The Ministry of Production and Commerce has published the draft regulations for Law No. 29632, the Law to Eradicate the Production and Marketing of Informal, Adulterated, or Unfit for Human Consumption Alcoholic Beverages. The purpose of the law is to establish the regulatory provisions of said law and to establish the specifications and procedures for implementing control, oversight, and sanctioning actions related to the production or entry into the country of ethyl alcohol to its final destination, as well as to prevent the manufacture, marketing, and consumption of informal, adulterated, or unfit for human consumption alcoholic beverages.
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Argentina – CONAL publishes several draft amendments to the Food Code related to alcoholic beverages, enzymes and labelling of foods and food supplements
The National Food Commission (CONAL in Spanish) has announced a series of draft amendments to the Argentine Food Code, specifically on the following topics:
- Incorporation of dehydrated grape pomace.
- Incorporation of dried apple pomace
- Incorporation of partially dealcoholized and dealcoholized wine.
- Incorporation of new enzymes for food use, Inc. of incorporation of microbiological criteria in article 1192.
- Incorporation of glazing additives and anti-humectants / anti-caking agents in fruits.
- Modification of Articles 1381 and 235.
Chile – Ministry of Health publishes Manual of graphic standards for warning messages and graphics and energy value of alcoholic beverages
The Ministry of the Interior and Public Security, informs that in virtue of the obligations of the of implementation of Decree No. 98/2023, the Ministry of Health has published the Manual of Graphic Standards for Messages and Warning and Energy Value Graphic Standards for Warning Messages and Graphics and Energy Value of Alcoholic Beverages according to the Regulation on the Regulation on Consumer Information and Advertising of Alcoholic Beverages. alcoholic beverages.
All beverages with an alcoholic content equal to or greater than 0.5° that are intended to be marketed in Chile must have a clear, precise, visible and easily legible warning on the container that contains it about the consequences of its harmful consumption.
Argentina – CONAL publishes several projects related to alcoholic beverages, bread, salt and food additives in public consultation
The National Food Commission (CONAL in Spanish) publishes several projects related to alcoholic beverages, bread, salt and food additives in public consultation.
The projects are listed below:
Alcoholic beverage labeling (EX-2022-12970332- -APN-DLEIAER#ANMAT y EX – 2023-06841774-APN-DLEIAER#ANMAT)
Amendment to the Food Code, art. 1116 regarding Tequila (EX-2023-79812041- -APN-DLEIAER#ANMAT)
Pink salt (EX-2023-22971076- -APN-DLEIAER#ANMAT)
Repeal of article 1396 of the Food Code (EX-2023-56802745- -APN-DLEIAER#ANMAT)
Amendment on whole wheat bread (EX-2023-14847749-APN-DLEIAER#ANMAT)
Argentine Sea Salt (EX-2019-45541471- -APN-DERA#ANMAT)
Amendment to the Food Code, article 154 tris- BPA (EX-2023-79809514-APN-DLEIAER#ANMAT)
Argentina – Amendment to the Argentine Food Code on additives allowed in alcoholic beverages
The Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries and the Secretariat of Health Quality, by means of Joint Resolution 10/2023, published in the Argentine Food Code an amendment to article 1136 on the list of additives allowed in the production of alcoholic beverages, with the exception of fermented beverages.
When two or more additives with assigned maximum numerical concentrations are authorized for a given function, the sum of the amounts to be used in a food may not exceed the maximum amount corresponding to the additive permitted in greater quantity and the amount of each additive may not exceed its individual limit.
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