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Brazil Tightens Animal Feed Requirements with New Health and Mycotoxin Rules

Brazil has imposed stricter animal health and mycotoxin controls on imported animal feed, requiring compliance with new safety standards and registration protocols for foreign facilities.

BRAZIL – ANIMAL FEED

Brazil Tightens Safety Rules for Imported Animal Feed

Importers must register products and foreign facilities under new health and mycotoxin standards.

What changed

Animal health standards are mandatory for all imported feed, requiring pathogen-free documentation.

Strict mycotoxin limits are now in effect for aflatoxins and fumonisins to protect livestock.

Foreign facilities must be registered and products approved before they can be imported.

All imported products need registration with the national authority prior to entry.

Who it affects

Animal feed importers must ensure products are registered and meet health standards.

Foreign manufacturers need to register their facilities and get product approval.

What to do

Register your foreign manufacturing facility with the Brazilian authority.

Obtain formal registration for each animal feed product you intend to import.

Secure documentation proving the feed is pathogen-free.

Verify every batch complies with the new mycotoxin limits.

Brazil — animal feed import health and registration rules

Compliance Requirements for Imported Animal Feed Under Brazil’s New Safety Standards

Brazil has introduced stricter animal health and mycotoxin controls for imported animal feed, governed by three key regulatory instruments issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAPA). Below is a structured breakdown of the requirements, deadlines, and responsible authorities.

1. Mycotoxin Limits for Animal Feed (Dog and Cat Food)

Regulation: SDA/MAPA Ordinance No. 1.412 (3 October 2025)1 Key Requirements:

  • Establishes maximum mycotoxin limits for products in the dog and cat food category (HS code 2309)1.
  • Applies to all imported animal feed under this classification.
  • Objective: Quality control to mitigate health risks from mycotoxin contamination1.

Deadline:

  • Proposed adoption and entry into force: 1 July 20261.

Authority:

  • MAPA (Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock)1.

2. Registration and Safety Assessment of Feed Additives

Regulation: SDA/MAPA Ordinance No. 1.334 (21 July 2025)2 Key Requirements:

  • Classification of animal feed additives and procedures for:
    • Safety assessment prior to use.
    • Registration of additives before marketing2.
  • Revoked regulations (replaced by this ordinance):
    • Normative Instruction 13 (30 November 2004).
    • Normative Instruction 44 (15 December 2015).
    • Articles 7–11 of Normative Instruction 1 (23 January 2018).
    • Section III of Article 12 of Normative Instruction 15 (26 May 2009).
    • Section VII of Article 3 of Normative Instruction 30 (5 August 2009)2.

Deadline:

  • Adoption and entry into force: On the date of signature (21 July 2025)2.
  • Comment period: Closed (final date: 5 September 2025)2.

Authority:

  • MAPA2.

Submission of Comments/Technical Suggestions:

  • Via SISMAN (Regulatory Acts Monitoring System):

2(http://sistemasweb.agricultura.gov.br/pages/SISMAN.html)2.

3. Registration of Foreign Manufacturing Facilities and Import Procedures

Regulation: Decree No. 12.031 (28 May 2024) + Circular Letter No. 12 (28 July 2025)3 Key Requirements:

  • Mandatory registration of foreign manufacturing facilities producing animal feed for import into Brazil3.
  • Product registration requirements for imported animal feed3.
  • Step-by-step compliance procedures outlined in Circular Letter No. 12, including:
    • Documentation submission.
    • Inspection protocols.
    • Approval workflows3.

Deadline:

  • Decree No. 12.031 is already in force (published 28 May 2024)3.
  • Circular Letter No. 12 provides guidance for compliance (published 28 July 2025)3.

Authority:

  • MAPA (Secretariat of Trade and International Relations)3.

Contact for Compliance Assistance:

  • Email: `sps@agro.gov.br`3.

Regulation Analysis (Summary Table)

RegulationKey RequirementDeadline/ThresholdAuthority
SDA/MAPA Ordinance No. 1.412Sets mycotoxin limits for dog/cat food (HS 2309)1.1 July 20261MAPA
SDA/MAPA Ordinance No. 1.334Classification and registration of feed additives; revokes prior instructions2.21 July 2025 (in force)2MAPA
Decree No. 12.031 + Circular Letter No. 12Foreign facility registration and import procedures for animal feed3.In force (28 May 2024)3MAPA

Summary Answer

Brazil’s new regulations impose three core compliance obligations for imported animal feed:

  1. Mycotoxin limits for dog/cat food (HS 2309), enforceable from 1 July 2026 under SDA/MAPA Ordinance No. 1.4121.
  2. Registration and safety assessment of feed additives, governed by SDA/MAPA Ordinance No. 1.334 (effective 21 July 2025), which replaces outdated instructions2.
  3. Mandatory registration of foreign manufacturing facilities and product import procedures under Decree No. 12.031 (in force since 28 May 2024), with guidance provided in Circular Letter No. 123.

All requirements are administered by MAPA, with technical submissions for additives handled via SISMAN2 and compliance inquiries directed to `sps@agro.gov.br`3. Importers must align with these standards to avoid trade disruptions.

Sources

  1. ↩ Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade – Notification – Brazil – Animal feed – Mycotoxins https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/SS/directdoc.aspx?filename=Q:/G/TBTN25/BRA1607.pdf&Open=True
  2. ↩ Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade – Notification – Brazil – Feed additives https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/SS/directdoc.aspx?filename=Q:/G/TBTN25/BRA1599.pdf&Open=True
  3. ↩ Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures – Notification – Brazil – Animal feed – Addendum https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/SS/directdoc.aspx?filename=Q:/G/SPS/NBRA2307A1.pdf&Open=True
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