Brazil plans to revise the use of food additives

21 - Mar - 2025 QQISB

  On December 11, 2024 , the Brazilian National Health Supervision Bureau issued the consultation documents No. 1299 and 1300 , intending to revise the standards and regulations on the use of food additives . The feedback period is as of February 17 , 2025 . The main content is the use requirements for the addition of two types of food additives such as acetic acid (glacial acetic acid) in some foods, as shown in the table below.

Food additive name

Product scope

To formulate the maximum dosage ( mg/kg )

Acetic acid (glacial acetic acid)

Dried meat products, cooked meat products

20000

Phosphate moisture retention agents such as disodium hydrogen phosphate, sodium dihydrogen phosphate, trisodium phosphate and other phosphate (covering food additives with international numbers 339 , 340 , 341 , 342 , 343 , 450 , 451 , 452 , 542 )

Other milk-based desserts (whether gelatin or starch is contained or not)

1500 (based on phosphoric acid content)

  

  For more details, please refer to: https://anexosportal.datalegis.net/arquivos/1875549.pdf ; https://anexosportal.datalegis.net/arquivos/1875573.pd

 

Brazil plans to revise the use of food additives