Brazil

Partial country profile BR Latin America and the Caribbean

All countries can be selected. A scientific country assessment, however, exists only where we found and checked reliable sources.

Applicable frameworks: Brazil · International reference framework (Codex, WHO, FAO)

At a glance

Data availability by topic
TopicApplicable frameworks
Pesticides and pesticide residuesBrazil Data quality: high
Veterinary medicines and antibioticsBrazil Data quality: moderate
Hormonal growth promotersBrazil Data quality: moderate
Contaminants (heavy metals, PFAS, PCBs, dioxins, nitrate)international framework only International reference framework (Codex, WHO, FAO) Data quality: moderate
Mycotoxins (mould toxins)international framework only International reference framework (Codex, WHO, FAO) Data quality: moderate
Pathogens (Salmonella, Campylobacter, etc.)Brazil Data quality: low
Additives and processinginternational framework only International reference framework (Codex, WHO, FAO) Data quality: high
Animal husbandry and feedinternational framework only International reference framework (Codex, WHO, FAO) Data quality: low
Controls, imports, recalls, labellingBrazil Data quality: moderate
Drinking waterBrazil Data quality: moderate

National profile: Brazil

In Brazil, Anvisa sets maximum residue limits and runs the PARA programme for plant foods, while the Ministry of Agriculture (MAPA) runs the PNCRC residue plan for animal products from federally inspected plants. In the 2024 PARA cycle (3,084 retail samples of 14 foods), 7.9% of samples exceeded an MRL and 14.6% contained a pesticide not authorised for that crop; Anvisa found acute risk in 0.39% of samples and no chronic risk. In the PNCRC 2025 plan, 76 of 9,627 animal-product samples (0.79%) were non-compliant, with higher rates in milk (2.91%) and eggs (2.42%). Ractopamine has a legal limit for pigs but is prohibited as a growth promoter in poultry; hormonal growth promoters are banned in slaughter cattle. Antibiotic growth promoters have been banned step by step, most recently for all medically important antimicrobials in April 2026.

Research scope: We read the Anvisa PARA 2024 report (plant foods) and press release, the MAPA PNCRC/Animal programme page and the PNCRC 2025 results (animal products), the MAPA list of feed-additive bans, the EU DG SANTE 2024 residue audit of Brazil, one PubMed-verified Salmonella study, and JMP data. The MAPA press pages on the 2025 avian influenza case were behind a login and were not used. We did not research contaminants beyond PNCRC results, mycotoxins, additives, cage/husbandry rules, drinking-water standards, or national antimicrobial-use statistics.

Last checked: 25 October 2026

Pesticides and pesticide residues – Brazil

Data quality: high Last checked: 25 October 2026

A. What is legally allowed or banned?
A - Pesticides are registered under Law 14.785 of 27 December 2023 (which revoked Law 7.802/1989). Anvisa establishes MRLs in active-ingredient monographs (RDC 571/2021). Paraquat and carbofuran are banned (carbofuran since 2017); carbendazim was banned in 2022 after re-evaluation.
B. What is actually used in production?
B - Not documented by an official use statistic in this profile. PARA data show residues of thiamethoxam, acephate, profenofos and glyphosate among the most frequent irregular findings.
C. Which residues or levels were measured?
C - PARA cycle 2024 (Anvisa): 3,084 samples of 14 plant foods from retail outlets in 88 municipalities; sampling plan designed to represent residue incidence at retail. 25.6% had no detectable residue; 53.7% had residues at or below the MRL; 20.6% were unsatisfactory. 7.9% exceeded an MRL; 14.6% contained a pesticide not permitted for that crop; 0.52% contained a pesticide banned or never registered in Brazil.
D. Which health risks are demonstrated?
D - Anvisa's acute risk assessment found potential acute risk in 12 samples (0.39%). The chronic assessment using 2013-2024 data (345 active ingredients) found no exceedance of the acceptable daily intake.
E. How robust are the data?
E - PARA is a national, consumption-weighted retail survey and is among the more robust programmes in this set. Each cycle covers different foods (14 in 2024), so year-to-year rates are not directly comparable. "Non-compliance" in Brazil includes use on a crop without an MRL, which is not a health exceedance. Brazilian MRLs differ from EU and Codex MRLs.
Indicators
IndicatorValueYearSamplesSampling designScopeSource
Pesticides: samples above the maximum residue level
pest_mrl_exceed_pct
Anvisa PARA cycle 2024 (14 plant foods)
Separate category: 14.6% with a pesticide not permitted for the crop (NPC); 20.6% unsatisfactory in total.
7.9 % of samples above Brazilian MRL20243,084representativeall foodsRS-BR-02
Pesticides: samples with measurable residues
pest_quantified_pct
Anvisa PARA cycle 2024
Calculated as 100% minus the stated 25.6% without detected residue (report text gives 25.6% and 25.7% in two places).
74.4 % of samples with detected residues20243,084representativeall foodsRS-BR-02

