3. Compositional Aspects

Animal Feed
Argentina

This section provides the compositional requirements for the feed category and/or feed products in scope and information on permitted nutrients, ingredients, and additives.

3.1 Composition Requirements

Not in scope.

3.2 Raw Material Requirements

3.2.1 Raw Material Compliance

Not in scope.

3.2.2 GMO Regulatory Requirements

General feed

Genetically Modified Organism: an organism containing genetic information acquired by recombinant DNA techniques [1].

The evaluation of material for food, feed, and feed use is carried out by the National Service for Agri-Food Health and Quality (SENASA) and the National Biotechnology Commission (CONABIA). Please see additional notes in Section 3.8.

The Sub-Secretariat for Food, Economy, and Regional Development has published the list of GMO events authorized for commercialization [2].

The following are GMO events approved for soybean: 

• 40-3-2
• A2704-12
• A5547-127
• MON87701xMON89788
• CV127
• DAS-44406-6
• DP-305423-1 x MON-04032-6
• IND-00410-5
• MON-89788-1
• MON-87701-2
• DAS-81419-2 x DAS-444Ø6-6
• DAS-81419-2
• SYN-000H2-5
• MST-FG072-2
• MST-FG072-2 x ACS-GM006-4
• MON-877Ø8-9 x MON-89788-1
• IND-ØØ41Ø-5 x MON-Ø4Ø32-6 (OCDE)
• DBN-Ø9ØØ4-6
• MON-87751-7

Category

“Nutritional Additive” should comply with the above regulations for “General Feed” under Section 3.2.2.
 
Product

“Nutritional additive (Amino acid)” should comply with the above regulations for “General Feed” under Section 3.2.2. 

3.2.2.1 GMO Status

General feed

GMO crop is permitted for use provided the assessment is done by the authority regardless of whether the GMO crop is on the list of approved GMOs or not.

The rules for the assessment of GMOs are based on the determination of the fitness for human and animal consumption of foods derived from GMOs, which means that the use of GMO crops in animal feed is also covered by local regulation. This includes verifying that the ingredient actually complies with the declared GMO origin and the corresponding elimination/inactivation of the GMO in the final product. 

In case a GMO crop is not already approved or in the published list, an application for the assessment and approval must be submitted following those requirements foreseen in Resolution 412/2002 [1]. Otherwise, neither the crop nor its derivatives can be used in any animal feed.

Category

“Nutritional Additive” should comply with Section 3.2.2.1 on “General Feed” above.

Product

“Nutritional Additive (Amino acid)” should comply with Section 3.2.2.1 on “General Feed” above.

Additionally, the below applies: 

The evidence proving that hydrogenated Soybean oil and Soy lecithin are not from a GMO crop shall be submitted. Otherwise, if they are GMO derived, their use will be rejected if the specific event they came from is not determined.

It will be difficult to sell if all GMO information including the origins/identity of the GMO event of the raw material is not provided.

3.3 Fortification

Not in scope.

3.4 Other Permitted Ingredients

Not in scope.

3.5 Permitted Additives

Not in scope.

3.6 Permitted Flavors and Colors 

Not in scope.

3.7 Permitted Processing Aids 

Not in scope.

3.8 Additional Notes 

General feed

After contacting the authorities, they mentioned that during the submission of the sanitary registration procedure, all the required documentation on the GMO procedure must be attached, and internally, they implement an additional stage for the evaluation of the GMO. 

There are no specific labeling requirements on GMO as this is not regulated.

Testing to prove the absence of GMOs is not enough to confirm that the product is non-GMO. The GMO information of the product including the origins/identity of the GMO event for the raw materials will be required.

Category

“Nutritional Additive” should comply with Section 3.8 on “General Feed” above.

Product

“Nutritional Additive (Amino acid)” should comply with Section 3.8 on “General Feed” above. 

3.9 References