Argentina – Modification of labeling and health claims requirements for dietary supplements

01/07/2025 / infoAlimentario

Through Joint Resolution 33/2025, the Secretariat of Health Management and the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries amend the Argentine Food Code regarding health property claims on food and dietary supplements:

ARTICLE 1.- Article 235 of the Argentine Food Code (CAA) is replaced, and it will be worded as follows: “Article 235: On the labels or advertisements of food products disseminated through any graphic, audiovisual, or digital medium (including radio, television, social media, oral or written communication, among others), it is prohibited to make claims that these products possess medicinal and/or therapeutic properties. Only health property claims (DPS) authorized by the national health authority may be used, if applicable.”

ARTICLE 2.- The title LABELING in Article 1,381 is replaced, and it will be worded as follows: “LABELING: Dietary supplements shall be labeled with the sales designation ‘Dietary supplement based on…, (filling in the blank with the characteristic nutrients), in…, (filling in the blank with the form of presentation), for… (filling in with the target population group for which the product is intended, if applicable). The label of dietary supplements must comply with the general requirements established in Chapter V ‘Standards for the labeling and advertising of food’ and those determined in each specific case in this Code. Furthermore, the nutritional information must include the names of the nutrients and/or ingredients of interest, their contents per unit or per daily consumption recommendation proposed by the manufacturer, and, if applicable, the percentage of the RDI covered for each of them, according to the values established in the tables of Article 1,387.

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Argentina – National Food Commission holds 156th ordinary meeting

09/12/2024 / infoAlimentario

The 156th Meeting of the National Food Commission (CONAL in Spanish) was held at the headquarters of the National Ministry of Health in the City of Buenos Aires, with the participation of national authorities and jurisdictional referents from all over the country, both in person and virtually.
During the meeting, the Commission agreed to send 6 dossiers to be processed for the signing of the Joint Resolution, such as the modification of articles 235 and 1381 to incorporate health claims (HPS) in labeling, the incorporation of additives in fruits and the inclusion of dehydrated grape pomace and dehydrated apple pomace.

Five projects were referred to the Public Consultation instance, including the modification of the articles referred to outlets for meat food and the incorporation of chia mucilage, monk fruit extract, olive leaves and sake.

Finally, the committee introduced new topics to be addressed, such as the incorporation of pink pepper, pecan nut by-products, and the characterization of virgin coconut and virgin palm oils.

It was also agreed to include the proposed incorporation of regional botanicals for alcoholic beverages, canned caper leaves and the request to update articles 760 and 551, referring to labeling, among other topics.

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Brazil – ANVISA develops new advisory panel for approved health claims on foods

27/11/2024 / infoAlimentario

The National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA in Portuguese) published a panel with information on the use of fully recognized health claims on food labeling. For these health claims on certain nutrients, companies will not need to demonstrate their efficacy or submit them to prior analysis in order to include the information on product labeling

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

Argentina – Health claims on foods and drinks

23/11/2023 / infoAlimentario

The National Administration of Medicines, Foods and Medical Technology (ANMAT in Spanish) makes available to professionals and any interested person, the information to make a presentation before the Commission for the Evaluation of Healthy Property Claims (DPS in Spanish) to request a recommendation. of use for use in advertising and/or for a presentation before the competent health authority prior to the granting and/or updating of the National Food Product Registry (RNPA in Spanish).

The DPS are regulated by ANMAT Provisions No. 7730/2011 and No. 8095/2023. The regulatory framework creates the Evaluation Commission and the Protocol for the presentation and scientific evaluation of health claims.

This commission made up of ANMAT professionals belonging to the National Food Institute (INAL in Spanish) is in charge of evaluating the applications submitted by interested parties in accordance with the aforementioned protocol and issuing technical opinions.

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

Argentina – ANMAT establishes requirements for health claims on packaged foods and beverages

07/10/2023 / infoAlimentario

The National Administration of Medicines, Food and Medical Technology (ANMAT in Spanish) has published Provision 8095/2023 which establishes the requirements for health claims on packaged foods and beverages.
The Provision establishes that the requirements established for the submission of proposed health claims to be presented to the competent health authority prior to the granting and/or updating of the National Food Product Register (RNPA in Spanish) for food and alcoholic beverages must be complied with.