Peru: Project to update technical parameters on sugar, sodium and saturated fat content in processed foods

20/07/2022 / infoAlimentario

Publication of the draft Supreme Decree that updates the technical parameters on processed foods regarding sugar, sodium and saturated fat content, and amends the Regulations of Law No. 30021, Law on the Promotion of Healthy Eating for Children and Adolescents, approved by Supreme Decree No. 017-2017-SA, as well as its explanatory memorandum, in the digital headquarters of the Ministry of Health, for a period of ninety (90) calendar days, counted from the day following the publication of this Ministerial Resolution in the Official Gazette El Peruano.

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Brazil: ANVISA publishes RDC Resolution No. 725 on flavoring additives

20/07/2022 / infoAlimentario

The Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA in Portiguese) published a regulation concerning flavorings.

This Resolution does not apply to:

I – substances that impart exclusively sweet, salty or sour taste;

II – substances and foods with odoriferous or aromatic properties consumed without processing, with or without reconstitution; and

III – materials of vegetable or animal origin possessing intrinsic flavoring properties, when they are not used exclusively as a source of flavors.

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Brazil: ANVISA publishes RDC Resolution No. 728 on enzymes and enzyme preparations

20/07/2022 / infoAlimentario

The Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA in Portuguese) published a regulation concerning enzymes.

This resolution is about enzymes and enzymatic preparations for use as technological adjuvants in the production of food intended for human consumption.

This Resolution does not apply to enzymes and enzyme preparations intended for use as components of food supplements.

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Colombia: Nullity action against Resolution 810 accepted

20/07/2022 / infoAlimentario

Dejusticia, a legal and social studies center located in Bogota, announced that the Colombian Council of State admitted a nullity suit against Resolution 810, arguing that the circular labeling for ultra-processed products, which the Ministry of Health seeks to establish, is not based on the best scientific evidence.

In the lawsuit, which was admitted on June 30 by the high court, the organization asked the judges to suspend the Resolution as a precautionary measure to prevent companies from implementing it while they decide.

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Costa Rica: Amendment to the Ordinance on simplification of registration of processed food and low-risk cosmetics

20/07/2022 / infoAlimentario

The Ministry of Health published an amendment to Executive Decree 43291-S that will facilitate the sanitary registration of low-risk cosmetics and processed foods. The procedure, which used to take 30 days to complete, will now have to be completed immediately.