On 15 August 2024, the Argentine Secretariat for Health and Quality and the Secretariat for Bioeconomy issued joint resolution No. 9/2024, amending the Argentine Codex Alimentaria, updating the list of additives used as carriers of vitamins and other nutrients in infant formula and clarifying the specific ingredients, definitions and labelling requirements for infant formula. It takes effect the day after it is published in the Official Gazette, and the transition period is 180 days. Main contents:

(1) Modify the definition, classification and nutritional content of infant formula;

(2) The formula must meet the following requirements: gluten-free, free of added fluoride (the content in readymade products shall not exceed 100ug /100kcal), lead content shall not exceed 0.01mg/kg, arsenic content shall not exceed 0.05mg/kg, etc.;

(3) Formula milk powder can only contain the following concentrations of food additives: thickening agent: guanil bean gum (0.1g in liquid formula containing hydrolyzed protein), etc.; Emulsifiers: lecithin (0.5g, all types of formulations), etc.; Acidity regulators, antioxidants, packaging gases, etc.