Notes on foods

  • Fruit and vegetables: PARA 2024 covered courgette, oats, banana, onion, kale, orange, apple, papaya, maize, cucumber, pear, soy, wheat and grape.
  • Cereals and rice: Oats, maize and wheat (711 cereal samples) were part of PARA 2024; one soy sample contained paraquat.

Sources: RS-BR-02, RS-BR-03

Veterinary medicines and antibiotics – Brazil

Data quality: moderate Last checked: 25 October 2026

A. What is legally allowed or banned?
A - Anvisa sets veterinary drug MRLs (IN 162/2022). Chloramphenicol and nitrofurans are banned for veterinary use (IN 09/2003). Antimicrobials as growth promoters were banned step by step: avoparcin (1998), spiramycin and erythromycin (2012), colistin (2016), tylosin, lincomycin and tiamulin (IN 1/2020). In April 2026 MAPA banned growth-promoting feed additives containing antimicrobials important in human or veterinary medicine (Portaria 1.617/2026) and the use of antimicrobials reserved for human medicine in food animals (Portaria 1.600/2026). Therapeutic use under veterinary responsibility remains legal.
B. What is actually used in production?
B - No national antimicrobial-use figure was found in this profile. The EU audit (2024) noted that farms are not legally required to keep treatment records.
C. Which residues or levels were measured?
C - PNCRC 2025 (MAPA): 9,627 samples from federally inspected establishments, 76 non-compliant (0.79%) across all residues and contaminants. Milk 27/929 (2.91%; mainly moxidectin 16/536, also chloramphenicol 1/536); eggs 20/825 (2.42%; sulfonamides with trimethoprim, florfenicol, fipronil, senduramycin and others); poultry 7/1,638 (0.43%); bovine 11/2,827 (0.39%); swine 9/1,984 (0.45%); farmed fish 1/733 (florfenicol in tilapia).
D. Which health risks are demonstrated?
D - Not assessed in the sources read.
E. How robust are the data?
E - PNCRC samples come only from federally inspected (SIF) plants under an annual plan; it is official monitoring, not a random retail survey, and excludes state- and municipally inspected production. The EU audit judged the system largely reliable for export products but found gaps in method validation and in records of on-farm drug use.
Indicators
IndicatorValueYearSamplesSampling designScopeSource
Veterinary drugs: non-compliant samples
vetdrug_noncompliant_pct
MAPA PNCRC/Animal 2025
Includes pesticides, metals and dioxins as well as veterinary drugs.
0.79 % of samples non-compliant (all residues and contaminants)20259,627targeteddomestic productsRS-BR-04
Veterinary drugs: non-compliant samples
vetdrug_noncompliant_pct
MAPA PNCRC/Animal 2025 - milk
2.91 % of milk samples non-compliant2025929targeteddomestic productsRS-BR-04
Veterinary drugs: non-compliant samples
vetdrug_noncompliant_pct
MAPA PNCRC/Animal 2025 - eggs
2.42 % of egg samples non-compliant2025825targeteddomestic productsRS-BR-04
Veterinary drugs: non-compliant samples
vetdrug_noncompliant_pct
MAPA PNCRC/Animal 2025 - poultry
0.43 % of poultry samples non-compliant20251,638targeteddomestic productsRS-BR-04

