Brazil – MAPA approves new ham quality and identity standards

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The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAPA in Portuguese) published Ordinance No. 765 approving the new Technical Regulations of Identity and Quality (RTIQ in Portuguese) for cooked ham, superior cooked ham, tender cooked ham and poultry stew.

The new standards apply to the types of cooked ham that are produced and seek to give identity to the products, guarantee their safety and innocuousness, as well as standardize understandings and meet the requirements of the production sector.

Among the improvements is the definition of 25% as the maximum limit of collagen present in relation to the total protein of the final product in order to maintain the quality of the meat raw materials used, as well as the characteristics of the product. For cooked poultry ham, the amount of collagen in relation to total protein must be a maximum of 10%.

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

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Brazil – MAPA extends the deadline for compliance with the provisions of articles 6 and 15 of the technical regulation on the identity and quality of gelatine, hydrolyzed gelatine and edible collagen

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The Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA in Portuguese) published SDA Ordinance No. 782, which extends by 180 days the deadline for compliance with the provisions of articles 6 and 15 of SDA Ordinance No. 384, dated August 25, 2021, approving the technical regulation on the identity and quality of gelatin, hydrolyzed gelatin and edible collagen.

Articles 6 and 15 of SDA Ordinance No. 384 describe the following:

Art. 6° In the manufacture of gelatin, the use of technology adjuvants and additives authorized in the specific legislation is allowed.

Art. 15. In the preparation of collagen, the use of technology adjuvants and additives, authorized in the specific legislation, is allowed.

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Brazil – Approved the Technical Requirements for the Identity and Quality of cooked ham, superior cooked ham, tender cooked ham and cooked poultry ham

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The Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA in Portuguese) published SDA Ordinance No. 765, approving the Technical Requirements for the Identity and Quality of cooked ham, superior cooked ham, tender cooked ham and cooked poultry ham.

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Argentina – Sea salt amendment published amendment to the Argentine Food Code on sea salt

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The Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries and Secretariat of Health Quality by Joint Resolution 4/2023 published in the Argentine Food Code an amendment related to sea salt.
“Sea salt without other denomination, is designated to the product coming from the evaporation of sea water, which is sold ready to be consumed, which must comply with the requirements established in articles 1265 and 1272. This product shall be called “Sea Salt”.

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Paraguay – Controversy over front-of-package food labeling law: bill to be defined weeks after elections

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The bill that establishes mandatory “front labeling” of packaged foods, as has been observed in countries of the region, could be defined in the two weeks following the April 30 elections. In social networks, heated debates have already been generated by positions for and against. Here are some details of what could be the application if it becomes law.

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