The National Administration of Food, Medicines, and Medical Technology and the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries have published Joint Resolution No. 01/2026, which incorporates into the national legal framework the Common Market Group (GMC) Resolution No. 28/24 “AMENDMENT OF GMC RESOLUTION No. 02/12 ‘MERCOSUR TECHNICAL REGULATION ON POSITIVE LIST OF MONOMERS, OTHER STARTING SUBSTANCES, AND POLYMERS AUTHORIZED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF FOOD CONTACT PLASTICS AND EQUIPMENT'”

Incorporate into Article 207 of the Argentine Food Code (CAA), at the end of the table of Part I “List of authorized monomers and other starting substances” of the Annex of GMC Resolution No. 02/12 the following substance, according to its CAS number:

Reference Number:

CAS Number: 113693-69-9

Substance: Diglycidyl ether of tetramethyl bisphenol F (TMBPF-DGE) = reaction product of tetramethyl bis(4-hydroxyphenyl) methane and epichlorohydrin.

RESTRICTIONS AND/OR SPECIFICATIONS: LME (T) = 0.2 mg/kg (sum of TMBPF, TMBPF-DGE, TMBPF-DGE.H₂O, and TMBPF-DGE.2H₂O).

LME (T) = 0.05 mg/kg (sum of TMBPF-DGE.HCl, TMBPF-DGE.2HCl, and TMBPF-DGE.HCl.H₂O).

Incorporate into Article 207 of the Argentine Food Code, at the end of the table in Part V “List of authorized polymers” of the Annex to GMC Resolution No. 02/12 the following substance:

CAS NUMBER:

SUBSTANCE: Polyamide-imide 2 (PAI-2) = poly-N-(4,4′-diphenylmethane trimellitamide imide), produced by the reaction of 4,4′-diaminodiphenylmethane with benzoyl chloride-3,4-dicarboxylic anhydride.