Notes on foods

  • Eggs: PNCRC 2025: 20 of 825 egg samples non-compliant (2.42%).
  • Dairy: PNCRC 2025: 27 of 929 milk samples non-compliant (2.91%), mostly moxidectin.
  • Poultry: PNCRC 2025: 7 of 1,638 poultry samples non-compliant (0.43%).
  • Fish and seafood: PNCRC 2025: farmed fish 1/733 (florfenicol, tilapia); farmed shrimp 0/298.

Sources: RS-BR-04, RS-BR-05, RS-BR-06, RS-BR-07

Hormonal growth promoters – Brazil

Data quality: moderate Last checked: 25 October 2026

A. What is legally allowed or banned?
A - Hormonal anabolic substances for growth and weight gain in slaughter cattle are banned (IN 55/2011). Hormonal (thyreostatic, androgenic, oestrogenic, gestagenic) and beta-agonist substances for growth are banned in poultry (IN 17/2004). The EU audit (2024) states that the national ban on hormones and beta-agonists for growth promotion in bovine animals is broadly similar to EU law, but hormones for zootechnical (reproductive) purposes are allowed, including oestradiol 17beta (23 authorised products). For pigs, PNCRC applies a ractopamine limit of 40 ug/kg in liver and 10 ug/kg in muscle, which indicates a permitted use with an MRL; for broilers the reference is "absence".
B. What is actually used in production?
B - Not documented. Use of oestradiol 17beta for reproductive management in cows and heifers is permitted if meat is not destined for the EU (EU audit).
C. Which residues or levels were measured?
C - PNCRC 2025: ractopamine above the limit in 6 of 244 pig samples (2.46%); 1 of 62 broiler liver samples positive for ractopamine; 0 of 153 bovine muscle samples positive for beta-agonists.
D. Which health risks are demonstrated?
D - Not assessed in the sources read.
E. How robust are the data?
E - Targeted official monitoring at SIF plants. The EU audit found that sworn statements on non-use of oestradiol 17beta cannot be verified.

Notes on foods

  • Red meat: Growth-promoting hormones banned in slaughter cattle; ractopamine has an MRL in pigs (PNCRC reference limit).
  • Poultry: Hormones and beta-agonists for growth are banned in poultry (IN 17/2004).

Sources: RS-BR-04, RS-BR-05, RS-BR-06, RS-BR-07

Pathogens (Salmonella, Campylobacter, etc.) – Brazil

Data quality: low Last checked: 25 October 2026

A. What is legally allowed or banned?
A - A 2016 MAPA regulation governs Salmonella control and monitoring in the poultry meat chain (as described in RS-BR-08; text not read).
B. What is actually used in production?
B - Not applicable.
C. Which residues or levels were measured?
C - Official SIF carcass monitoring, March-September 2017: 1,434 randomly sampled chilled chicken carcasses from 140 slaughterhouses; estimated Salmonella spp. prevalence 17.88% (95% CI 14.34-22.05).
D. Which health risks are demonstrated?
D - Not assessed.
E. How robust are the data?
E - Data are from 2017 and refer to Salmonella spp. (all serovars). EU figures usually refer to specific regulated serovars, so values are not directly comparable.
Indicators
IndicatorValueYearSamplesSampling designScopeSource
Salmonella: poultry meat
salmonella_poultry_meat_pct
MAPA/SIF official carcass monitoring
Abstract only.
17.88 % of chilled carcasses positive (Salmonella spp.)20171,434randomdomestic productsRS-BR-08

Notes on foods

  • Poultry: Salmonella spp. on 17.88% of carcasses in 2017 official monitoring.

