Brazil – ANVISA publishes the Regulatory Agenda 2026/2027

The Collegiate Board of Directors of the National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA in Portuguese) has published the Regulatory Agenda 2026-2027, which includes 161 topics, of which 97 were migrated from the 2024-2025 Agenda, 26 topics for periodic updates, and 38 new topics.

The Regulatory Agenda includes 35 subtopics related to the food category.

  1. Regulation on the quantitative declaration of ingredients in the labelling of packaged foods.
  2. Nutritional Surveillance Requirements.
  3. Review of regulations on food additives and processing aids authorized for use in dairy products
  4. Review of regulations on food additives and processing aids in food.
  5. Review of regulations on the authorization of use and labeling of sweetener additives in food
  6. Review of regulations on contaminants in food.
  7. Review of regulations on food-grade PET-PCR containers intended to come into contact with food
  8. Review of regulations on food enrichment and restoration.
  9. Review of regulations on foreign matter in food.
  10. Review of regulations on health requirements for flavored ice for beverages.
  11. Review of regulations on the human health risk assessment of veterinary medicinal products, maximum residue limits (MRLs) in food of animal origin, and analytical methods.
  12. Regulations on gluten-free labeling in food.
  13. Review of regulations on food irradiation.
  14. Review of regulations on cellulosic materials, containers, and equipment intended to come into contact with food
  15. Review of Regulations on monomers, other substances, primers, and polymers authorized for the production of plastic containers and equipment in contact with food.
  16. Review of regulations on the registration of foods exempt from registration.
  17. Review of regulations on the labeling of allergenic foods.
  18. Review of regulations on the general labeling of packaged foods.
  19. Review of regulations on the nutritional labeling of packaged foods.
  20. Review of Good Practices for Food Services (Revision of RDC No. 216/2004).
  21. Review of hygiene and sanitation requirements and good manufacturing practices for food-producing. establishments or manufacturers (Revision of RDC No. 275/2002).
  22. Periodic update of the list of plant parts authorized for the preparation of teas and their use as spices.
  23. Regulation of the lists of novel foods and authorized ingredients and their specifications.
  24. Periodic update of the list of components, limits of use, declarations, and supplementary labeling of food supplements.
  25. Periodic update of the list of plant species Authorized names, composition, and fatty acid values.
  26. Maximum acidity limits and peroxide value for vegetable oils and fats.
  27. Periodic updates to the list of maximum permissible limits (MPLs) for contaminants in food.
  28. Periodic updates to the list of MRLs, ADIs, and DRfAs for veterinary medicinal product additives in food of animal origin.
  29. Periodic updates to the lists of food additives and processing aids authorized for use in food.
  30. Periodic updates to the lists of components, limits of use, and claims for infant formulas, transitional foods, and cereal-based foods for infants and young children, enteral nutrition formulas, and dietary formulas for inborn errors of metabolism.
  31. Regulation of the use of information transmission technology in food labeling.
  32. Regulation of formulated colorants and the labeling of colorants and flavorings in packaged foods.
  33. Regulation of foods for medical purposes.
  34. Regulation of foods of plant origin.
  35. Regulation of sanitary requirements for silicone materials in contact with food.