Mercosur countries have reached a technical agreement to submit joint notifications to the World Trade Organization (WTO) regarding both draft resolutions and final texts from the Working Group No.8 on Agricultural Matters. This step strengthens regulatory transparency by allowing international public consultation before adoption. If approved by Mercosur's Common Market Group (GMC), the resolution will take immediate effect. Led by Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livesto

After many years of discussion, Mercosur has issued two draft Resolutions aimed at reviewing and introducing changes to the regulations on the general labelling of pre-packaged foods and the nutrition labelling of pre-packaged foods. Some of the proposed changes to the general labelling of pre-packaged foods include: a revised scope of the regulation; new definitions; updated specifications for presenting mandatory information – including a revised format for declaring the li

Two new clips from the free EAS regional webinars covering developments in LATAM and in the CIS region are now available on our Resources page and YouTube channel. In the LATAM video, Eugenia Muinelo, our Manager - Regulatory Affairs in Latin America, explores the latest regulatory developments in Argentina and Brazil that are reshaping the way food and food supplements enter these key Latin American Markets. In the CIS video, Bakhadir Akhmetjanov, our Regional Director of

The Ministry of Health from El Salvador launched a public consultation a draft technical regulation for the authorisation of the...

On 27 August, our Manager of Regulatory Affairs, Latin America, Eugenia Muinelo, took part in the international panel "Innovation and...

We’re excited to share that our colleague Eugenia Muinelo , Manager Regulatory Affairs Latin America, will be speaking at Food...

Chile’s Ministry of Health launched a public consultation on a proposed regulatory framework for novel foods and ingredients, marking a...

We are thrilled to announce that our team member Eugenia Muinelo – Manager, Regulatory Affairs Latin America -  will be serving as a...

As of 15 July 2025, the use of erythrosine (INS 127) will be prohibited in all food categories across member countries of the Secretariat...

The Ecuadorian Standardization Service (INEN) has released a draft revision of the Ecuadorian Technical Standard (NTE) INEN 2395...

Ecuador is seeking to update its national standard for follow-up formula for infants and young children. The Ecuadorean Institute of...

The Dominican Republic’s Ministry of Health has launched a public consultation on its draft Food Sanitary Regulation, aimed at setting...

Argentina has recently revised several chapters of its Argentinean Food Code to align with industry advancements. The updates include new...

The National Direction for Sanitary Surveillance (DINAVISA) has launched a public consultation on a draft regulation for the registration...

On 17 February, Mexico issued the National Quality Infrastructure Program 2025. This program includes a revision of item 4.5.3 of the...

Published on 21 February, Administrative Order 344/2025 establishes an optimised procedure for the assessment of petitions in the food...

Imported food products that are approved by the authorities from Australia, Canada, the European Union, Israel, Japan, Switzerland, the...

The National Institute for the Defense of Competition and the Protection of Intellectual Property from Peru has opened a proposal for...

The Q&A document does not introduce new rules, it provides guidance on how the regulations are applied in the category. On January 16,...