Brazil Publishes Ordinance on the Requirements of Identity and Quality of Bacon

On November 22^nd, 2021, the secretary of Agricultural Defense, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply published the “ORDINANCE SDA NO. 449, from November 18^th, 2021” in the use of the attribution conferred on art. 24 and 68 of Annex I of Decree 10,827 of September 30^th, 2021.

The scope of the document outlines various requirements as follows:

• Definition of Bacon as the meat product obtained from the cutting of the thoracoabdominal wall of pigs, etc;
• Marketing requirements of Bacon and manufacturing process analogous to Bacon;
• Requirements on the mandatory and optional ingredients in the preparation of Bacon;
• To observe the microbiological criteria established in specific legislation for the product;
• For Bacon to be stable at room temperature, the maximum permitted water activity (Aw) will be 0.85 (eighty-five tenths);
• The product must be packed with materials suitable for storage conditions and that give it appropriate protection;
• Ordinance repeals Annex II of Normative Instruction SDA No21 of July 31^st, 2000, published on September 9^th, 2020;
• The annex containing the proposal of the Requirements of Identity and Quality of Bacon is open for a public consultation period of 60 days.

The Ordinance enters into force on December 1^st, 2021.

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