The National Administration of Medicines, Food and Medical Technology (ANMAT in Spanish) and the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, by means of Joint Resolution No 12/2025, amending Article 756 of Chapter IX “Farinaceous Foods – Cereals, Flours and Derivatives” of the Argentine Food Code (CAA) with regard to the definition of wafer.

ARTICLE 1. – Article 756 of the Argentine Food Code is hereby replaced and shall be worded as follows: “Article 756: The generic term ‘oblea’ refers to a product made from a dough consisting primarily of flour, starches (or mixtures thereof), and water, obtained by rapid heating between two metal sheets or in appropriate molds.”

ARTICLE 2.- Replace Article 760 of the Argentine Food Code, which shall be worded as follows: “Article 760: Under the generic designation ‘Galletitas, Bizcochos y productos similares’ (Cakes, Crackers, Biscuits, Barquillos, Vainillas, Amaretis, etc.), products obtained from doughs made with wheat flour or other flours authorized by this Code, with or without bran, and with or without the use of permitted chemical and/or biological agents, are understood.” These doughs can be shaped into various forms before baking and may incorporate processing aids, appropriate enzymes, and authorized additional ingredients, such as sweeteners, fats, fruits, spices, additives, among others.