The National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA in Portuguese) has convened a sectoral meeting to present proposals to improve the regulation of veterinary drug residues in foodstuffs of animal origin. The topics discussed at the meeting are related to:

• Proposal for periodic update of Normative Instruction (IN) 162/2022, to exclude grace periods for the active pharmaceutical ingredients (AMI) robenidine hydrochloride and maduramicin alpha ammonium.
• Proposed revision of Resolution of the Collegiate Council (RDC) 730/2022, to establish criteria for the extrapolation of maximum residue limits (MRLs) of AMIs between animal species, based on the recommendations established by the Codex Alimentarius.