Incorporation of Monk Fruit Extract into the Argentine Food Code

Joint Resolution 3/2026 incorporates monk fruit extract, Siraitia grosvenorii, as item 179 of Article 1,398 of the Argentine Food Code for use as a sweetener. The amendment establishes identity, quali...

Peru Updates Food Safety Regulations for Packaging Materials

The post reports on a regulatory update in Peru related to food safety for packaging materials. The proposed amendment to Article 119 of the sanitary surveillance framework expands monitoring requirem...

Position (EU) No 6/2026 of the Council on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques

Position (EU) No 6/2026 of the Council, adopted at first reading on 21 April 2026, sets out the Council position with a view to the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Counc...

Brazil New Regulation for Food Contact Silicone Materials

Brazil issued new sanitary requirements for silicone materials and articles intended to come into contact with food. ANVISA Resolution RDC No. 1020/2026 and Normative Instruction No. 435/2026 establis...

Peru: Regulation of Law No. 32437, Technified Irrigation Law

Regulation establishing provisions for the application of Law No. 32437, aimed at promoting efficient, productive and sustainable use of water resources in agriculture at the parcel level. It regulate...

Peru: Establishing the Multisectoral Working Group for the Articulation of Legume Production, Marketing and Consumption ...

It establishes a temporary, multi-sectoral Working Group tasked with formulating a proposal for actions to coordinate the production, marketing, and domestic consumption of legumes in Peru, in respons...

Law No. 15,178/2025 on the National Policy for Youth and Rural Succession

aw No. 15,178/2025 establishes Brazil’s National Policy for Youth and Rural Succession and its corresponding National Plan. The law integrates actions to secure rights, promote productive inclusion,...

Decreto Nº 125-2016 ─ Ley de Alimentación Escolar Honduras (EN)

Plant Protection Act, 2024

An Act to prevent the entry and establishment of, and to control the spread of plant pests; to protect plant resources; to facilitate the movement of plants and plant products into and within Saint Ch...

EUDR New Provisions: Guidance Document for Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 on deforestation-free products

The European Commission's Guidance Document published on August 12, 2025, provides non-binding guidelines to facilitate harmonized implementation of Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 on deforestation-free pro...

Resolution No. 0009 - Establishment of Mandatory Phytosanitary Measures for International Transit to Prevent the Introdu...

This resolution sets mandatory phytosanitary measures for the international transit of plants, plant products, and transport means crossing Ecuadorian territory, in order to prevent the introduction a...

Sovereign Sustainability-Linked Bond Framework of Uruguay (2022)

National framework that outlines Uruguay’s approach for issuing sovereign sustainability-linked bonds, aligning public financing costs with the achievement of climate and native forest conservation ...