The National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA in Portuguese) has published Normative Instruction IN No. 275, which amends Normative Instruction No. 28, dated July 26, 2018, establishing the lists of constituents, limits of use, declarations and supplementary labeling of food supplements.
It establishes the age groups and maximum levels for D-ribose.
This Normative Instruction comes into force on the date of its publication.
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Brazil – ANVISA publishes instructions for regularizing the different categories of food and packaging
The National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA in Portuguese) publishes Normative Instruction IN No. 281, which establishes how the different categories of food and packaging are regularized and the respective documentation that must be submitted.
This Normative Instruction comes into force on September 1, 2024.
Brazil – Anvisa adopts new regulatory approach for the food area
The National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA in Portuguese) published the new regulatory framework for food regularization in the National Health Surveillance System (SNVS). Collegiate Council Resolution (RDC) 843/2024 and Normative Instruction (IN) 281/2024 improve the pre-marketing control of food, based on risk criteria.
The measure reduces the administrative burden for both the regulatory agency and the food sector, in cases of lower risk, and maintains or increases the rigor, when dealing with high-risk products or with a history of complaints and denunciations.
The new rules define three forms of regularization:
1) Registration with Anvisa.
2) Notification with Anvisa.
3) Notification to the local health surveillance bodies at the beginning of manufacture or importation.
Mexico – Senate of the Republic Senate recognizes the importance of Amaranth
With 83 votes in favor, the Mexican Senate approved declaring October 15 of each year as “National Amaranth Day”. The initiative seeks to recognize the cultural, ecological, social and agricultural contribution of this food in Mexico.
The ruling highlights the properties of amaranth, such as its protein content and bioavailability in the seeds, as well as the high content of calcium, magnesium and vitamin C in the leaves. It highlights its role in the fight against obesity and overweight, contributing to dietary variation and the recovery of food sovereignty.
The ruling has been sent to the Chamber of Deputies for its analysis and corresponding ruling, marking an important step in the recognition and promotion of amaranth in Mexico.
Paraguay – INAN publishes Resolution modifying the deadlines established for the progressive reduction of Trans Fatty Acid content in foods
The National Institute of Food and Nutrition (INAN in Spanish) has published Resolution S.G. No. 043. Modifying deadlines established for the progressive reduction of Trans Fatty Acids content in food.
All foods, including ingredients for industrial use (2% of the total content of Trans Fatty Acids) must comply with the
Fats) must comply with Resolution S.G. N” 411, of September 09, 2020, as of September 08, 2025.
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