Peru – INACAL approves new technical standards for the food sector

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The National Institute of Quality (INACAL), thru Directoral Resolution No. 000011-2026-INACAL/DN, approved eight Peruvian Technical Standards (NTP) and one Peruvian Technical Specification (ETP), which establish requirements, testing methods, good practices, and technical guidelines for activities related to the food chain, the dairy industry, cocoa, and food additives.

The following are the approved technical documents:

  1. ETP-ISO/TS 15213-3:2026. Food chain microbiology. Horizontal method for the detection and enumeration of Clostridium spp. Part 3. 1st Edition. This Peruvian Technical Specification establishes a horizontal method for the detection of Clostridium (C.) perfringens.
  2. NTP-ISO 2173:2026. Fruit and vegetable products. Determination of soluble solids. Refractometric method. 1st Edition. This standard specifies a refractometric method for the determination of soluble solids in fruit and vegetable products.
  3. NTP 105.002:2026. MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS. Good practices in artisanal cheese making. 2nd Edition. Good hygienic, sanitary, and artisanal cheese-making practices are established, taking into consideration the requirements of the facilities and the safety and well-being of the workers.
  4. NTP-ISO 6092:2026. Powdered milk. Determination of titratable acidity. 1st Edition. Specify a routine method for determining the titratable acidity of all types of powdered milk, applicable in quality control and routine analysis.
  5. NTP 100.107:2026. FOOD ADDITIVES. Determination of heavy metals. 1st Edition. It establishes the methodology for determining heavy metals (antimony, barium, cadmium, lead, copper, chromium, and zinc) in food additives, using atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS) or inductively coupled plasma (ICP).
  6. NTP 209.064:2026. FOOD ADDITIVES. Unmodified corn starch. Requirements. 2nd Edition. It establishes the requirements and testing methods that non-modified corn starch (Zea mays) (corn starch) must meet, intended for human consumption after processing.
  7. NTP 107.316:2026. COCOA AND CHOCOLATE. Minimum requirements for the implementation of a cocoa quality control laboratory. 1st Edition. It establishes the requirements for the implementation of cocoa quality control laboratories in its forms: cocoa beans, cocoa paste, and nibs, with the aim of ensuring food that meets physical and sensory quality parameters.

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Mexico – COFEPRIS publishes Non-Regulatory Guide for the classification of products as dietary supplements

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The Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (COFEPRIS in Spanish) has published the Non-Regulatory Guide for the classification of products as dietary supplements.

The guide aims to provide users with information to determine whether the products they intend to market are classified as dietary supplements, in accordance with the applicable national legal framework.

This guide is an advisory instrument and therefore lacks legal validity. Likewise, it does not serve as any document to certify compliance with the applicable provisions, it is not binding, nor does it exempt compliance with the applicable current regulations and/or corresponding procedures.

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Peru – INACAL promotes 12 technical standards on the quality of Peruvian potatoes

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The National Institute of Quality (INACAL in Spanish) reaffirms its commitment to strengthening the productive chain of one of the country’s most emblematic crops by promoting 12 Peruvian Technical Standards (NTP in Spanish), aimed at improving the quality, safety, and competitiveness of potatoes and their derivatives. The NTPs developed by INACAL establish quality and safety requirements for fresh and native potatoes, as well as guidelines for the application of good agricultural and processing practices. Their implementation allows for improved production, reduced health risks, standardized processes, and the offering of safer and more competitive products for consumers.

Likewise, several of these standards are aimed at traditional products such as dried potatoes, tocosh, and tunta, helping to preserve ancestral techniques and improve artisanal production conditions. Others are aimed at value-added products such as potato flour, dehydrated puree, fried chips, and pre-cut potatoes for frying, driving innovation and diversification in the food industry.

Peruvian Technical Standards related to potatoes and their derivatives

  • NTP 011.119:2016 establishes the terminology and requirements for native and modern potato tubers intended for human consumption.
  • NTP 011.802:2017 establishes the quality and safety requirements for dried potato.
  • NTP 011.803:2017 establishes the minimum quality and safety requirements for potato tocosh.
  • NTP 011.811:2021, establishes guidelines for Good Agricultural Practices for the cultivation of native potatoes.
  • NTP 011.808:2023, establishes the quality and safety requirements for dehydrated potato puree.
  • NTP 011.124:2015, establishes the requirements for potatoes cut into strips intended for frying.
  • NTP 011.809:2019 (revised in 2025), establishes the good practices for the artisanal processing of tocosh.
  • NTP 011.806:2018, establishes the good practices for the production of dried potato.
  • NTP 011.400:2019, establishes the minimum requirements for the production of tunta.
  • NTP 011.401:2020 establishes the good practices for the artisanal processing of tunta.
  • NTP 011.810:2021, establishes the quality and safety requirements for potato flour.
  • NTP 011.801:2016 (revised in 2025), establishes the minimum quality and safety requirements for fried potato chips.

Peru – INACAL updates several Peruvian Technical Standards related to the dairy, agro-industrial, coffee, wine, and alcoholic beverage sectors

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The National Institute of Quality (INACAL) thru Directoral Resolution No. 000009-2026-INACAL/DN approved 4 new technical documents among Peruvian Technical Standards (NTP), Peruvian Guides (GP) related to the dairy, agro-industrial, coffee, wine, and alcoholic beverages sectors.

  1. NTP 202.135:2026. MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS. Evaporated milk. 2nd Edition. Describe the testing methods to determine total solids, ash, lead, fat, nitrogen, casein, albumin, lactose, gelatin, preservatives, color additives, and lactic acid, applied to evaporated milk.
  2. GP 147:2026. COFFEE. Guide to Good Manufacturing Practices for Green Coffee. 1st Edition. It establishes the requirements related to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for green coffee obtained from dry parchment coffee.
  3. NTP 012.100:2026 TABLE GRAPES. Guidelines for the treatment and cold storage of table grapes. 1st Edition. It establishes the method for obtaining prolonged preservation conditions thru refrigeration of certain table grape varieties.
  4. NTP 211.008:2026 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. Ethyl alcohol for alcoholic beverages. Determination of permanganate time. 5th Edition. It establishes the testing method for determining the partial reduction time of potassium permanganate in ethyl alcohol.

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Argentina – Authorized new genetically modified corn

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The Ministry of Economy, Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries has published Resolution No. 80/2026, which approves a new transgenic crop: it is a new variety of corn, developed by Corteva under the designation COR-ØØ121-4, which offers protection against certain lepidopteran insects considered pests. With the signature of Secretary Sergio Iraeta, and after receiving the approval of the National Advisory Commission on Agricultural Biotechnology (CONABIA en Spanish), which concluded that this corn “does not present new risks or increased risks compared to the cultivation of other corns, so its release into the agroecosystem is as safe as that of any commercial corn,” the company will be able to proceed with its “commercialization for all types of use.”

The firm CORTEVA SEEDS ARGENTINA S.R.L. must immediately provide the competent authority with any new scientific-technical information that arises about the corn containing the accumulation of events whose commercialization is authorized by this measure, which could affect or invalidate the scientific conclusions on which the opinions that serve as a precedent for this authorization are based.

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