On September 21, 2018, a new amendment for the “Agreement that determines additives and adjuvants in food, beverages and food supplements, their use and health standards – DOF 16/07/12” was published in the Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risk (COFEPRIS) website.
Topics: COFEPRIS, Food Additives
The Chilean Ministry of Health has released new amendments for several decrees and draft amendments for Decree 977 Food Health Regulations in July 2018.
Topics: Chile, Food Contaminants, MRLs
On February 9 and 14, 2018, new amendments to the “Agreement that determines additives and adjuvants in food, beverages and food supplements, their use and health standards – DOF 16/07/12” were published in the Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risk (COFEPRIS) website.
Topics: Mexico, Food Additives, food regulation
On January 12, 2018, The Chilean Ministry of Health released an amendment to the Resolution 860 approving the Technical Standard No. 191 on Nutritional Guidelines for declaring Healthy Food Properties (Claims). The Resolution 1671 was published in the National Congress Library of Chile and it will enter into force on January 26 of 2018.
New amendments to the “Agreement that determines additives and adjuvants in food, beverages and food supplements, their use and health standards – DOF 16/07/12” were published to the Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risk (COFEPRIS) website on November 12 and 15 and December 8 of 2017. The additions listed below of new substances and/or functions for existing substances published in these amendments were approved by the Secretary of Health to be use in certain food categories.
Topics: Food Additives, Mexico, COFEPRIS
Mexico has released the NOM-082-SAG-FITO/SSA1-2017 “Maximum residues limits (MRL). Technical Guidelines and Procedures for the Authorization and Revision,” publishing the content of the Standard in the website of the Mexican Official Journal (Diario Oficial de la Federación) on October 4, 2017.
Topics: COFEPRIS, Pesticides, Mexico
On July 26, 2017, Chilean Ministry of Health released a new Resolution approving the Technical Standard No. 191 on Nutritional Guidelines for declaring Healthy Food Properties (claims). The Resolution No. 860 was published in the National Congress Library of Chile, the new Standard on claims being its integral part.
Topics: Chile, Food Labeling, Nutritional Claims
On June 30, 2017 Peruvian Official Gazette “El Peruano” published Supreme Decree N° 007-2017-MINAGRI “Approving the regulation of milk and dairy products”, which will enter into force 6 months after the publication date.
A new Directorial Resolution released by the Peruvian Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation was published in the Official Gazette “El Peruano” on June 27, 2017 listing the animal species and products of animal origin that will be suspended for the import to Peru from Colombia for a period of 180 days.
The Peruvian General Direction of Environmental Health and Food Safety (DIGESA) released on June 19, 2017 the Technical Criteria to denominate milk and dairy products and other products having as ingredients milk and dairy products.
Topics: Peru, Dairy, Codex Alimentarius