Brazil – ANVISA presents the new legislation portal AnvisaLegis

The portal (AnvisaLegis) will bring together Anvisa’s regulatory standards and all other publications of the regulatory process, such as openings, public consultations, guidelines, regulatory impact analysis reports, among others.

Among the new features is the option of consulting the Agency’s rules, i.e., the Resolutions of the Collegiate Board of Directors (RDC) and the Normative Instructions (IN), according to the thematic areas of action, selecting, for example, the topics of food, cosmetics or medicine, among others. Another facility is to view directly the public consultations that are open to contributions from society.

Brazil – ANVISA develops new advisory panel for approved health claims on foods

The National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA in Portuguese) published a panel with information on the use of fully recognized health claims on food labeling. For these health claims on certain nutrients, companies will not need to demonstrate their efficacy or submit them to prior analysis in order to include the information on product labeling

Brazil – ANVISA approves the 7th edition of the Brazilian Pharmacopoeia

The National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA in Portuguese) approved, this Wednesday (11/13), the 7th edition of the Brazilian Pharmacopoeia, which updates the compendium with the inclusion of 12 new articles among methods, monographs and pharmacopoeia texts.
In the case of the seventh edition of the compendium, two working groups were formed to prepare proposals for the chapter on the monocyte activation test and the chapter on in vitro-in vivo correlation studies.

Venezuela – SENCAMER publishes draft revision of COVENIN 412:2024 Cooked Sausage Standard

The Decentralized Service for Standardization, Quality, Metrology and Technical Regulations (SENCAMER in Spanish) has published the draft revision of the COVENIN 412:2024 Cooked sausage standard. Contributions from interested parties will be received until November 29, 2024.

Ecuador – ARCSA publishes report on analysis of the regulatory impact on the health risk generated by the consumption of processed foods that do not meet their quality and safety specifications

The National Agency for Regulation, Control and Sanitary Surveillance (ARCSA in Spanish) has published a report on Regulatory Impact Analysis on the health risk generated by the consumption of processed foods that do not meet their quality and safety specifications.
The purpose of the report is to establish new guidelines for food processing plants to guarantee to the general population the supply and consumption of processed foods that meet their quality and safety specifications, through the presentation of laboratory analyses, stability studies and technical specifications, minimizing the probability of contracting foodborne diseases (FBDs) that compromise public health.