, as well as generate comprehensive and intersectoral public policies on the protection of breastfeeding.

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Article – Formula for deception: Corporate violations and State negligence; Labelling and advertising in breast-milk substitutes in Argentina

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The protection of breastfeeding is a human rights issue. It is closely related to the right that babies and mothers have to the highest attainable standard of health, to adequate nutrition and to reliable information.

Argentina has incorporated the “International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes” into different regulations in a partial and fragmentary manner, being considered a country “with some provisions of the Code included”.

This article is intended to present an assessment of the level of compliance with the rules currently in force in Argentina by corporations as well as by state agencies responsible for enforcement and supervision, focusing on labelling and advertising aspects.

The study comprised two different methods for data collection. First, labels found on containers of infant formulas and modified milks for children were collected and analysed according to NetCode Protocol for periodic assessments. Second, ads in digital ecosystem were collected and a content analysis of texts and images was performed.

The packages of 54 types of breastmilk substitutes were photographed and examined. 100% of the examined labels of substitutes were in violation of the national rules and regulations and the provisions set forth in the Code. The most frequent reasons were nutrition and/or health claims or declarations, imagery and language idealizing the use of the product, and invitations to make contact with the company. Regarding mandatory texts or designs, violations included the omission, modification, and font size or position that minimizes their presence.

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