Dominican Republic – INDOCAL reviews a set of technical standards regarding food

The Dominican Institute for Quality (INDOCAL in Spanish) has released a series of projects aimed at revising technical standards concerning food:

  • NORDOM 67-1:095 Yellow cheese – Definitions and specifications.
  • NORDOM 492 (2nd Rev.) Crude palm oil – Specifications.
  • NORDOM 614 (1st Rev.) Fish and seafood – Determination of drained net content and pieces in preserves – Testing methods.
  • NORDOM 638 (1st Rev.) Code of practices for the prevention and reduction of tin contamination in canned foods.

NORDOM 67-1:095 Yellow cheese – Definitions and specifications.

NORDOM 492 (2nd Rev.) Crude palm oil – Specifications.

NORDOM 614 (1st Rev.) Fish and seafood – Determination of drained net content and pieces in preserves – Testing methods.

NORDOM 638 (1st Rev.) Code of practices for the prevention and reduction of tin contamination in canned foods.

Peru – INACAL approves a series of Peruvian Technical Standards on milk, dairy products and water quality

Through Resolution No. 000015-2025-INACAL/DN, the National Quality Institute (INACAL in Spanish) has approved a series of Peruvian Technical Standards in its 2025 version, on milk, dairy products and water quality.

  • NTP 202.162:2025 MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS. Milk. Detection of reconstituted milk powder in raw or pasteurized milk. 2nd Edition. Replaces NTP 202.162:1998 (revised 2014).
  • NTP-CODEX CXS 280:2020/MT 1:2025 STANDARD FOR MILK FAT BASED PRODUCTS. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT 1. 1st Edition
  • NTP-ISO 6091:2025 Milk powder. Determination of titratable acidity (reference method). 1st Edition.
  • NTP 214.029:2025 WATER QUALITY. Determination of pH in water. Electrometric method. 5th Edition. Replaces NTP 214.029:2023.
  • NTP 360.518:2025 WATER QUALITY. Plankton. Determination of Phytoplankton in water matrices for human use and consumption. 1st Edition

Peru – INACAL has approved a series of Peruvian Technical Standards on Food Additives

By means of Directorial Resolution No. 000012-2025-INACAL/DN, the National Institute of Quality (INACAL in Spanish) has approved a series of Peruvian Technical Standards in its 2025 version, on food additives:

  • NTP 209.700:2015 (revised 2025) FOOD ADDITIVES. Acidity regulators. Definition and classification. 2nd Edition. Replaces NTP 209.700:2015.
  • NTP 209.701:2016 (revised 2025) FOOD ADDITIVES. Colorants and color retention agents. Definitions and classification. 2nd Edition. Replaces NTP 209.701:2016.
  • NTP 209.716:2015 (revised 2025) FOOD ADDITIVES. Humectants. Definitions and classification. 1st Edition Replaces NTP 209.716:2015.

Peru – INACAL updates 13 technical standards on meat products, fruits and corn

The Ministry of Production through the National Institute of Quality (INACAL in Spanish) approved a total of thirteen (13) new Peruvian Technical Standards (NTP), most of them related to the food industry in order to guarantee food safety.
These technical standards, which were approved through Directorial Resolution N° 025-2024-INACAL/DN, seek to develop the services of the Quality Infrastructure and promote their use in the different economic sectors of the country.

SENCAMER publishes draft adoption of technical standards on meat products and sugar sampling methods

The Decentralized Service for Standardization, Quality, Metrology and Technical Regulations (SENCAMER in Spanish) has published a series of draft technical standards for adoption on meat products and sampling methods for sugar.. The draft standards are as follows:

Draft Venezuelan Standard COVENIN 1410:2024 Sausage (2nd Review).

Draft Venezuelan Standard COVENIN 1602:2024 Cooked Ham (3rd Review).

Draft Venezuelan Standard COVENIN 2070:2024 Dry sausage (2nd Review).

Draft Venezuelan Standard COVENIN 2126:2024 Cooked Chorizo (3rd Review).

Draft Venezuelan Standard COVENIN 2279:2024 Cured Ham (3rd Review).

Draft Venezuelan Standard COVENIN 3279:2024 Cooked Salami (1st Review).

Draft Venezuelan Standard COVENIN 3720:2024 Smoked cutlet (1st Review).

Draft Venezuelan Standard COVENIN 3954:2024 Pastrami.

Draft Venezuelan Standard COVENIN 3955:2024 Coppa.

Draft Venezuelan Standard COVENIN 236-2024 Sugar. Sampling Methods (2nd Review).