Joint Resolution 7/2026: MERCOSUR Technical Regulation on Identity and Quality of UHT Milk

Joint Resolution 7/2026 of Argentina's Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries and the National Administration of Medicines, Food and Medical Technology (ANMAT) incorporates MERCOSUR Common Market Group Resolution No. 13/23, approving the MERCOSUR Technical Regulation on Identity and Quality of UHT Milk, into Argentina's national legal framework and replaces Article 560 bis of the Argentine Food Code. The regulation updates the definition and technical requirements applicable to Ultra-High-Temperature milk, including classification according to fat content, sales denomination, ingredients, sensory characteristics, physicochemical and microbiological parameters, contaminants, hygiene requirements, labeling, analytical methods and sampling procedures. The measure replaces the technical framework derived from GMC Resolutions No. 78/94 and 135/96 and harmonizes Argentine regulation with the updated MERCOSUR standard in order to facilitate the safe circulation and commercialization of UHT milk among Member States and in extra-zone imports.