WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BRA/742 
29 April 2011  
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Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  BRAZIL
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  ANVISA - Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Nutrition claims on food labelling 
4. Regions or countries 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 that Establishes Nutrition Claims on 
Food Labelling  Language(s):  Portuguese  Number of pages:  14 
6. Description of content:  This Mercosur Draft Resolution applies to nutrition claims on 
food labelling, including brands on food packaging, produced and marketed within the 
territory of Mercosur members (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay), the trade among 
them and extra-zone imports. 
The nutrition claims established in this Draf t Resolution applies to all forms of media 
advertisement, and every message transmitted orally or in writing. 
This Technical Regulation applies without prej udice to the provisions set forth in Mercosur 
regulations on labeling of packaged food and specific requirements set for food.  
This Technical Regulation does not apply to  food for special purposes (as defined in 
Mercosur Technical Regulation on nutrition la beling for packaged food), mineral waters 
and other bottled waters for human consumption and salt.  Specific regulations must also be 
followed. 
It is not permitted to use nutrition claims on:  
1 - Alcoholic beverages; 2 - Food additives and processing aids; 3 - Spices; 4 - Vinegars;  5 - Coffee, mate herb, tea and other herbs w ithout the addition of other ingredients that 
provide nutritional value. 
In case of vitamins and minerals, the nutrition claims can only be used for those which have 
Reference Daily Intake (RDI) established in Mercosur. 
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  This draft Resolution is based on FAO/WHO references (FAO/WHO/ UNU Expert 
Consultation on Protein and Amino Acid Requirements in Human Nutrition.  WHO 
Technical Report Series Nº 935. World Health  Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. (2007). 
This draft resolution has been harmonized in the Food Commission of Working Group nº 3 
(SGT nº 3) of Mercosur. 
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.    
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text) FAO/WHO/ UNU Expert Consultation on Protein and Amino Acid 
Requirements in Human Nutrition. WHO Technical Report Series Nº 935. World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. (2007) 
[ ] 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:  Brazilian 
Official Journal (Diário Oficial da União), 12 April 2011; Section 1 page 40.  Draft 
Resolution (Consulta Pública) number 21, 6 April 2011, issued by Brazilian Sanitary 
Surveillance Agency - ANVISA;  when adopted, it will be published in Brazilian Official Journal (available in Portuguese) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  October 2011 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  October 2011 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  October 2011 
[X] Trade facilitating measure    G/SPS/N/BRA/742 
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  12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  12 June 2011 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency - ANVISA 
SIA, Trecho 5, Área Especial 57 CEP:  71.205-050  Brasilia - DF/Brazil Tel.:  (55 61) 3462 5402 
Fax:  +(55 61) 3462 5414 
E-mail:  rel@anvisa.gov.br 
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification  Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
The full text can be directly accessed through the following link:  
"http://websphere.anvisa.gov.br/wps/wcm /connect/41153c0046791 d7b864bf7cb5bc36d3f/
CP+N+21+GGALI_novo.pdf?MOD=AJPERES "