Sources: RS-BR-08

Controls, imports, recalls, labelling – Brazil

Data quality: moderate Last checked: 25 October 2026

A. What is legally allowed or banned?
A - Federal inspection (SIF) of animal products by MAPA; Anvisa (health surveillance system, Law 9.782/1999) for food at retail. EU-listed residue control plans for bovine, equine, poultry, aquaculture, honey and casings.
B. What is actually used in production?
B - Not applicable.
C. Which residues or levels were measured?
C - Since 2020, four RASFF notifications concerned residues in Brazilian food of animal origin (two beef, two poultry). Brazil exported about 59,000 t of poultry meat to the EU in 2023 (EU audit).
D. Which health risks are demonstrated?
D - Not applicable.
E. How robust are the data?
E - EU audit describes export controls only.

Sources: RS-BR-05, RS-BR-07

Drinking water – Brazil

Data quality: moderate Last checked: 25 October 2026

A. What is legally allowed or banned?
Not researched (national drinking-water standards were outside the scope of this partial profile).
B. What is actually used in production?
Not applicable.
C. Which residues or levels were measured?
WHO/UNICEF JMP via World Bank WDI: safely managed drinking water 88.6% of population (2024); at least basic 100.0% (2024).
D. Which health risks are demonstrated?
Not researched.
E. How robust are the data?
JMP indicators use one international definition and are the only globally comparable figure here. "Safely managed" requires water free from faecal and priority chemical contamination, available when needed and on premises; where water-quality data are missing, JMP may not publish an estimate.
Indicators
IndicatorValueYearSamplesSampling designScopeSource
Safely managed drinking water (WHO/UNICEF)
water_safely_managed_pct
WHO/UNICEF JMP (via World Bank WDI)
National estimate.
88.6 % of population2024–representativeall foodsRS-BR-01

Sources: RS-BR-01

Sources – Brazil (8)
  1. RS-BR-02: Programa de Análise de Resíduos de Agrotóxicos em Alimentos (PARA) - Relatório dos resultados das análises de amostras monitoradas no ciclo 2024 – Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (Anvisa) (2025). https://www.gov.br/anvisa/pt-br/assuntos/agrotoxicos/programa-de-analise-de-residuos-em-alimentos/arquivos/relatorio-para-2024/@@display-file/file (checked, accessed 2026-10-25)
  2. RS-BR-03: Resíduos de agrotóxicos em alimentos registram 20% de não conformidade (press release on PARA cycle 2024) – Anvisa (2025). https://www.gov.br/anvisa/pt-br/assuntos/noticias-anvisa/2025/residuos-de-agrotoxicos-em-alimentos-tem-menor-indice-de-irregularidades (checked, accessed 2026-10-25)
  3. RS-BR-04: Results of the National Plan for Control of Residues and Contaminants - PNCRC 2025 (English version) – Ministério da Agricultura e Pecuária (MAPA) (2026). https://www.gov.br/agricultura/pt-br/assuntos/inspecao/produtos-animal/plano-de-nacional-de-controle-de-residuos-e-contaminantes/para-o-sitio-pncrc-2025-completo-ingles.pdf (checked, accessed 2026-10-25)
  4. RS-BR-05: Plano Nacional de Controle de Resíduos e Contaminantes - PNCRC/Animal (programme page with legal basis and list of annual results) – MAPA (2026). https://www.gov.br/agricultura/pt-br/assuntos/inspecao/produtos-animal/plano-de-nacional-de-controle-de-residuos-e-contaminantes (checked, accessed 2026-10-25)
  5. RS-BR-06: Proibições de aditivos na alimentação animal (list of bans on feed additives, MAPA antimicrobial resistance pages) – MAPA (2026). https://www.gov.br/agricultura/pt-br/assuntos/insumos-agropecuarios/insumos-pecuarios/resistencia-aos-antimicrobianos/legislacao/proibicoes-de-aditivos-na-alimentacao-animal (checked, accessed 2026-10-25)
  6. RS-BR-07: DG(SANTE) 2024-8087 Final report of an audit of Brazil (27 May-14 Jun 2024) to evaluate controls on residues of pharmacologically active substances, pesticides and contaminants in animals and animal products – European Commission, DG Health and Food Safety (2024). https://ec.europa.eu/food/audits-analysis/audit-report/download/16750 (checked, accessed 2026-10-25)
  7. RS-BR-08: Risk Factors and Prevalence of Salmonella spp. in Poultry Carcasses in Slaughterhouses Under Official Veterinary Inspection Service in Brazil (Animals (Basel)) – Brasileiro et al. (2025). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40867706/ (checked, accessed 2026-10-25)
  8. RS-BR-01: World Bank WDI API - SH.H2O.SMDW.ZS and SH.H2O.BASW.ZS for BRA (source: WHO/UNICEF JMP) – World Bank (data from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme) (2026). https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/BRA/indicator/SH.H2O.SMDW.ZS?format=json&per_page=500&date=2018:2025 (checked, accessed 2026-10-25)

