Latest Brazil food law news

New draft Resolution on requirements for regenerated cellulose films in contact with food

ANVISA's positive lists for food-contact cellulose films

ANVISA revised regulations governing food supplements

MAPA discusses proposal for regulation of plant products of animal origin

ANVISA clarifies import rules for food manufacturing inputs

ANVISA publishes new edition of food library

ANVISA amends microbiological standards for meat products

Anvisa holds meeting on veterinary drug residues in food of animal origin

New regulatory framework on pre-market control of food based on risk criteria

Draft update of the regulation on materials in contact with food

New modifications on identity and composition of plant species authorized in foodstuffs

MAPA announces the review of analytical parameters of juices, fruit pulps and derived products

Brazil publishes 4th edition of nutrition labeling guide

Brazil publishes guide for the determination of food expiry date

Brazil amends standard for food supplements

Brazil amends the list of authorized food additives

Brazil proposes selective taxation of sugar-sweetened beverages and alcoholic beverages

Brazil updates guide on labeling of new formulas and vegetable oils and fats

Brazil publishes a resolution on basic guidelines for risk assessment and food safety

ANVISA updates Q&A documents on various food topics

Brazil introduces new rules for food contact materials

ANVISA new initiatives to clarify doubts about regularization of food and food packaging

ANVISA publishes "Food Library" update

ANVISA updates regulation on food supplements

MAPA consolidates the Standards for Beverages, Acetic Fermented Products, Wines and Grape and Wine derivatives, both national and imported

ANVISA publishes updated Q&A document on food contact materials

ANVISA draft amendment on microbiological standards for food

ANVISA publishes instructions for regularization of different food categories and packaging

ANVISA revises pre-market control system

Modification to the list of authorized plant parts for the preparation of teas and for use as spices

ANVISA publishes amendment on the regulation of additives and processing aids for use in foodstuffs

The Federal Court removes deadline extension for magnifying glass seal

ANVISA challenged for postponing the adoption of front-of-pack labeling

ANVISA updates requirements to prove the safety of new foods and ingredients

Anvisa publishes new Regulatory Agenda for 2024-2025

GMO Labeling may become more flexible in Brazil

ANVISA publishes RDC 826/2023 amending Regulation on Food Additives

Anvisa updates list of plant parts authorized for the preparation of teas and for use as spices

Extended deadline for depletion of labels not complying with new labeling standards

ANVISA  reviews the classification of dietary sweeteners

Anvisa publishes draft regulation on health requirements for vegetable oils and fats

Anvisa proposes to allow D-Ribose in food supplements

Regulatory agenda topics for 2024 – 2025 published by ANVISA

New standards of identity and quality for dairy beverages

Nutrition Labeling Q&A updated

ANVISA takes position on titanium dioxide

Draft regulation on analogous plant-based products open for comments

ANVISA to review impact of new WHO guidelines on sweeteners

Updated infant formula Q&A guidance published

ANVISA publishes new rules on limits and conditions for food additives

MAPA publishes new cream cheese rules

Draft Resolution on safety and authorization for the use of novel foods and novel ingredients

New ham quality and identity standards published

Extended deadline for compliance with the technical Regulation on the identity and quality of gelatine, hydrolyzed gelatine and edible collagen

Approval of Technical Requirements for the Identity and Quality of Cooked Ham Varieties published

New system made available for consulting regulatory procedures

Consolidation of food additive and adjuvant standards published

Ordinance on identity and quality of bacon published

Updated guide on nutritional labeling of foods

Draft Resolution on packaging, coatings, utensils, lids and metallic equipment in contact with food published.

New Regulation on the preparation of hamburgers published

Guidance on foods containing whole grains published

Technical Regulations on ham identity and quality

Amendment to the regulation on cellulose films

Nutritional labeling of packaged foods

Registration and post-registration procedures for food and packaging

New botanical species additive panel

Dietary Supplement Q&A Guide Update

Amendment to the Regulation on wheat flour

New authorized food additives

Regulation on flavorings

Regulation on enzymes

Labeling of packaged foods

New guidance on Nutrivigilance

Labeling of food products of plant origin that imitate products of animal origin

Technical Regulation on Identity and Quality of UAT (UHT) Milk

Mercosur Technical Regulation on the use of starches in very high moisture cheeses

Simplified publications in the Food area

Technical Regulations for refined vegetable oils

Quality requirements and labeling of roasted coffee

Amendment on labeling to include gluten warnings

Beverage law regulation

Industrial trans fats in foodstuffs

Tolerance limits for foreign materials in foodstuffs

Laboratory analysis of phenylalanine, protein and moisture levels in processed foods

Regulation on industrial milk fat approved

Revision of standards in the food area

Ordinance on Permissible individual tolerance of prepackaged oil sardines revoked

Mandatory fortification of salt, wheat and corn flour

Food additive proposal in dairy products

Regulatory Agenda for the year 2022

Modifications to the online food platform

Guide on regulations for vegetable oils and fats

Authorized new additives for food supplements

Update of regulation on materials in contact with food

Development of platforms for consultation on additives and processing aids

Guide on claims for bioactive substances added to food

Ordinance on Bacon definition and quality requirements

ANVISA creates an information panel on the regulatory projects developed by the technical areas

