November 2006
Extract from the Report of the 15th Session of the FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean, Mar del Plata , Argentina , 13 - 17 November 2006 (see http://www.codexalimentarius.net/download/report/670/al30_36e.pdf )
Two agencies were established under the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock concerning plant and animal health and quality respectively. A new Custom Code is in force. A national Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures was created.
The country has recently adopted Guidelines for Production, Processing, Labelling and Marketing of Organically Produced Food (CAC GL 32-1999) food into their national legislation.
Information last updated - February 2007