On June 16, 2021, Colombia’s Ministry of Health and Social Protection (MINHEALTH) issued Resolution No. 810 establishing the technical regulation for nutrition and front-of pack labeling requirements for packaged food for human consumption, which will go into effect on December 16, 2022. This report includes the original regulation and an English translation.
Costa Rica: Draft Costa Rican Technical Regulation (RTCR) No. 506: 2022. Sauces and like products. Mayonnaise. Specifications
The purpose of the notified Technical Regulation is to establish the technical specifications to be met by mayonnaise, whether produced domestically or imported for human consumption, which is offered to the end consumer or for catering purposes, and which is marketed throughout the national territory.
EU -EFSA: Public Consultations/Draft opinion on review of existing health based guidance values for copper
EFSA’s Methodology and Scientific Support (MESE) Unit has launched an open consultation on the draft Scientific Opinion on an Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) for exposure to copper, in response to a mandate by the European Commission (M-2020-0087). The approach applied in this assessment is the first case of a compound that falls within the context of the 2021 EFSA Statement on “Establishing health-based guidance values for regulated products that are also nutrients”. The aim of this public consultation is to collect constructive input on the establishment of an ADI for copper, within the context of the 2021 EFSA Statement and other relevant EFSA Guidance.
Brazil: Tolerance limits for inevitable foreign matter, except mites in food
In ANNEX I (TOLERANCE LIMITS FOR UNEVITABLE FOREIGN MATTER, EXCEPT FOR CARBON, BY FOOD GROUPS, AND ANALYTICAL METHODOLOGIES FOR THEIR VERIFICATION) of the Resolution of the Collegiate Council – DRC No. 623, of March 9, 2022, published in the Official Journal of the Federation (DOU ) No. 51, of March 16, 2022, paragraph 1, folios 119 to 12.
USA: FDA Denies Request to Exempt D-Tagatose from Added Sugar Labeling
In a letter dated May 18, 2022, FDA denied a citizen petition from Bonumose LLC which requested that the Agency (1) exempt D-tagatose from classification as an “Added Sugar” and (2) allow for the voluntary labeling of D-tagatose as a separate declaration under “Total Carbohydrates,” similar to the approach taken for sugar alcohols.
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