Jamaica – BSJ proposes New Technical Standards for Alcoholic Beverages

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

02/10/2024 / infoAlimentario

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

23/11/2023 / infoAlimentario

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.

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

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Argentina – CONAL publishes several projects related to alcoholic beverages, bread, salt and food additives in public consultation

07/10/2023 / infoAlimentario

The National Food Commission (CONAL in Spanish) publishes several projects related to alcoholic beverages, bread, salt and food additives in public consultation.

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

The projects are listed below:

Alcoholic beverage labeling (EX-2022-12970332- -APN-DLEIAER#ANMAT y EX – 2023-06841774-APN-DLEIAER#ANMAT)

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Amendment to the Food Code, art. 1116 regarding Tequila (EX-2023-79812041- -APN-DLEIAER#ANMAT)

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Pink salt (EX-2023-22971076- -APN-DLEIAER#ANMAT)

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Repeal of article 1396 of the Food Code (EX-2023-56802745- -APN-DLEIAER#ANMAT)

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Amendment on whole wheat bread (EX-2023-14847749-APN-DLEIAER#ANMAT)

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