Editing Cosmetics (section)

=== Brazil ===

ANVISA (Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária, ''Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency'') is the regulatory body responsible for cosmetic legislation and [[:wikt:directive|directives]] in the country. The rules apply to manufacturers, importers, and retailers of cosmetics in Brazil, and most of them have been harmonized so they can apply to the entire [[Mercosur]].

The current legislation restricts the use of certain substances, such as pyrogallol, [[formaldehyde]], or paraformaldehyde, and bans the use of others, such as lead [[acetate]] in cosmetic products. All restricted and forbidden substances and products are listed in the regulation RDC 16/11 and RDC 162, 09/11/01.

More recently, a new cosmetic [[Technical Regulation]] (RDC 15/2013) was set up to establish a list of authorized and restricted substances for cosmetic use, used in products such as [[Hair coloring|hair dyes]], nail hardeners, or used as product preservatives.

Most Brazilian regulations are optimized, harmonized, or adapted in order to be applicable and extended to the entire Mercosur [[Special economic zone|economic zone]].