MAPA modifies the identity and quality requirements for wine, grapes and their derivatives
Brazil
Oct 21, 2024
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAPA in Portuguese) has published MAPA Ordinance No. 723/2024 amending Regulatory Instruction No. 14 of 2018 on the identity and quality standards of wine and grapes and their derivatives. Among the main changes are the tolerance of variation in the alcoholic content of wines and the increase of minimum alcohol levels in some beverages.
The main objectives of the amendment are: harmonization with the Mercosur Wine Regulation and other international standards or recommendations (International Organisation of Vine and Wine and European Union) and elimination of the conflict with the ANVISA food additives standard.”
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