On 20 June 2022, the Ministry of Agriculture of Brazil issued Decree No. 449 amending the technical regulations on the labeling of packaged animal products, effective 1 July 2022. The main contents are as follows :

(1) the list of ingredients must be indicated on the label, in descending order of quantity. The function and name of additives or INS code must be indicated;

(2) After the addition of vegetable oil or vegetable fat, the information on the label of animal-derived products shall be required to indicate "Contains vegetable oil" or "contains vegetable fat" in uniform characters, body and letter colors, capital letters and bold letters respectively under the product name;

(3) Manufacturers of animal-derived products have 180 days to adjust labels on their products.