The Argentine Secretariat for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries and the Secretariat for Health Quality issued a number of resolutions on 20-21 April 2023, aimed at regulating food production operations, preventing food safety accidents and ensuring food safety.

In particular, the Joint Resolution No. 5/2023 revised the requirements for the definition, quality and additives of foods such as canned carrots, peppers, beans and honeycomb. The Joint Resolution No. 6/2023 revised the standards for milk beverages, including adjusting the definition of milk beverages, requiring certain microorganisms in fermented milk beverages to remain active and active during the final product and its shelf-life, and stipulating that milk beverages that are made up of fermented beverages and subsequently heat-treated are not allowed to use similar names such as yogurt in their products. In addition, the Joint Resolution No. 10/2023 revised the provisions for the use of additives and their content in alcoholic beverages, and increased the use of

The revisions of these standards reflect the high importance of food safety in Argentina, and and producers should pay close attention to the latest news about the technical standards related to the food industry in Argentina, actively respond to changes and timely adjust products. At the same time, in order to ensure that products are green, environmentally friendly, and healthy, and producers also need to strictly control product quality, strengthen product self-inspection capabilities, start from the raw material link.