On April 21, 2023, the Argentine Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Secretariat and the Health Quality Secretariat issued Joint Resolution No. 6/2023, amending the Milk Beverage Standards of the Argentine Food Code, which will come into force on the date of issuance. Main contents:

(1) Amend the definition of Article 578bis of Dairy Beverages in Chapter VIII "Dairy Products" of the Argentine Food Code: Products obtained from milk, reconstituted milk, fermented milk, other dairy derivatives, with or without addition Add other substances, in which the content of dairy-derived ingredients is at least 51% of the total product ingredients; beverages with fermented milk are not dairy beverages; specific microorganisms in fermented milk beverages or fermented milk beverages added with probiotics must be present in the final product and It remains alive and active during its shelf life. In the special case of using lactic acid bacteria and/or bifidobacteria, the total number of lactic acid bacteria in milk beverages containing fermented milk is at least 1,000,000 CFU/g, and the count of yeast is 10,000 CFU/g; the total number of lactic acid bacteria in fermented milk beverages is at least 10,000,000 CFU/g;

(2) Milk beverage products that use fermented beverages as ingredients and are subsequently heat-treated shall not use yogurt or similar names in their products.

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