On March 21, 2024, the Nicaraguan Ministry of Trade, Industry and Development issued a consultation document to formulate a pre-packaged food camp
Nutrition labeling standards, the feedback period ends on May 14, 2024. main content:
(1) Scope and definition of application;
(2) General principles. Information related to nutritional and health properties must be labeled in Spanish; nutrients that must be declared:
Energy value, total fat, trans fat, saturated fat, carbohydrates, total sugars, added sugars, sodium, protein; nutritional content
Declarations of component amounts must be expressed in numerical tabular form;
(3) Nutritional statement. Allowed nutritional claims are energy, protein, carbohydrates, fats and their components, fiber,
Reference values for sodium, vitamins and minerals; requirements for nutritional content claims. For example: the condition of not adding sodium salt is that it does not contain
There are other sodium salts, not limited to sodium chloride and sodium tripolyphosphate; the food does not contain any added sodium salt ingredients (soy sauce, salted fish and
fish sauce and other ingredients); the food does not contain any food ingredients containing sodium (such as seaweed);
(4)Health statement. It must be based on reasonable and scientific technical support that can prove the claimed effect and its relationship with health.
relationship; the following information must be indicated on the food label: the content of the nutrients mentioned in the statement, the target group of the statement,
Maximum recommended serving sizes of foods, information on the role of ingredients in the diet, etc.
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