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Ref : EIC 413/2

29 May 2014

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 504/2014

Brazil : Establishment of Tolerance Limits for Foreign Substances in Food and Beverages

The National Agency for Health Surveillance ("Agencia Nacional de Vigilancia Sanitaria" in Portuguese/ANVISA) of Brazil issued Resolution No. 14/2014 on 28 March 2014 to establish tolerance limits for foreign substances in food and beverages with immediate effect. Foreign substances refer to microscopic fragments that may be present during the food production process and may not be completely removed even with the adoption of best practices, but may pose risks to human health. The tolerance limits for foreign substances in food and beverages are set out in Annexes A and B of Resolution No. 14/2014.

2.For details, traders are advised to consult their importers in Brazil and/or the above Brazilian Resolution (in Portuguese) at:
http://pesquisa.in.gov.br/imprensa/jsp/visualiza/index.jsp?data=31/03/2014&jornal=1&pagina=58&totalArquivos=104.

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3.For enquiries about the content of this circular, please contact Mr Lewis LAU at telephone number 2398 5405.

Yours faithfully,

(Ms Cindy CHENG)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry