Brazil – MAPA publishes an update to the regulations on identity and quality for refined vegetable oils from refined cottonseed, canola, sunflower, corn, and soybean oils

The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of Brazil issues Ordinance No. 935/2026 to establish mandatory identity and quality standards applicable to the production, import, and marketing of refined oils from cotton, canola, sunflower, corn, and soybeans.

Agri-food corporations and transnational refineries must urgently audit their quality analytical protocols and labeling architectures to ensure the legal viability of their files under this new federal oversight regime.

This technical regulation takes full operational effect thirty days after its official publication, granting a statutory period of eighteen months to implement the comprehensive adaptation of commercial packaging.