Notifications for Brazil (1991 notifications)

Inclusion of soybean culture with MRL of 0.01 mg/kg and safety security period of 30 days for the foliar use (application) for the active ingredient P17 - PROPARGITE from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers.

Inclusion of eucalyptus culture with MRL and safety security period not determined due to nonfood use for pre and post emergency use (application) for the active ingredient D25 - DIURON from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers.

Inclusion of eucalyptus culture for nonfood use with no MRL and safety security period for the active ingredient C32 - CLETHODIM from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers.

Changes safety security period from 21 to 10 days for avocado and fig cultures, from 20 to 10 days for mango culture and inclusion of passion fruit for the foliar use (application) with MRL of 1.0 mg/kg and safety security period of 10 days for the active ingredient M02 - MANCOZEB from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers.

Changes MRL from 0.1 mg/kg to 0.2 mg/kg for grape culture, for the foliar use (application), for the active ingredient P35 - PYRIDABEN in the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers.

Inclusion of watermelon culture for the foliar use (application) with MRL of 0.05 mg/kg and safety security period of seven days for the active ingredient B26 - BIFENTHRIN from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers.

Inclusion of lettuce culture for the foliar use (application) with MRL of 0.02 mg/kg and safety security period of 25 days; avocado, cocoa, papaya and passion fruit for the foliar use (application) with MRL of 0.05 mg/kg and safety security period of 21 days for the active ingredient F40 - FORMETANATE  from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers.

Inclusion of eucalyptus culture for nonfood use, with no MRL and safety security period for the active ingredient Q05 - QUIZALOFOP-P  from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers.

The Draft Resolution nº 284, 13 January 2017, notified through G/SPS/N/BRA/1212 - technical regulation that establishes simplified procedures for the toxicological evaluation of technical products, pre-mixes, pesticides, wood preservers and others for authorization purposes, including post-authorization modifications and electronic submission of information - was published by Anvisa as Resolution RDC nº 184/2017, 17 October 2017.The full text is available only in Portuguese and can be downloaded at:

This Resolution establishes the Maximum Tolerated Limits (MTL) of inorganic arsenic, total cadmium, total lead and inorganic tin in infant foods, and makes other provisions. The quantities of inorganic arsenic, total cadmium, total lead and inorganic tin should be as low as possible by applying the best practices and available production technologies.The quantities of the inorganic arsenic, total cadmium, total lead and inorganic tin contaminants shall not exceed the LMTs set forth in the Annex to this Resolution. In order to verify LMTs of contaminants inorganic arsenic, total cadmium, total lead and inorganic tin in infant foods, methodologies that meet the performance criteria set out in the most current version of the Procedural Manual of the Codex Alimentarius must be used.

Submit to public consultation draft that approves Technical Regulation regarding identity and quality standards applied for cured fish.

Inclusion of begonia, gerbera, kalanchoe, calandiva, lily, orchids and violet cultures for the foliar use (application) with MRL and safety security period not determined for nonfood use for the active ingredient M45 - MANDIPROPAMID in the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers.

Inclusion of anthurium, chrysanthemums, lisianthus cultures for the foliar use (application) with MRL and safety security period not determined for nonfood use for the active ingredient D36 - DIFENOCONAZOLE in the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers.

Inclusion of alstroemeria, clove, cravina, chrysanthemums, gerbera, gladiolus, lily, lisianthus, orchid and rose cultures for the foliar use (application) with MRL and safety security period not determined for nonfood use for the active ingredient C47 - CYPRODINIL in the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers.

Inclusion of chayote culture for the foliar use (application) with MRL of 0,1 mg/kg and safety security period of 7 days for the active ingredient D39 - DIMETHOMORPH in the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers.

Inclusion of avocado culture with MRL of 0,01 mg/kg and safety security period of 15 days; pineapple culture with MRL of 0,01 mg/kg and safety security period of 15 days; mango culture with MRL of 0,01 mg/kg and safety security period of 15 days and grazing culture with MRL of 0,2 mg/kg and safety security period of 10 days, all cultures for the foliar use (application) for the active ingredient A29 - ACETAMIPRID from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers.

Inclusion of cultures: avocado with MRL of 0,1 mg/kg and safety security period of 07 days; pineapple with MRL of 0,1 mg/kg and safety security period of 07 days; oat with MRL of 0,7 mg/kg and safety security period of 14 days; rye with MRL of 0,7 mg/kg and safety security period of 14 days; barley with MRL of 1,0 mg/kg and safety security period of 14 days; watermelon with MRL of 0,05 mg/kg and safety security period of 07 days; millet with MRL of 0,02 mg/kg and safety security period of 20 days; sorghum with MRL of 0,02 mg/kg and safety security period of 20 days and triticale with MRL of 0,7 mg/kg and safety security period of 14 days, all cultures for the foliar use (application) for the active ingredient B26 - BIFENTHRIN from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers.

Changes MRL from 0,03 to 0,2 mg/kg for coffee culture; changes MRL from 0,1 to 0,2 mg/kg for wheat culture; inclusion of barley culture for the foliar use (application) with MRL and safety security period of 0,2 mg/kg and 30 days respectively for the active ingredient T14 - THIOPHANATE-METHYL from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers.

This Resolution sets out the requirements for composition, quality, safety and labeling of food supplements and for updating lists of nutrients, bioactive substances, enzymes and probiotics, limits on use, claims and supplementary labeling of these products. This Resolution does not apply to food for special purposes and to conventional foods, including those added with nutrients, bioactive substances, enzymes or probiotics. Other ingredients with a technological or sensorial purpose can be used in the elaboration of food supplements, provided that they meet the following requirements: I - do not misrepresent the purpose of use or the presentation of the product as a food supplement; II - are not classified as novel foods or novel ingredients according to Resolution 16 of 30 April 1999, which approves the technical regulation of procedures for registration of food and / or new ingredients. The minimum and maximum limits must be met in the daily consumption recommendation of the product for the respective population groups for which the product is indicated by the manufacturer. Food supplements must be developed and produced in such a way as to ensure the maintenance of their characteristics until the expiration date, taking into account the storage instructions and the method of preparation indicated by the manufacturer. The products must be designated as "Food Supplement", with at least one of the following indications and the presentation of the product: I - individual names of nutrients, bioactive substances or enzymes; II - names of categories of nutrients, bioactive substances or enzymes. Food supplements may not be labeled with tagging and labeling with medicines, cosmetics or other products subject to health surveillance.

Inclusion of alstroemeria, celosia, clove, cravina, chrysanthemum, gerbera, lisianthus and rose cultures for the foliar use (application) with MRL and safety security period not determined due to nonfood use for the active ingredient L05 - LUFENURON in the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers.