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Argentina – Ministry of Health rules claim on exception to warning labeling for table olives in brine unfounded

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The Federación Olivícola Argentina (FOA in Spanish) filed an administrative claim against the regulation requiring warning labeling on products with high levels of critical nutrients, such as sugars and sodium. The product in question is “table olives in brine”, a processed food that, according to current legislation, must bear warning labels due to its sodium content.

The FOA argued that olives in brine should not be subject to the front-of-pack nutrition labeling regulation. They submitted reports questioning the applicability of the Nutrient Profile System (NPS) of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), used to evaluate these products.

On July 3, 2024, the Argentine State issued Decree 577/2024 (DECTO-2024-577-APN-PTE – Rejection of the claim) rejecting the FOA’s claim. The resolution was based on the consistency and coherence of the technical reports submitted. It was determined that the warning labels were applicable and necessary to adequately inform consumers about the content of critical nutrients in olives in brine.

BOLETIN OFICIAL REPUBLICA ARGENTINA – PROCEDIMIENTOS ADMINISTRATIVOS – Decreto 577_2024Download

Chile – Why adding warning labeling on foods containing sweeteners is in the right direction, according to the evidence?

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Marcela Reyes and María Luisa Garmendia, professors at INTA of the Universidad de Chile and CIAPEC researchers, were the researchers responsible for the FONIS “Consumption of non-caloric sweeteners in infants, preschoolers and adolescents of medium-low income after the implementation of Law 20.606”. In this article, they provide the available evidence to support the proposal of the Ministry of Health to implement a warning legend on packaged foods containing non-caloric sweeteners.

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