The Government Eliminated the Conal and Left the Argentine Food Code in Charge of the Ministries of Health and Economy

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The National Government eliminated through the Official Gazette the National Food Commission (Conal) and transferred the Argentine Food Code to the Ministries of Health and Economics. Thus, the National Food Control System will be composed of the National Administration of Medicines, Food and Medical Technology (Anmat) and the National Service of Agricultural Health and Quality (Sennasa).

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The measure became official on Tuesday, with Decree 538/2025 published in the Official Gazette. With the aim of simplifying the processes for updating the standards. CONAL was the technical agency in charge of the tasks of advising, supporting and monitoring the National Food Control System. It was charged with updating the Argentine Food Code, which established the standards for the production, processing and marketing of food in the country. T…

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By means of a decree, 538/2025, which was published this Tuesday in the Official Gazette, the national government decided to move forward with a reform that “improves the efficiency of the control of the food consumed by Argentines”, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Health. Specifically, the normative text known in the last few hours ordered the dissolution of the National Food Commission (Conal) and introduced amendments to De…

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The National Government formalized the dissolution of the National Food Commission (CONAL), a body created in 1999 to coordinate and update the rules of the Argentine Food Code (CAA). The measure was ordered by Decree 538/2025, published in the Official Gazette, and responds to a process of restructuring the food control system in the country, which will now fall under the purview of the Ministries of Health and Economy. The stated objective is …