Brazil Updates Supplement Regulation to Include New Ingredients and Labelling Rules

Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) has announced a broad revision of its regulatory framework for dietary supplements, updating the official lists of authorised ingredients, usage limits, health claims, and mandatory...

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Brazil Updates Regulations for Pesticide and Sanitiser Residue Limits Across Dozens of Crops

Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) has issued a sweeping update to its regulation on pesticide and disinfectant residues, modifying monographs for several active ingredients used in agrochemicals, wood preservatives, and...

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Brazilian Congress Advances Bill to Regulate

A bill aiming to establish a national policy for the control of PFAS per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, often referred to as "forever chemicals" (PFAS) is gaining momentum in the Brazilian Chamber...

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Public Consultation Opens on Decree Regulating Brazil’s Law No. 15.022/2024 on Chemicals Inventory and Risk Management

On May 13, the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MMA) officially launched a public consultation on the draft Decree intended to implement Law No. 15.022 of November 13, 2024....

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Public Consultation on Recycled PET Packaging for Food Contact Materials PET-PCR

  The Brazilian National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) has launched a public consultation on the proposed regulatory framework for post-consumer recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET-PCR) food-grade packaging materials. The consultation aims to revise...

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Anvisa Launches Public Consultation on UDI Data Requirements for Medical Devices

Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has opened Public Consultation No. 1,313, seeking public input on a proposed Normative Instruction that defines how companies must transmit and manage data under the...

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Brazil's CONASQ Endorses Proposal to Limit Hazardous Substances in Electronics

The Brazilian National Commission on Chemical Safety (CONASQ) has approved a proposal to restrict the use of hazardous substances in electronic and electrical products. This decision was reached during a meeting,...

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Brazil Launches Environmental Monitoring Strategy for PFOS and Pesticides

On February 20, 2025, Brazil officially launched the "Environmental Monitoring Strategy for PFOS and Pesticides," a groundbreaking initiative to track pesticide contamination and enhance public health. This strategic program is a...

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ANVISA Updates Regulations on Plastic Packaging and Equipment in Contact with Food

The National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) has published on the 6th of February 2025, Resolution RDC No. 961/2025, amending Resolution RDC No. 56/2012 regarding the list of authorized monomers, initiator substances,...

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Brazil: Anvisa updates toxicological evaluation guides for pesticides

The Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (Anvisa) has revised its pesticide evaluation guidance for mutagenicity, carcinogenesis, neurotoxicity, and reproductive toxicity.   Purpose of the Updated Guidelines These guides are critical resources for assessing...

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