International reference framework (Codex, WHO, FAO)

Codex Alimentarius, run by FAO and WHO, sets international food standards: maximum residue limits for pesticides and veterinary drugs, maximum levels for contaminants such as aflatoxins and lead, additive rules and hygiene codes. These standards are voluntary. A country is bound only by its own law, but under WTO rules Codex is the reference point in trade disputes. Codex accepts some hormonal growth promoters and ractopamine; the ractopamine limits were adopted in 2012 by a vote of 69 to 67, and many countries, including the EU and China, still ban it. WHO recommends stopping antibiotic use for growth promotion and for routine prevention in healthy animals; WOAH reports that 22% of reporting countries still allowed growth promoters in 2022. WHO estimates that unsafe food caused about 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths in 2021, with the highest burden in Africa and South-East Asia. There is no international monitoring that measures residues in each country's food; such data come from national programmes.

Research scope: International reference framework: Codex Alimentarius (standards, MRL databases, CAC 2012 report), WHO (antimicrobial guidelines and MIA List, GEMS/Food, Drinking-water Guidelines, foodborne disease burden estimates 2015 and 2026), FAO (JECFA/JMPR, INFOSAN), WOAH ANIMUSE 9th report, WHO/UNICEF JMP and IARC classifications, all read from primary documents in October 2026. These are voluntary references, not laws of any country; they are shown when a country has no researched profile. Not covered or not verifiable: WOAH animal-welfare housing chapters, a 10th ANIMUSE report (not found), the post-2012 Codex status of bovine somatotropin from a primary report, and Codex positions on PFAS (no ML exists).

Last checked: 25 October 2026

Pesticides and pesticide residues – International reference framework (Codex, WHO, FAO)

Data quality: moderate Last checked: 25 October 2026

A. What is legally allowed or banned?
International reference only. Codex texts are voluntary references. They become binding only when a country adopts them into national law. Under the WTO SPS Agreement, measures based on Codex are presumed consistent; stricter national rules are allowed if they are scientifically justified. National law decides what is allowed in a given country. Codex sets maximum residue limits (CXLs) for pesticide/commodity combinations. Scientific basis: the Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues (JMPR, since 1963) evaluates toxicology (acceptable daily intake, acute reference dose) and residue data; the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues proposes the limits; the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) adopts them. The Codex database lists MRLs and extraneous MRLs adopted up to CAC 49 (July 2026). Up to 2024, CAC had adopted 6,453 MRLs and 63 EMRLs. A Codex MRL applies at the point of entry into a country or into trade channels. Codex does not approve or ban pesticide active substances; registration and bans are national decisions.
B. What is actually used in production?
Not documented at the international level. Codex and JMPR do not collect data on actual pesticide use.
C. Which residues or levels were measured?
No international monitoring programme reports MRL exceedance rates. WHO GEMS/Food collects contaminant and residue data submitted voluntarily by national institutions (more than 9 million analytical results in total). These data are not representative samples and are not published as exceedance rates per country.
D. Which health risks are demonstrated?
JMPR derives health-based guidance values (ADI, ARfD) and dietary exposure estimates (IESTI for short-term, IEDI with GEMS/Food cluster diets for long-term intake). Exceeding an MRL is non-compliance with a legal limit; whether it is a health concern depends on estimated intake relative to the ADI/ARfD (the JMPR approach). The 2026 WHO foodborne disease burden estimates did not include pesticide residues because of insufficient data.
E. How robust are the data?
High for the legal reference values (official, current database). There are no globally comparable data on use or residue levels. Country exceedance rates depend on national MRLs, sampling design (random vs risk-based) and laboratory scope, so they cannot be compared with Codex values directly.

