The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA in Portuguese) published Ordinance No. 724 which brings the new Technical Regulation of Identity and Quality for hamburgers produced in establishments dependent on the Federal Inspection Service (SIF), such as meat packing plants. The establishments will have a period of one year to adapt to the standards.
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Brazil – MAPA Ordinance eliminates expiration date for fresh packaged products
The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA in Portuguese) published Ordinance No. 458, which dispenses with the obligation to indicate the expiration date on packaged fresh vegetables. The new ordinance modifies Normative Instruction No. 69/2018 and complies with Resolution RDC No. 259/2002 of the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa), which already provided for the waiver of this information.
The secretary of Agricultural Defense of the Map, José Guilherme Leal, explains that the measure is important in the fight against food waste, because tons of fruit are lost annually in Brazil due to the expiration date, however, without being suitable for the consumption. “The expiration date that appeared on the packaging was not related to the quality of the product, since the consumer himself is able to see if a vegetable product is suitable for consumption only by visual appearance,” said Leal. When buying fresh vegetables, the consumer can identify if they are rotten, withered or smelly, that is, if they are not good for consumption.
Brazil: MAPA establishes quality and identity requirements for roasted coffee
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply – MAPA issued SDA Ordinance No. 570, 9 May 2022, which establishes the official standard for classifying roasted coffee, regarding identity and quality requirements, sampling, presentation mode and marking or labelling related to
product classification.
Brazil: Technical Regulation on identity and quality of refined vegetable oils in force
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA in Portuguse) Ordinance No. 418, 30 March 2022. MAPA Ordinance No. 418 Amends Annexes I, I* and III of Normative Instruction No. 49 of 22 December 2006, which approves the technical regulation on identity and quality of refined vegetable oils; sampling; complementary procedures; and the classification route for refined vegetable oils.
This Ordinance becomes effective on May 2, 2022.
The Americas – Brazil: MAPA publishes public consultation of the draft technical regulation on the identity and quality of ham
The objective of the project is to approve, in the form of this Ordinance, the Technical Regulation of Identity and Quality of Ham. The proposal contains general definitions and the requirements on ingredients for its manufacture.
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