G/TBT/N/BRA/1426  
12 August 2022  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  BRAZIL  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (INMETRO)  
Telephone: +(55) 21 2145.3817  
Telefax: +(55) 21 2563.5637  
Email: barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br  
Website: www.inmetro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  FOOD 
TECHNOLOGY (ICS code(s): 67)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Resolution - 
RDC number 724, 01 July 2022; (6 page(s), in Portuguese)  
6. Description of content:  This Resolution contains p rovisions on the microbiological 
patterns of foods and their application.  
Art. 9 The collection, packaging, transport and analysis of food samples must follow the 
methodologies established in at least one of the references below, in its latest editions or 
revisions, according to its application:  
I - Food Code (Codex Alimentarius - FAO/WHO);  
II - International Organization for Standardization  for Standardization - ISO);  
III - Compendium of Methods for Microbiological Analysis of Foods  
(Compendium  of Methods for the Microbiological Examination of Foods - APHA);  
IV - Standard Methods for Analysis of Dairy Products (Standard Methods  for the 
Examination of Dairy Products - APHA);  
V - Standard Methods for Water and Sewage Analysis (Standard Methods  for Examination 
of Water and Wastewater - APHA);  
VI - Bacteriological Analytical Manual  BAM/FDA);  G/TBT/N/BRA/1426  
 
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  VII - Official Methods of Analysis of AOAC International (Official Methods  of Analysis of 
AOAC International - AOAC INTERNATIONAL);  
VIII - Brazilian Pharmacopoei a; or 
IX - American Pharmacopeia (United States Pharmacopeia - USP) 
This regulation will also be notified to the SPS Committee  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 September 2022  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 September 2022  
10. Final date for comments:  Not Applicable  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (Anvisa)  
SIA, Trecho 5, Área Especial 57  
Brasília – DF / Brazil  
CEP: 71.205 -050 
Phone.: +(55) 61 3462.5402  
Website: www.anvisa.gov.br  
The final text is available only in Portuguese and can be downloaded at:  
http://antigo.anvisa. gov.br/documents/10181/2718376/RDC_724_2022_.pdf/33c61081
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