The National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA in Portuguese) makes available the recording, presentation, and minutes of the sectoral dialog held on April 29, 2026, in which regulatory proposals related to the specifications of identity, purity, and composition of ingredients authorized for use in food were addressed. More than 700 representatives from different sectors of society attended the event.

The virtual meeting aimed to present the results of the analysis of the contributions received in Public Consultations No. 1324/2025 and No. 1325/2025, as well as to discuss the proposed regulatory approaches and gather additional information from the participants.

During the dialog, central aspects of the proposed Normative Instruction that consolidates ingredient specifications were addressed, including:

• The delimitation of the scope of the standard, focusing on the ingredients included in the current regulatory lists;

• The organization of specifications into three categories: approved by Anvisa, based on recognized references, and proprietary;

• The definition of criteria and procedures to evaluate the equivalence between specifications;

• The standards for identifying and updating proprietary specifications;

• The harmonization of ingredient names and the adjustments to the annexs of the draft regulation.

Proposals for amending related regulations were also debated, with a view to regulatory harmonization, including adjustments to RDC No. 243/2018, RDC No. 839/2023, and regulations related to different categories of food.