Notes on foods

  • Fruit and vegetables: Codex MRLs exist for many fruit and vegetable commodities; national MRLs can be lower or higher.
  • Cereals and rice: Codex MRLs apply to cereal grains as traded (raw agricultural commodity).

Sources: RS-INT-01, RS-INT-02, RS-INT-05, RS-INT-07, RS-INT-36, RS-INT-21, RS-INT-29

Veterinary medicines and antibiotics – International reference framework (Codex, WHO, FAO)

Data quality: moderate Last checked: 25 October 2026

A. What is legally allowed or banned?
International reference only. Codex texts are voluntary references. They become binding only when a country adopts them into national law. Under the WTO SPS Agreement, measures based on Codex are presumed consistent; stricter national rules are allowed if they are scientifically justified. National law decides what is allowed in a given country. Codex MRLs and risk management recommendations (RMRs) for veterinary drug residues are listed in CXM 2-2024, based on JECFA evaluations. RMRs state that there is no safe residue level and that authorities should prevent residues by not using the substance in food-producing animals: carbadox, chloramphenicol, chlorpromazine, dimetridazole, furazolidone, gentian violet, ipronidazole, malachite green, metronidazole, nitrofural, olaquindox, ronidazole and stilbenes. Antimicrobial resistance: Codex CXC 61-2005 (amended 2021) states that responsible use does not include growth promotion with medically important antimicrobials; medically important antimicrobials should be used only for treatment, control or prevention under professional oversight. Codex CXC 54-2004 states antibiotics should not be used in feed for growth promotion without a public health safety assessment. WHO guidelines (2017) recommend an overall reduction in use of medically important antimicrobials in food-producing animals, complete restriction for growth promotion and for prevention in healthy animals (strong recommendations, low-quality evidence), and suggest not using critically important antimicrobials for group control and not using highest-priority ones for treatment (conditional, very low-quality evidence). The WHO MIA List (2024) classes 3rd/4th-generation cephalosporins, quinolones, polymyxins (e.g. colistin) and phosphonic acid derivatives (fosfomycin) as highest priority critically important (HPCIA).
B. What is actually used in production?
WOAH ANIMUSE, 9th report (2025, data year 2022): 70,648 tonnes of antimicrobials reported for animals by 107 participants (adjusted estimate up to 74,035 t). Biomass-adjusted use 89-93 mg/kg (71% of global animal biomass covered); terrestrial food animals 95-98 mg/kg; aquatic 21 mg/kg. Trend panel of 85 participants (62% of biomass): 102 mg/kg in 2020 to 97 mg/kg in 2022 (-5%). Regional changes 2020-2022: Africa -20%, Americas -4%, Europe -23%, Asia-Pacific -2%, Middle East +43% (Middle East participants cover only 17% of the region's biomass). Tetracyclines (28.29%) and penicillins (17.75%) were the largest classes; fluoroquinolones 3.7%, polymyxins 1.8%, 3rd/4th-gen cephalosporins 0.9%. In 2022, 34 of 157 Members (22%) still reported antimicrobial growth promoter use; 112 (71%) reported it is no longer authorised. Colistin as a growth promoter was still reported by 8 participants. Regional mg/kg levels by country are not published in the report; only 38 of 111 quantitative reporters made national reports public, and 39 Members had public reports on the ANIMUSE portal by January 2025.
C. Which residues or levels were measured?
No international programme measures veterinary drug residues in food. Residue monitoring is national (see country profiles). Codex CXG 71-2009 gives guidance for designing national residue control programmes.
D. Which health risks are demonstrated?
JECFA evaluations (ADI, recommended MRLs) are the scientific basis of Codex veterinary drug MRLs. WHO (2017) systematic reviews: where antimicrobial use in animals was restricted, AMR prevalence in animal bacteria was 10-20% lower and multidrug resistance 24-32% lower; in humans (13 studies meta-analysed) AMR prevalence was 24% lower in intervention groups. The 2026 WHO foodborne disease estimates did not include antimicrobial-resistant bacteria because of insufficient data.
E. How robust are the data?
ANIMUSE data are mostly sales and import data, not farm-level use. Coverage differs by region; participants and methods change between years. mg/kg biomass values are estimates; WOAH reports ranges. Country-level data are public only for Members that choose to publish.
Indicators
IndicatorValueYearSamplesSampling designScopeSource
Antimicrobial sales, animals (mg/kg biomass)
amu_mg_per_kg_biomass
WOAH ANIMUSE 9th report - trend panel
Global, 85 participants reporting 2020-2022 consistently, 62% of global animal biomass; mostly sales/import data. 2020 value: 102 mg/kg. n = number of participating countries/territories, not samples.
97 mg antimicrobial per kg estimated animal biomass202285mixedall foodsRS-INT-24
Antimicrobial sales, animals (mg/kg biomass)
amu_mg_per_kg_biomass
WOAH ANIMUSE 9th report - 2022 cross-section
Global range 89-93 mg/kg depending on coverage adjustment; 107 participants, 71% of global animal biomass; food-producing animals only. 'value' is the lower bound, 'value_upper' the upper bound.
89 mg antimicrobial per kg estimated animal biomass (range)2022107mixedall foodsRS-INT-24
Antimicrobial sales, animals (tonnes)
amu_tonnes
WOAH ANIMUSE 9th report
Reported total; WOAH's coverage-adjusted estimate is up to 74,035 t. n = participants.
70648 tonnes of antimicrobial agents (reported)2022107mixedall foodsRS-INT-24
Countries using growth promoters (share)
agp_use_members_pct
WOAH ANIMUSE 9th report
34 of 157 participants; self-reported legal/practice status, not measured use.
22 % of WOAH reporting Members still using antimicrobial growth promoters2022157mixedall foodsRS-INT-24

