The Committee on Science, Technology, Innovation and Information Technology and the Committee on Transparency, Governance and Consumer Protection discussed in a public hearing the growth in the consumption of dietary supplements in Brazil without proper sanitary control.
The debate was proposed (REQ 6/2025 – CCT and REQ 3/2025 – CTFC) by Senator Astronauta Marcos Pontes (PL-SP), who highlighted the urgency of clearer regulation and investments in laboratory equipment, such as liquid chromatographs, essential for product analysis.
The experts warned about the risk of unauthorized substances and highlighted loopholes in the importation of products. Senators defended more investments in the National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA in Portuguese), such as the purchase of equipment to analyze the composition of supplements. Updates to legislation and mechanisms to improve oversight were also discussed.

For further information, consult the following sources in Portuguese: Link(1), Link(2)

The National Health Surveillance Agency ( ANVISA in Portuguese) has published Public Consultation no. 1,325, dated 04/17/2025 on the proposed amendment of the Resolution of the Collegiate Council – RDC that amends RDC no. 243, dated July 26, 2018, which provides for the sanitary requirements for food supplements, RDC no. No. 839, of December 14, 2023, which provides for safety testing and authorization of use of novel foods and novel ingredients and Normative Instruction – IN No. 28, of July 26, 2018, which establishes the lists of constituents, limits of use, declarations and supplementary labeling of food supplements.

The National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA in Portuguese) has published amendment the Regulatory Instruction – IN No. 28, of July 26, 2018, which establishes the lists of constituents, limits of use, declarations and complementary labeling of food supplements.

The National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA in Portugues) has published Normative Instruction – IN No. 284/2028 updating Normative Instruction – IN No. 28/2018, which establishes the lists of constituents, limits of use, declarations and complementary labeling of food supplements.

The National Agency for Regulation, Control and Sanitary Surveillance (ARCSA in Spanish), has published in public consultation the External Instructions on Hygienic Sanitary Conditions – Food Processing Plants, Food for Special Dietary Uses, Food Supplements and Tobacco Products V 2.0″.

Closing date of the consultation: 19/10/2023.