Month: October 2024

Brazil – Anvisa provides guidance on the safe use of infant formulas

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The National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA in Portuguese) alerts the population on the regularization, safe use and reporting of adverse events related to the consumption of infant formulas.
Infant formulas are products, in liquid or powder form, specially manufactured to meet the nutritional needs of specific audiences. These products must be registered with the Agency, as required by law, and should only be used under medical prescription by a qualified health professional, such as a pediatrician or nutritionist.
Infant formulas may be classified as foods intended for the feeding of infants (0 to 6 months of age) and/or follow-on foods for infants (6 to 12 months of age) and/or young children (1 to 3 years of age).

Colombia – Invima presents the new ‘Practical guide for alcoholic beverage procedures’, boosting efficiency and regulatory compliance in the industry

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The Instituto Nacional de Vigilancia de Medicamentos y Alimentos (INVIMA in Spanish) , officialized the launch of the ‘Guía práctica de trámites de bebidas alcohólicas’, in coordination with the Embassy of the United Kingdom and the Delegation of the European Union. This event was attended by representatives of the alcoholic beverage industry, becoming a key space for the presentation of this important tool, whose purpose is to facilitate the processes of sanitary registration and associated procedures for these products.

The guide, developed by the Food and Beverages Directorate, details the technical and legal aspects to be considered in the study of the procedures, in accordance with the technical regulations governing alcoholic beverages in the country. In addition, it seeks to streamline and optimize the procedures for approval, efficiently ensuring compliance with sanitary and regulatory requirements.

Brazil – MAPA calls for a public hearing to discuss the proposal to regulate plant products of animal origin

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The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAPA in Portuguese), through Ordinance SDA/MAPA No 1.176, called for a public hearing to review the proposed regulation of plant products analogous to animal products.

The proposed ordinance under review aims to establish minimum identity and quality requirements for plant products analogous to products of animal origin.

Analogous plant product: food product, including beverages, formulated with raw material of plant, algal or fungal origin or a mixture of these and which has a counterpart of animal origin regulated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock.

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Colombia – Provisional suspension of Resolution 810/21, on food labeling for human consumption, is denied

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The elements of articles 16, 25 and 32 of Resolution 810 of 2021, which establishes the technical regulation on the nutritional and front labeling requirements that must be met by packaged foods for human consumption, lost enforceability and are not producing effects, according to the amendments made by Resolution 2492 of 2022, so the provisional suspension of these provisions is not appropriate.

The Council of State specified that the measure does not proceed with respect to article 33 of the challenged resolution because the request does not comply with the requirements of articles 229 and 231 of the CPACA, which require that it must be duly supported by the legal reasons that lead to its decree, that is, because it does not state its confrontation with specific rules of the legal system that are alleged to have been violated or with the evidence provided.

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Brazil – New edition of the food library published

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The National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA in Portuguese) announces the publication of the updated edition of the food library September 2024. This document gathers all the current standards for a given macro-topic, divided by themes. The objective is to facilitate the access and knowledge of the Regulatory Stock to the internal and external public, as well as to improve the process of elaboration and revision of regulations.

The aim is to ensure the safety and quality of food, including beverages, packaged water, ingredients, raw materials, food additives and technological aids, materials in contact with food, contaminants, residues of veterinary medicines, labelling and technological innovations in food products.

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