G/SPS/N/BRA/1465  
 
4 January 2019  
(19-0022) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: BRAZIL  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: The Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): HS Code(s): 19053, 1905, 2103, 10, 100890; ICS Code(s): 13, 65  
4. Regions or countrie s likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Draft resolution number 583, 21 December 2018, 
regarding the prohibition of use of aluminium -containing food additives in various food 
categories . Language(s): Portuguese.  Number of pages: 3 
http://portal.anvisa.gov.br/documents/10181/5141616/CONSULTA+P%C3%9ABLICA+
N%C2%BA+583+GEARE+.pdf/fd06010b -7dab-42d9-b28a-c576f2b3c841  
6. Description of content: This draft resolution proposes the prohibition of food additives 
containing alum inium in several categories of food.  
This Resolution incorporates Resolution GMC MERCOSUR No. 28/18 into the national legal 
order.  
This Resolution is based on Codex Standard 192.  
The Codex Committee on Food Additives (CCFA) recommends the reduction of food  
additives containing aluminium, as far as possible.  
There is a worldwide concern about the use of food additives containing aluminium.  
The CCFA has recommended, since 2007, the discontinuation of works establishing new 
provisions on additives containing a luminium.  
The CCFA has already excluded the permission to use the additives aluminium and sodium 
silicate (INS 554), calcium and aluminium silicate (INS 556), and aluminium silicate 
(INS 559).  
The period until 1 October 2019 is established for the adequacy  of products that are 
regularized with the National Health Surveillance System on the date of publication of this 
Resolution is established.  
This Resolution shall enter into force on the date of its publication.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/BRA/1465  
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius  Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : Codex Standard 192  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined after the end of the 
consultation period.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined after the end of the 
consultation period.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined after the end of the consultation period.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 19 January 2019  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Coordination of International Liaison and  Regulatory Convergence - CCREG  
Tel  +(55 61) 3462 5402  
 +(55 61) 3462 5404  
 +(55 61) 3462 5406  
E-mail: rel@anvisa.gov.br  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [ X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Coordination of International Liaison and  Regulatory Convergence - CCREG  
Tel: +(55 61) 3462 5402  
 +(55 61) 3462 5404  
 +(55 61) 3462 5406  
E-mail: rel@anvisa.gov.br