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Brazil – Anvisa promotes sectoral dialog on foods for special uses

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On November 17, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Anvisa will hold a Virtual Sectoral Dialog on foods for special purposes.

  • The purpose of this meeting is to present and discuss two draft regulations that are currently under development: the proposed Normative Instruction (IN) establishing the periodic update of IN 367/2025; and
  • The proposal for a specific amendment to the Collegiate Board Resolution (RDC) 976/2025, intended to correct unintentional substantive changes.

The initiative seeks to promote transparency and dialog with the regulated sector and other stakeholders, enabling the exchange of technical information and the clarification of doubts about the proposed changes.

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Ecuador – ARSA proposes a project on requirements for modifying the health notification of foods for special dietary uses

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The National Agency for Health Regulation, Control and Surveillance (ARSA in Spanish) has published a draft of “Requirements for Modifying the Health Notification of Foods for Special Dietary Regimens” V2.0.
It is updated in accordance with the guidelines established in Resolution ARCSA-DE-2024-015-DASP, by which the Partial Amendment to the Sanitary Technical Regulations for obtaining the health notification certificate and registration of processing plants certified in good manufacturing practices for foods for special dietary uses, distribution, marketing, and transportation establishments, Published in Official Gazette No. 546 of September 27, 2021.

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Ecuador – ARSA proposes an instruction manual for the analysis of processed foods, food supplements, foods for special dietary uses, and the registration of Conformity Assessment Bodies

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The National Agency for Health Regulation, Control and Surveillance (ARSA in Spanish) has published a draft of External Instruction IE-B.4.1-GN-01, “Outsourcing of Analyzes of Processed Foods, Food Supplements, Foods for Special Dietary Purposes, and Registration of Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs) with ARCSA.”

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Ecuador – ARSA proposes a partial reform on food for special diets

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The National Agency for Regulation, Control, and Sanitary Surveillance (ARSA in Spanish) has released a draft for a partial reform of the technical sanitary regulations concerning the acquisition of the sanitary notification certificate and the registration of certified processing plants adhering to good manufacturing practices for special regimes, as well as establishments involved in distribution, marketing, and transportation.

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Brazil – Authorities have issued the first report of the “Food Labeling Monitoring in Brazil” project

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The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA), the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), and the Center for Epidemiological Research in Nutrition and Health at the University of São Paulo, has issued the first report of the “Monitoring of Food Labeling in Brazil” project. The initiative aims to monitor the labeling and nutritional profile of food products sold in the country, thereby supporting public policies for adequate and healthy nutrition.
Researcher Ana Paula Bortoletto presented the analysis conducted by the USP (University of São Paulo), based on data collected by Mintel for the “Global New Products Database” platform at food and beverage retail outlets across all regions of Brazil, and on data obtained directly from the industry. All new packaged products available on the market within a three-month period were collected (the 39,000 packaged food and beverage products launched in Brazil between November 2020 and November 2024, 62% of which are ultra-processed and only 18.4% are unprocessed or minimally processed). The database included changes in size, new flavors, new packaging types, and reformulated products. The labeling assessment also considered the perspective of the Nova classification*, adopted by the Dietary Guidelines for the Brazilian Population.