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.
By means of Directorial Resolution No. 000012-2025-INACAL/DN, the National Institute of Quality (INACAL in Spanish) has approved a series of Peruvian Technical Standards in its 2025 version, on food additives:
The National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA in Portuguese) has published a public consultation (Consultation 1.338/2025) to seek opinions on a proposed regulation amending the rules governing the use of additives and technological adjuvants in foods.The proposal revises the maximum limits, functions and conditions of use of these ingredients in foods, updating Normative Instruction (IN) 211/2023.
By means of Joint Resolution 34/2025, the Secretariat of Health Management and the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries modified the Argentine Food Code to replace Article 916 bis, which allows the use of ingredients and additives with glazing and anti-humectant/anti-caking surface function in dried fruits. It authorizes the use of substances that are scientifically endorsed for use in the concentrations indicated. It allows the local industry to have access to greater opportunities to produce its products under safety standards, offering more attractive options without neglecting public health.
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