Brazil: Anvisa Webinar on products containing whole grains

05/06/2022 / infoAlimentario

The National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) will hold, on Thursday (06/09), from 10 am, a webinar to present the health requirements for products containing whole grains, in accordance with the Resolution of the Collegiate Council (RDC) 493/2021.

Published in 2021, the standard came into force in April this year and brought adaptation deadlines for the food sector to organize and comply with the regulation. Click here for more information on the topic.

During the webinar, participants will be able to clarify doubts on the subject. To attend the webinar, simply click on the link below on the scheduled day and time. No prior registration is required.

For further information, you can access the original source in Portuguese

Brazil: 2nd workshop on the regulation of food supplements

28/05/2022 / infoAlimentario

The National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa in Portuguese), the United States Pharmacopeia (U.S. Pharmacopeia – USP) and the Union of the Pharmaceutical Industry of the State of São Paulo (Sindusfarma) will hold, next week, the 2nd workshop on regulation of dietary supplements. Scheduled for Wednesday (6/1) and Thursday (6/2), starting at 9 am, the event will be held through the Zoom platform.

The meeting will address the regularization of dietary supplements in Brazil, as well as Good Manufacturing Practices and Inspection of irregular products sold online. In addition, the workshop will feature sessions and updates related to probiotics to ensure the quality of dietary supplements.

For further information, you can access the original source in Portuguese

Brazil: ANVISA changes presentation format on opinions of the food area

27/05/2022 / infoAlimentario

The National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA in Portuguese) informs that it will adopt a new format for publication of minutes in the Official Gazette (DOU in Portuguese), in the processes of registration, post-registration and evaluation of the Food area. It should be noted that the change will also include requests for alteration, revalidation and cancellation of these products.

In this regard, it is important to clarify that, as of next Monday (16/5), these publications will only contain essential information for the identification of the request before the Agency: company name/CNPJ, product name, procedure number, registration number, subject of the request and file number.

For further information, you can access the original source in Portuguse

Brazil: Anvisa will hold a webinar on nutritional claims

27/05/2022 / infoAlimentario

Anvisa will hold a webinar next Monday (5/30/05), at 3 p.m., to address nutrition claims, in accordance with Collegiate Council Resolution (RDC) 429/2020 and Normative Instruction (IN) 75/2020. DRC 429/2020 provides for nutrition labeling of packaged foods and IN 75/2020 establishes the technical requirements for the declaration of nutrition labeling of packaged foods.The webinar is a virtual seminar that aims to strengthen Anvisa’s transparency initiatives, bringing updated content and knowledge to the public. The transmission is via webcast and the interaction with users takes place in real time, through a chat during the event. See the Agency’s specific webinars page.

For further information, you can access the original source in Portuguese

The Americas – Brazil: Amendment to the regulatory instruction on the copper limit in chestnuts

09/05/2022 / infoAlimentario

The National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA in Spanish) published the modification of Normative Instruction (IN) 88, dated March 26, 2021, which establishes the Maximum Tolerable Limit (MRL) of contaminants for food. The change is limited to the increase of the MRL for metallic copper established for the category “Chestnuts, including walnuts, pistachios, hazelnuts, macadamia nuts and almonds”, from 10 mg/kg to 30 mg/kg.