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Board Resolution RDC No. 12 approving the Technical Regulation on the Microbiological Sanitary Standards for Food.

Country/Territory
Brazil
Document type
Regulation
Date
2001
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Procedural matters Registration Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings International trade Classification/declassification Codex Alimentarius Standards Consumer protection
Geographical area
Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic
Entry into force notes
This Resolution enters into force on the day of its publication.
Abstract

This Resolution approves the Technical Regulation on the Microbiological Sanitary Standards for Food. The Regulation establishes the criteria for Conclusion and Interpretation of the Results of Microbiological Analysis of Foods for Human Consumption specified in Annex II. This Regulation excludes food products and toxins of microbial origin, such as mycotoxins, for which there are standards defined in specific legislation. It also excludes food raw materials and semi-finished products, intended for industrial processing in the form in which they are or are not intended for human consumption. The criteria for establishing a microbiological standard can be considered in isolation or together as follows: Characterization of micro-organisms and toxins considered to be of health concern. Classification of food according to epidemiological risk. Methods of analysis for the determination of micro-organisms. Sample Plan for determining the number and unit size of samples to be analyzed. Standards of internationally recognized bodies, Codex Alimentarius and other bodies.

Full text
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Website
portal.anvisa.gov.br