Amendment to the Regulation on wheat flour
Brazil
Aug 24, 2022
The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA in Portuguese) published the MAPA Ordinance No. 469/2022 that amends the Annex to the MAPA Normative Instruction No. 8, of June 2, 2005, on technical regulations on identity and quality of wheat flour. The amendment is about Whole Wheat Flour: product resulting from crushing or milling wheat (Triticumaestivum L.) or other species of wheat of the genus Triticum, where the anatomical components - starchy endosperm, bran and germ - are present in the proportion typical occurring in intact grain, losses of up to 2% grain or 10% bran are allowed.
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