Phenol in Aesthetic Procedures: Anvisa Prohibits Use to Protect Health
The aesthetics market in Brazil is vibrant and handles millions of procedures every year. However, with the growing popularity of skin and rejuvenation treatments, there are also serious concerns about public health safety. One of the most important issues recently addressed by …
How to register an automotive product?
If you work in the auto parts sector or want to import and market automotive products in Brazil, you may have already asked yourself: how do you register an automotive product? The answer involves much more than just filling in forms. You …
Sanitary Registration of Health Products
The sanitary registration of a health product is the authorization issued by ANVISA (National Health Surveillance Agency) that allows the manufacture, import, marketing and use of products intended for the health area in Brazil. The registration certifies that the product has been …
Cosmetics Migration to the Solicita System: What You Need to Know and How to Regularize Your Products in Time!
Anvisa has announced a significant change for the cosmetics and personal care products sector. From March 3, 2025, the regularization of new products and any changes to products already registered will have to be performed exclusively through the Solicita application system. Companies …
Anvisa cancels 47 hair pomades and bans immediate marketing
Products were canceled for not meeting the criteria established for this category of cosmetics. On Monday (02/24), the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (Anvisa) ordered the regularization of 47 hair pomades used for fixing and styling hair to be canceled (Resolution-RE 681/2025). The …
INMETRO Certification for Automotive Components: What You Need to Know to Ensure Quality and Safety
INMETRO Ordinances No. 145 and No. 110, both of March 2022, establish essential requirements for the certification of automotive components in Brazil. These regulations aim to guarantee the quality and safety of the products on the market, benefiting the end consumer. Main …
Inmetro’s Safe Classes Operation: Results and Awareness
Between January 6 and 10, 2025, the Brazilian Institute of Metrology, Quality, and Technology (Inmetro), in partnership with delegated bodies in the states and their superintendencies in Goiás and Rio Grande do Sul, carried out Operation Safe Classes. The main objective of …
Notice to pharmacy professionals: the mandatory use of SNGPC will return in 2025.
Pharmacies’ participation is essential to detecting possible areas for improvement and making adjustments before the system becomes mandatory again. Anvisa reinforces the importance of SNGPC and guides pharmacies towards a mandatory return in 2025 The Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) informs that …
Anvisa provides clarification on importing components for medical devices
Check out the Agency’s guidelines on the new flows and frameworks. Anvisa revises rules on operating authorization for warehousers and importers of medical components. Anvisa has updated the guidelines regarding the need for an Operating Authorization (Autorização de Funcionamento—AFE) for warehousers in …
Difference between Registration and Notification of Health Products at Anvisa: Understand the Processes and Rules
Regulating medical materials and equipment is essential in the health sector to guarantee product safety and efficacy. In Brazil, Anvisa establishes the requirements necessary for these products to be authorized for sale, classifying them according to the risks they pose to the …