Act No. 8.918 regulating classification, production and control of beverages and creating the Intersectoral Committee of Beverages. Country/Territory Brazil Document type Legislation Date 1994 (2018) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Beverages Packaging/labelling Inspection Food additives International trade Institution Geographical area Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic Entry into force notes This Act enters into force on the day of its publication. Abstract This Act regulates classification, production and control of beverages and creates the Intersectoral Beverage Committee. It consists of 15 articles establishing the requirements to be satisfied within national territory for producing, marketing, labelling, packaging, or performing every activity relevant with beverages. It also makes provisions for sanitary inspection of beverage infrastructures, control of beverages' additive standards, beverage imports and export, etc. Full text Portuguese Website www.planalto.gov.br References - Legislation Implemented by Decree No. 2.314 regulating Act No. 8.918 on the classification, production and control of beverages. Legislation | Brazil | 1997 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Beverages, Packaging/labelling, Inspection, Food additives, International trade, Classification/declassification, Fraud Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 4.062 defining the expressions "cachaça", "Brasil" and "cachaça do Brasil" as protected geographical product indications. Legislation | Brazil | 2001 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Beverages, Packaging/labelling, Inspection, Food additives, International trade, Classification/declassification, Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 6.871 regulating Act No. 8.918 on the classification, production and control of beverages. Legislation | Brazil | 2009 (2019) Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Beverages, Packaging/labelling, Inspection, Food additives, International trade, Classification/declassification, Registration, Fraud Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Decree No. 4.851 amending Decree No. 2.314 on the classification, production and control of beverages. Legislation | Brazil | 2003 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Beverages, Packaging/labelling, Inspection, Food additives, International trade, Classification/declassification, Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 4.072 amending Decree No. 2.314 on the classification, production and control of beverages. Legislation | Brazil | 2002 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Beverages, Packaging/labelling, Inspection, Food additives, International trade, Classification/declassification, Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Law No. 13.648 providing for the production of fruit pulp and juice in rural family establishment and amends Law No. 8.918 of 14 July 1994. Legislation | Brazil | 2018 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Beverages, Packaging/labelling, Inspection, Food additives, International trade, Fruits/edible nuts Source: FAO, FAOLEX