APP Food Safety - LATAM

Sabrina Nonato
November 8, 2023
 Agenda
1
At a glance…

2
MERCOSUR regulation

3
Overview

4
2019 Achievements & 2020 Outlook

5
Business initiative

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 MERCOSUR regulation
Cellulosic
GMC RES N° 40/15
Technical regulation on
Technical Regulation on
cellulosic materials,
colorants in food-contact
packaging and equipment
plastic packaging and
intended to come into
contact with Food
GMC RES N° 41/15
Technical regulation on
cellulosic materials for
cooking and hot filtration
GMC RES N° 42/15
Technical regulation on
cellulosic materials,
packaging and equipment
intended to be in contact
with food during cooking or
baking
GMC RES N°03/92
General criteria of packaging and food
equipamento in contact with foods
Plastic Packaging
Colorants
GMC RES N° 56/92
GMC RES N° 15/10 General provisions for
Plastic packaging and food
contact equipment
equipment GMC RES N° 02/12
Regulation on positive list of
monomers, other starting
substances and polymers
authorized for the manufacturing of
food-contact plastic packaging and
equipment
GMC RES N° 39/19
Technical regulation on the
positive list of additives for
the preparation of plastic
materials and polymeric
coatings that come into
contact with food
GMC RES N° 32/99
Technical Regulation on analytical methodologies of
reference for control of packaging and equipment in
contact with foods.
Elastomers and Coatings
Waxes
Rubbers
GMC/RES N° 54/97 - GMC RES N° 67/00
Technical regulation GMC RES N° 55/99
Technical regulation on
on paraffins in Technical Regulation
elastomeric packaging and
contact with on Preparations for
Equipment intended to
foodstuffs Film Coatings Based
enter into contact with
on Polymers and/or
foods
Resins, Destined for
Food Contact
GMC RES N° 28/99
Technical regulation on the
positive list for Elastomeric
materials used in packaging and
equipment in Contact with food.
GMC/RES No. 27/99 -
General criteria on adhesives used
in the manufacture of packaging and
equipment intended to come into
contact with food
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MERCOSUR regulation – recent changes
GMC RES N° 32/07 x GMC RES N° 39/19

POSITIVE LIST OF ADDITIVES FOR PLASTIC

MERCOSUL GMC
MERCOSUL GMC MATERIALS INTENDED FOR THE
Resolução No.
Resolution No. 39/19
32/07 MANUFACTURING OF FOOD-CONTACT
PACKAGING AND EQUIPMENT

TECHNICAL REGULATION ON THE POSITIVE LIST

MERCOSUL GMC
MERCOSUL GMC OF ADDITIVES FOR THE PREPARATION OF
Resolução No.
Resolution No. 39/19
39/19 PLASTIC MATERIALS AND POLYMERIC
COATINGS IN CONTACT WITH FOOD

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 MERCOSUR regulation – recent changes
GMC RES N° 32/07 x GMC RES N° 39/19

Plastic materials and polymeric coatings that are coloured,

printed or with polyurethane adhesives in their
composition must not migrate primary aromatic amines to
food or to simulant B (considered the most critical simulant
in this case) in detectable quantities, except those listed in
MERCOSUL GMC
MERCOSUL GMC the Table 1.
Resolução No. 39/19
Resolution
The limit of detection is 0.01 mg of substance per kg of food
or food simulant.

The limit of detection applies to the sum of the primary

aromatic amines that migrate.

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 MERCOSUR regulation – recent changes
GMC RES N° 32/07 x GMC RES N° 39/19

Plastic materials and polymeric coatings that are coloured,

printed or with polyurethane adhesives in their
composition must not migrate primary aromatic amines to
food or to simulant B (considered the most critical simulant
in this case) in detectable quantities, except those listed in
MERCOSUL GMC
MERCOSUL GMC the Table 1.
Resolução No. 39/19
Resolution
The limit of detection is 0.01 mg of substance per kg of food
or food simulant.

The limit of detection applies to the sum of the primary

aromatic amines that migrate.

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MERCOSUR regulation – recent changes
GMC RES N° 32/07 x GMC RES N° 39/19

FRF applicable (yes/no) indication that the

MERCOSUL GMC
MERCOSUL GMC result of migration can be corrected by the
Resolução No. 39/19
Resolution reduction factor FRF fat (yes) or not be
corrected by FRF (no).

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MERCOSUR regulation – recent changes
GMC RES N° 32/07 x GMC RES N° 39/19
Ref.
Substance Designation CAS Number RES 32, 2007 RES 39, 2019

Must comply with the SMLT of metals established

in item 4.3.b.

Aluminium = 1 mg/kg of food or food simulant.

Barium = 1 mg/kg of food or food simulant.
Mica 12001-26-2 67120
No Cobalt = 0.05 mg/kg of food or food simulant.
restrictions Copper = 5 mg/kg of food or food simulant.
Iron = 48 mg/kg of food or food simulant.
Lithium = 0.6 mg/kg of food or food simulant.
Manganese = 0.6 mg/kg of food or food simulant.
Nickel = 0.02 mg/kg food or food simulant.
Zinc = 5 mg/kg food or food simulant.

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MERCOSUR regulation – recent changes
GMC RES N° 32/07 x GMC RES N° 39/19
Substance Designation CAS Ref. RES 32, 2007 RES 39, 2019
Number

SMLT = 3 mg/kg. The limit refers to the sum of substances

Diethylene glycol Only for use in of number M18, M20, M23, M24, M25, M26, M83, M85 .
monobutyl ether 112-34-5 48030 Adhesives; Only for use in:
a) Adhesives;
b) Polymeric and resinous coatings

SMLT = 15 mg/kg (expressed as formaldehyde). The

Formaldehyde 50-00-0 17260 - limit refers to the sum of the substances of number
MCA 98, 196, 344.

Iron oxide 1332-37-2 62240 No restrictions SMLT = 48 mg/kg (expressed as Iron)

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 MERCOSUR regulation – recent changes
GMC RES N° 32/07 x GMC RES N° 39/19
Ref.
Substance Designation CAS RES 32, 2007 RES 39, 2019
Number

SMLT = 1 mg/kg (expressed as

Aluminium oxide 1344-28-1 34720 No restrictions
aluminium)

Aluminium (fibres, SMLT = 1 mg/kg (expressed as

flakes, powders) 34480 No restrictions
aluminium)

Only to be used as a clarifier for

polypropylene and olefinic copolymers
with a high amount of propylene,
without exceeding 0.5% m / m (LC), in
Bis(4- contact with all types of food, under SML = 5 mg/kg (including the
propylbenzylidene)prop 82073-43-0 38550 conditions of refrigeration, freezing, sum of its hydrolysis products.)
yl sorbitol room temperature, and hot filling or
pasteurization at a temperature below
or above 66oC, and not for sterilization
with boiling water at 100oC, nor for
sterilization at 121oC.

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MERCOSUR regulation changes
GMC RES N° 32/07 x GMC RES N° 39/19
Substance Designation CAS Ref. Number RES 32, 2007 RES 39, 2019

Zinc oxide, nanoparticles, Only for use in non-plasticised

LME(T) = 25 mg/kg (4) (expresado
- - como Zn/ expresso como Zn)
polymers. SMLT = 5 mg/kg
uncoated (expressed as Zinc

SML = 0.05 mg/kg

9,9-Bis (methoxymethyl) 182121-12-6 39815 Not listed There is a risk of exceeding the SML
fluorene or the TML in fatty food simulants

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