The National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA in Portuguese) started this month a new cycle of sample collection for the Pesticide Residue Analysis Program in Food. The action is a partnership with states and municipalities and with the Central Public Health Laboratory of Minas Gerais.

In a note, the regulatory agency reported that the 2025 cycle foresees the collection of 3 thousand 505 samples from a total of 13 foods, including pineapple, peanuts, potatoes, broccoli, coffee (powder), beans, oranges, cassava (flour), passion fruit, strawberries, okra, cabbage, wheat (flour).