Resolution RDC No 91/2001: General Criteria and Classification of Packaging and Equipment in Contact with Food (Consolidated 2026) [English Translation]

Description

Title: Resolution RDC No 91/2001: General Criteria and Classification of Packaging and Equipment in Contact with Food (Consolidated 2026)

Incorporates MERCOSUR Resolutions GMC/RES No 03/92, 27/99 and 31/99

Publication date: 7/04/2026

Status: In force

Scope: This regulation establishes the requirements for FOOD CONTACT in BRAZIL. It includes terms and definitions, product classification, and general criteria of all type of materials intended to come into contact with foodstuffs. It is applicable to food packaging and equipment in contact with food during its production, processing, distribution, storage and marketing.