The National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA in Portuguese) announces Public Consultation No. 1280 of 19/09/2024 – DRC – sanitary requirements applicable to regenerated cellulose films in contact with food.

Draft Resolution No. 14/23 seeks to update the positive list of additives for the manufacture of plastic materials and polymeric coatings intended to come into contact with food, by amending GMC Resolution No. 39/19.

The document put out for public consultation was prepared within the scope of the Food Commission (CA) of GTS No. 3 and aims to update Table I of the Annex to Resolution GMC No. 39/19, including the substances silver-magnesium-sodium-boron phosphate (silver glass) and diethylaminoethanol with the respective restrictions and specifications. For the preparation of the referred MERCOSUR Technical Regulation, Resolution GMC No. 03/92 on “Criteria for the application of the MERCOSUR Technical Regulation” was considered.
(External link) on “General criteria for food packaging and equipment in contact with food” and Resolution GMC No. 39/19 (External link), which approved the “General criteria for food packaging and equipment in contact with food”.
(External link) which approved the “MERCOSUR Technical Regulation on positive list of additives for the manufacture of plastic materials and polymeric coatings intended to come into contact with food”.