Anvisa updates list of plant parts authorized for the preparation of teas and for use as spices
Brazil
Nov 02, 2023
The National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA in Portuguese) has published Normative Instruction - IN No. 262/2023 which amends IN No. 159/2022 establishing the lists of plant parts authorized for the preparation of teas and for use as spices.
Here below the news:
- Red and green Roobois (Aspalathus linearis (Burm.f.) R. Dahlgren) stalk and leaves are added to the existing list of plant parts allowed in tea preparation.
- Indonesian Cinammon (Cinnamomum burmannii) peel is added to the existing list of plant parts authorized for use as spices.
The entry into force is the 1st of November 2023.
For further information (in Portuguese), click on the Link
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