The Food and Beverage Regulation Directorate attached to the National Health Regulation Authority has published the CIRCULAR ANRS-DRAB-MDML-006-24-12-2024, which updates the procedures for New Registration, Renewals, Mutual Recognition of Food and Beverages.
Month: December 2024
Brazil – ANVISA proposes to modify the regulation on food additives
The National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA in Portuguese) has published Public Consultation No. 1.300/2024, proposal for normative Instruction amending Normative Instruction – IN No. 211, dated March 1, 2023, which establishes the technological functions, maximum limits and conditions of use of food additives and technological aids and authorized for use in food.
Brazil – ANVISA announces draft amendment to food additive regulation
The National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA in Portuguese) has published Public Consultation No. 1.299/2024, Proposed Normative Instruction amending Normative Instruction – IN No. 211, dated March 1, 2023, which establishes the technological functions, maximum limits and conditions of use of food additives and technological aids authorized for use in food.
Argentina – ANMAT participated in the development of the Regional Project of the Food Safety Risk Analysis Network
From December 3 to 5, at the Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Santiago, Chile, the kick-off workshop for the project “Improving food safety risk analysis capacity in Latin America through a South-South cooperation approach to facilitate regional trade” was held within the framework of the Food Safety Risk Analysis Network (FSRisk), which was attended by representatives of the health and agriculture agencies responsible for food safety and security in 11 countries of the region: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Honduras and Nicaragua.
The main objective of the project is to strengthen the implementation of the risk analysis framework in food safety decision-making, covering risk management, assessment and communication. To this end, the project will focus on improving the capacities of national food safety authorities in the region to make decisions based on scientific evidence.
The National Food Institute of ANMAT was designated as the national focal point for the implementation of the project in the country.
Argentina – Clarification regarding food import “destinations” that will no longer require RNE and RNPA data
The National Administration of Medicines, Food and Medical Technology (ANMAT in Spanish) informs importers that, in relation to the note of the portal of the Customs Brokers Center (CDA in Spanish) of the Argentine Republic published on 2/12/24, in which its title indicates that “Customs notified the CDA that food import destinations will no longer require the RNE and RNPA data”, that this only applies to samples without commercial value.
On July 4, 2024, Customs requested to INAL, by note NO-2024-01925562-AFIP-DETEIM#SDGTLA, the collaboration to “inform if it is appropriate for this agency to continue requesting the presentation of the Registration of the product in the National Food Registry (R.N.P.A.) and the Importer’s Establishment or warehouse (R.N.E.), and in case of having to require it, if it is appropriate to request it when documenting import operations of samples without commercial value”.
By note NO-2024-71435551-APN-INAL#ANMAT on July 7, 2024 the INAL informed that: “according to art. 2° of Resolution No. 1946/93 ANA, the customs service must request the intervention of the INAL for the tariff positions of the MERCOSUR Common Nomenclature included in the same. Such intervention is fulfilled by presenting the ‘Certificate of Free Circulation’ issued by INAL”.
Likewise, this Institute informs that when importing samples with no commercial value, as indicated in the ANNEX of ANMAT Provision No. 10174/17, it is not required to have NATIONAL REGISTRY OF ESTABLISHMENTS (RNE), nor NATIONAL FOOD REGISTRY (RNPA)”.
Therefore, samples with no commercial value will be required:
- Denomination
- Brand
- Fancy name
- Lot
- Expiration Date
- Quantity of units
- Presentation per unit
- Country of origin
- Name or Company Name of Manufacturer
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