Brazilian Health Agency Revises Food Contact Material

The new Resolution 589/2021 entered into force in Brazil in January, 2022,. The National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) Resolution revises three pieces of national legislation on food contact materials and articles:

·       Resolution 105/1999: General provisions for plastics in food contact

·       Resolution 56/2012: Positive list for plastics in food contact

·       Resolution 88/2016: Cellulosic materials, packaging and equipment intended to come into contact with food

The modifications of Resolution 589/2021 complements and transpose MERCOSUR Resolutions 19/2021, 20/2021 and 21/2021 into national law on food contact materials and articles. Main modification includes:

·       In Resolution 105/1999: Amends the requirements for overall migration and new requirements for coatings that are applied on containers

·       In Resolution 56/2012: Specific migration of primary aromatic amines, adds several substances to Part I and revisions on Part IV of the annex.

·       In Resolution 88/2016: adds three entries and amends another one to the positive list, all with specifications

Businesses dealing with food contact material articles have 12 months to comply with the requirements established in the standard. Therefore, the deadline is to be on January 3, 2023.