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.

Chile – Regulation on consumer information and advertising of alcoholic beverages approved

The Ministry of the Interior and Public Security published DECREE No. 91 approving the Regulation on consumer information and advertising of alcoholic beverages. on consumer information and advertising of alcoholic beverages. The Regulation implements the law that modifies the regulations on the on the sale, commercialization and production of alcoholic beverages. The regulation aims to The regulation aims to regulate advertising that encourages the consumption of alcohol; to reverse the consumption of alcoholic beverages by minors; to consumption in minors; to incorporate in the packaging and advertising legends that warn about the negative effects of alcohol in the the negative effects of alcohol on health; to stimulate compliance with the norms of the the rules of Law No. 19,925 on the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages, and to facilitate its control, as modified by Law No. 19,925 on the the control thereof, as amended by Law No. 21,363, which establishes rules on the marketing and advertising of alcoholic beverages
commercialization and advertising of alcoholic beverages, and others indicated.

Around the World – Spain: AESAN warns of the presence of milk proteins not mentioned in the labeling of several alcoholic beverages

The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN in Spanish) has learned through the Coordinated System for the Rapid Exchange of Information (SCIRI) of an alert notification sent by the health authorities of Catalonia, regarding the presence of milk proteins not included in the labeling of various spirits.

The manufacturing company will notify all its customers and will proceed to relabel the products appropriately.