On 14 April 2022, the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA) issued Decree No. 562 to establish standards for beverage production. Main contents as below:

(1) General principal. Including: beverage production, trade registration, standardization, classification, inspection;  Wine beverages not included;  

 

(2) Purpose and definition of terms. Establish import, export, storage and transportation requirements for beverages and their raw materials;  

 

(3) Relevant requirements of beverage manufacturers;  

 

(4) Production record requirements;  

 

(5) Label requirements. Enterprise name/registration number, beverage name/trademark/ingredient list/quantitative indication of liquid content/percentage of alcohol volume/acetic acid concentration/batch/shelf life/retention method, etc.;  

 

(6) Beverage classification. Classification by alcohol content: non-alcoholic beverages, alcoholic beverages (greater than 0.5%, less than or equal to 54.0%);  According to the production process: unfermented beverage, fermented beverage, mixed beverage, distilled alcoholic beverage, etc.  

 

(7) Product standardization. Preliminary regulations, specific requirements for non-alcoholic beverages, fermented beverages, mixed beverages, distilled alcoholic beverages and alcoholic distillate;  

 

(8) Beverage labeling and quality requirements.  

 

(9) Raw material control requirements;  

 

(10) Requirements for official supervision documents;  

 

(11) Violation penalties and investigation and handling requirements.  

 

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