New thematic codes for the evaluation of safety and efficacy of new food ingredients published by ANVISA

Manual on food imports published by ANVISA

ANVISA authorizes melatonin in food supplements

Information displayed on Brazilian food bar labels points to the need to reformulate the current food labelling legislation

Update of the list of documents for enzyme and probiotic evaluation applications published

Amendment to dietary supplement regulations published by ANVISA

Public consultation on proposal of the identity and quality requirements for hamburgers

First ANVISA meeting on regulatory impact analysis of foods of plant origin

Update of the list of documents for enzyme and probiotic evaluation applications published

Manual on food imports published by ANVISA

Amendment to acidity standards for whey products published

Technical regulation for the individualized packaging of blister packaged foods published

Technical regulation for the individualized packaging of blister packaged foods published

Amendment to acidity standards for whey products published

Public consultation of the technical regulation for the net quantity of prepackaged meat products published

Public consultation of regulation on identity and quality standards of wines and derivatives published

Public consultation on roasted coffee Technical Regulations published

ANVISA updates the documents for the registration and post-registration of food

Public consultation of the Regulation on milk fats for industrial use published

1st Guide of Questions and Answers about the nutritional labeling of foods published

Update of the regulations on the use of trans fats published by ANVISA

Government takes the first step to regulate plant foods substitutes for those of animal origin

ANVISA announces the elimination of the unique food registration codes

Update of the standard that establishes the quantitative indication of the nominal content

New requirements on trans fats take effect on July 1

Vitamin Dietary Supplement: Changes and Challenges with the New ANVISA Regulations

Updated identity and quality standards for composite drinks and carbonated drinks

ANVISA publishes second version of the guide on evaluation of probiotics used in food

ANVISA presents a new public consultation proposal that includes melatonin as an authorized component

ANVISA publishes norm for the classification of foods based on cereals as whole cereals

ANVISA publishes a new edition of questions and answers on trans fats

ANVISA publishes guides on taxonomic update

ANVISA updates the question and answer document on dietary supplements

ANVISA provides information about new ingredients and foods

ANVISA publishes regulation on oils and vegetable fats

Commission rejects gluten information on the labels of all industrialized products

The gap between scientific evidence and food regulation: analyzing the updated Brazilian normative on the use of bioactives in food supplements

The gap between scientific evidence and food regulation: analyzing the updated Brazilian normative on the use of bioactives in food supplements

ANVISA Has Published a Resolution Stating the Sanitary Requirements of Diet Therapeutic Formulas for Inborn Errors of Metabolism

ANVISA simplifies its regulations by derogating resolutions without legal force ANVISA published

ANVISA Has Published the Mandatory Guidelines for the Use and Preservation Shown in the Labeling of Raw Pork and Poultry Meat Products

ANVISA Publishes Rectification of Normative Instruction Nº  76 on Food Supplements

ANVISA publishes guide on food additives and adjuvants

ANVISA updates requirements on ingredients and health claims of dietary supplements

ANVISA issues Resolution RDC 437 that updates the list of food additives authorized for use in food supplements for infants and children of early childhood

Readings on the cultivation and marketing of transgenic foods under the opinion of brazilian legal ordinance

Official Gazette of the Union: Published IN No. 75 that establishes the technical requirements to declare the nutritional labeling in packaged foods

Legal analysis of brazilian and international legislation on the use of pesticides

ANVISA approves regulation on nutritional labeling of packaged foods

Food allergen labeling: compliance with the mandatory legislation in Brazil

Proposes to Expand the Monograph List of Active Ingredients for Pesticides

In public consultation on materials in contact with food

Brazil: National standards for processing food irradiation

Proposes to Expand the Monograph List of Active Ingredients for Pesticides

ANVISA publishes regulation on the use of food additives

In public consultation requirements for vegetable oils and fats

ANVISA opens a public consultation on the use of extraction solvents and processing authorized in the production of food and ingredients

ANVISA extends the deadline for compliance with the use of components for the manufacture of materials that may come into contact with food

Federal Supreme Court guarantees ANVISA jurisdiction over tartrazine food coloring

ANVISA publishes guide on the requirements for the use of industrial trans fats in foo

ANVISA publishes food additive proposal

ANVISA publishes proposal to highlight integral ingredients in the labeling of foods that contain cereals

Food supplements: new public consultation approved

ANVISA publishes 5th edition of the Guide on Questions and Answers for Food Supplements 2020

Health Authority begins public consultation on food contaminants

ANVISA publishes the Resolution of the Collegiate Board of Directors No. 329, on food additives and technological adjuvants in fish

ANVISA issues regulation No. 60 that establishes the list of microbiological standards for food

Published norm No. 75 on the criteria and analytical parameters that should be used for the supervision and control of national and imported beverages, wines, grapes and wine derivatives

In force rule on residues of veterinary drugs in food

ANVISA updates the list of additives and adjuvants authorized food

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ANVISA extends the public consultation period of nutrition labeling

Under controversy advances the project that makes GMO labeling more flexible

Trans Fat Labeling Information on Brazilian Packaged Foods

Regulatory framework for dietary supplements and the public health challenge

The Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA) defines the sanitary requirements for the regularization of desalinated, potable and bottled seawater

ANVISA opens public consultation on food nutrition labeling