The National Health Surveillance Agency of Brazil (ANVISA in Portuguese) reports that the General Directorate of Food Management (GGALI in Portuguese) has reached a historic milestone: the requests related to food additives have been analyzed, and none are past the regulatory deadline. In February and March, 62 requests were analyzed, which allowed the deadlines to be regularized.

The result is the fruit of a strategic and collective effort by the unit’s technical teams and demonstrates the effectiveness of the queue management plan adopted by GGALI, which organized and prioritized the analyzes by queue.

The operation was carried out by a team composed of four newly hired specialists in Regulation and Health Surveillance (through a public competition) and two specialists who were already part of Anvisa’s staff. The professionals worked directly on the analyzes, properly trained and integrated into the activities of the technical area, under the direction of a specialist with extensive experience in food additives.

The work also benefited from the support of the Risk Assessment and Efficacy Management Directorate (GEARE in Portuguese), as well as the teams from the Food Regulation Directorate (GEREG in Portuguese) and the Coordination of Food Standards and Regulations (Copar) in other areas, strengthening collaboration between units and the integration of GGALI teams. Currently, there are only three applications pending analysis, all of them corresponding to the year 2026.

The National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA in Portuguese) has published Normative Instruction ANVISA No. 407/2025, which amends Normative Instruction No. 211 of March 1, 2023, establishing the technological functions, maximum limits, and conditions of use for food additives and processing aids authorized for use in food.

This Normative Instruction incorporates GMC/MERCOSUR Resolution No. 20 of October 9, 2025, into the national legal framework.

The Salvadoran Technical Regulation Organization (OSARTEC) has announced the inclusion of food additives in the list of permitted food additives as per RTCA 67.04.54:18 “Processed Foods and Beverages. Food Additives”.

In accordance with Resolution No. 494-2024 (COMIECO-CIX) dated December 6, 2024 (published in Official Gazette No. 1, Volume No. 446 on January 3, 2025), the inclusion of additives for the following food categories has been approved:

(02.0) Fats, oils, and fat emulsions.
(04.1.2.4) Canned or jarred fruits (pasteurized).
(04.2.2.4) Vegetables (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, legumes and pulses, and aloe vera) and seaweeds in cans or jars (pasteurized) or in sterilization bags.
(07.0) Bakery products.
(07.1.1) Breads and rolls.
(07.1.2) Crackers, excluding sweet crackers.
(08.0) Meat and meat products, including poultry and game: this category encompasses all types of meat products, poultry, and game, whether whole or cut, fresh.
(12.0) Salts, spices, soups, sauces, salads, protein products.
(13.1.3) Preparations for specific medicinal uses intended for infants.
(15.0) Ready-to-eat snacks.

The included additives are part of Annex A (Regulatory) “List of Permitted Food Additives” of RTCA 67.04.54:18; this regulation aims to establish the food additives and their maximum permitted doses across various food categories.

The effective date of Resolution No. 494-2024 is August 6, 2025.
Registrants who must update their labels as a result of the inclusion of food additives in the aforementioned resolution will have a period of twelve (12) months from its effective date to exhaust their inventories.