On April 17, 2024, the General Law of Adequate and Sustainable Food (the “Law”) was published on the Federal Official Gazette, whose principles and bases are aimed at protecting the right to adequate food through a series of measures impacting production, supply, distribution and consumption of food, including with respect to the labeling, the right to free water, food self-sufficiency, non-discrimination, food waste, recommendations for adequate food consumption (normative basket), critical nutrients, product´s composition, acceptability and cultural relevance of food, food sustainability, strategic food reserve, imposition of sanctions, as well as for the creation and operation of the National Intersectoral System for Health, Food, Environment and Competitiveness (SINSAMAC).
Below, we outline the main aspects established by the "General Law of Adequate and Sustainable Food":
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Authors: Ernesto Algaba, Cecilia Stahlhut, Alan Ramírez and Paola Neri.
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