ANVISA publishes report on monitoring of additives and contaminants in foods
Brazil
Oct 16, 2024
The National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA in Portuguese) has published the Report on the Monitoring Program for Food Additives and Contaminants in Food (Promac in Portuguese), 2021 - 2023. The report presents the results of monitoring the content of food additives - benzoic acid, sorbic acid, bromates, artificial colors, sweeteners, nitrates, nitrites and sulfites - and of inorganic and organic contaminants: metals (arsenic, cadmium and lead) and mycotoxins (aflatoxins, deoxynivalenol - DON and ochratoxin A).
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