Argentina – Amendment on honey labeling published in the Food Code

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The Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries and Secretariat of Quality in Health publish JointResolución Conjunta 14/2023.

ARTICLE 1.- Article 783 tris is incorporated into the Argentine Food Code, which will read as follows: “Article 783 tris: The possibility of consigning characteristic attributes of the products is reserved for honey and yacht honey products on their labels. same as described in this Code. Sugary products, with the exception of confectionery products, that do not meet the regulatory specifications for honey and yacht honey may not include descriptions or pictorial representations of bees -or similar insects-, beehives, honeycombs, flowers, on the label. or own elements related to the beekeeping activity. Nor may they mention or highlight the term honey or any particular property linked to it or to the composition of any other of its ingredients, either through graphic representations and/or optional legends.”

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Argentina – The Mercosur Resolution on additives and their maximum limits in the meat category is incorporated into the Food Code

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The Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries and Secretariat of Quality in Health publish Joint Resolution 13/2023.

ARTICLE 1 – The text of article 323 bis of the Argentine Food Code is replaced by the text of Resolution No. 63 of December 16, 2018 of the COMMON MARKET GROUP “MERCOSUR TECHNICAL REGULATION FOR THE ALLOCATION OF ADDITIVES AND ITS MAXIMUM LIMITS FOR THE CATEGORY OF FOOD: CATEGORY 8: MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS (REPEAL OF GMC RESOLUTION No. 73/97)”, which as Annex I, registered under No. IF-2022-03939953- -APN-DLEIAER#ANMAT, is an integral part of the this joint resolution.

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USA – Report/The Prevalence of the “Natural” Claim on Food Product Packaging

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U.S. food suppliers make claims about their production processes on food packaging that highlight attributes some consumers want while charging a higher price than for unlabeled products. Some labels use such claims as “USDA Organic” and “raised without antibiotics,” which require different and more expensive production techniques than conventional agriculture. However, food suppliers can make the “natural” claim at relatively low cost because regulatory agencies treat the claim as meaning nothing artificial was added and the product was minimally processed. Numerous consumer food choice studies have concluded that the “natural” label on food is often equated with healthier food choices and more costly production practices that signify environmental stewardship. Based on scanner data and comprehensive label data, this report estimates the frequency with which food suppliers make the “natural” claim on label food packaging.

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USA – Newhouse Reintroduces Bicameral Bill to Standardize Food Date Labels, Cut Food Waste

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Reps. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and Chellie Pingree (D-ME) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) reintroduced the bicameral Food Date Labeling Act, a bill designed to end consumer confusion around food date labeling by standardizing date labels on food products to ensure useable food is not thrown away.

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Brazil – MAPA publishes the modification to Normative Instruction SDA/MAPA No. 71/2020, which approves the Technical Regulation that establishes the identity and quality requirements to be met by cream cheese

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The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAPA in Portuguese) published ORDINANCE SDA N° 791/2023 that modifies Normative Instruction SDA/MAPA N° 71/2020, which approves the Technical Regulation that establishes the identity and quality requirements to be met by cream cheese.

Article 1. Normative Instruction SDA/MAPA No. 71, July 24, 2020, enters into force with the following changes:

“Article 2. For the purposes of this Technical Regulation, cream cheese or creamcheese is the product obtained from pasteurized milk, optionally with the addition of dairy derivatives and food substances provided for in this Regulation, subjected to fermentation or direct acidification, heating, homogenization and refrigeration, it may contemplate other technologically appropriate stages.

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

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