EAS Strategies Participates in Panel at FI South America with the Brazilian Food Authority (ANVISA)

On 27 August, our Manager of Regulatory Affairs, Latin America, Eugenia Muinelo, took part in the international panel "Innovation and Regulation: Impact in Mercosur (Argentina and Brazil) when Considering Analyses of New Products Performed by Other International Agencies" at Food Ingredients South America. She was joined by leading experts, including Patricia Castilho, Food General Manager at ANVISA (the Brazilian food authority).

Patricia Castilho (ANVISA), Eugenia Muinelo (EAS Strategies), Luiza Zanatta (NutriLider), Alexandre Novachi (ABIA).

Eugenia presented the largest regulatory developments in Argentina, focusing on recent changes to the import process for food products approved by internationally recognised agencies such as the US FDA and EFSA. She highlighted how procedures for market access have been adjusted for products from countries classified as having high sanitary surveillance. Patricia Castilho outlined how recognising approvals by equivalent foreign authorities could accelerate Brazil's approval processes for new ingredients and foods. Together, they discussed the potential implications of these regulatory shifts at Mercosur level.

The panel was moderated by Alexandre Novachi, Director of Regulatory and Scientific Affairs at the Brazilian Association of Food Industries (ABIA) and Luiza Zanatta from NutriLíder.