Notes on foods

  • Poultry: Codex/WHO texts apply to all food animals; WHO 2017 recommends no routine preventive use in healthy flocks.
  • Fish and seafood: WOAH 2022: aquatic food animals 21 mg/kg; fluoroquinolones were 15.8% of aquatic use (3.9 mg/kg). Codex RMR: malachite green and gentian violet should not be used.

Sources: RS-INT-08, RS-INT-10, RS-INT-11, RS-INT-17, RS-INT-18, RS-INT-19, RS-INT-20, RS-INT-24, RS-INT-35, RS-INT-29

Hormonal growth promoters – International reference framework (Codex, WHO, FAO)

Data quality: high Last checked: 25 October 2026

A. What is legally allowed or banned?
International reference only. Codex texts are voluntary references. They become binding only when a country adopts them into national law. Under the WTO SPS Agreement, measures based on Codex are presumed consistent; stricter national rules are allowed if they are scientifically justified. National law decides what is allowed in a given country. Codex (CXM 2-2024) treats several hormonal growth promoters as acceptable when used according to good practice: estradiol-17beta, progesterone and testosterone in cattle have MRL 'unnecessary' (JECFA: residues from growth-promoter use are unlikely to pose a hazard). Numeric MRLs exist for trenbolone acetate (cattle muscle 2, liver 10 ug/kg), zeranol (muscle 2, liver 10 ug/kg) and melengestrol acetate (muscle 1, liver 10, kidney 2, fat 18 ug/kg). Beta-agonists: ractopamine MRLs for cattle and pigs (muscle 10, liver 40, kidney 90, fat 10 ug/kg; ADI 0-1 ug/kg bw) were adopted at CAC 35 in July 2012 by secret ballot, 69 votes to 67 with 7 abstentions, without consensus; China, Norway and the EU recorded opposition and the EU stated its ban would remain. Zilpaterol MRLs for cattle (kidney 3.3, liver 3.5, muscle 0.5 ug/kg) were adopted at CAC 46 (2023). Stilbenes (e.g. diethylstilbestrol): Codex RMR - no safe level, should not be used. Somatotropins: porcine somatotropin ADI/MRL 'not specified' (CAC 26, 2003). Draft MRLs for bovine somatotropin (bST/rbST, dairy) were 'held at Step 8' since 1999 according to the 2012 CAC report; CXM 2-2024 contains no bST MRL. Codex MRLs do not oblige any country to permit these substances. In the WTO EC-Hormones dispute (DS26), the Appellate Body (1998) found the EC import ban inconsistent with SPS Article 5.1 (risk assessment), but the ban remained part of EU law.
B. What is actually used in production?
Not documented internationally. Use of hormonal implants, beta-agonists and bST is authorised in some countries and banned in others (see country profiles).
C. Which residues or levels were measured?
No international residue monitoring. National programmes test for hormones and beta-agonists.
D. Which health risks are demonstrated?
JECFA evaluations underpin the Codex values (e.g. ractopamine ADI 0-1 ug/kg bw; estradiol-17beta ADI 0-0.05 ug/kg bw). At CAC 35 (2012) the EU delegation stated that EFSA had concluded the data were insufficient to propose ractopamine MRLs and that risks to human health had not been sufficiently ruled out. This profile records the positions; it does not resolve the scientific disagreement.
E. How robust are the data?
High for the legal status of Codex texts (primary documents). The scientific assessment differs between JECFA and some national authorities; the ractopamine standard was adopted by a narrow vote, not by consensus.

Notes on foods

  • Red meat: Codex values exist for hormonal growth promoters and ractopamine/zilpaterol in cattle (and ractopamine in pigs).
  • Dairy: No Codex MRL for bovine somatotropin (rbST) as of CXM 2-2024.
  • Poultry: Codex lists no hormonal growth promoter MRLs for poultry.

Sources: RS-INT-08, RS-INT-09, RS-INT-05, RS-INT-06, RS-INT-35

Contaminants (heavy metals, PFAS, PCBs, dioxins, nitrate) – International reference framework (Codex, WHO, FAO)

Data quality: moderate Last checked: 25 October 2026

A. What is legally allowed or banned?
International reference only. Codex texts are voluntary references. They become binding only when a country adopts them into national law. Under the WTO SPS Agreement, measures based on Codex are presumed consistent; stricter national rules are allowed if they are scientifically justified. National law decides what is allowed in a given country. Codex General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Food and Feed (CXS 193-1995, last amended 2025) lists maximum levels for international trade. Examples (mg/kg): lead - milk 0.02, meat of cattle/pigs/sheep 0.1, poultry meat 0.1, fish 0.3, cereal grains 0.2, leafy vegetables 0.3, fruiting vegetables 0.05, infant formula 0.01; inorganic arsenic - husked rice 0.35, polished rice 0.2; methylmercury - tuna 1.2, shark 1.6, marlin 1.7, alfonsino 1.5, orange roughy 0.8, pink cusk-eel 1.0. CXS 193 contains no maximum levels for dioxins, PCBs or PFAS; Codex has a code of practice to reduce dioxins and PCBs in food and feed (CXC 62-2006) and to reduce lead (CXC 56-2004) and arsenic in rice (CXC 77-2017).
B. What is actually used in production?
Not applicable (contaminants are not intentionally used).
C. Which residues or levels were measured?
WHO GEMS/Food holds more than 9 million analytical results submitted by national institutions (records by region, e.g. WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region 15,064 in total, none added in the past year as of the access date). The data can be browsed online but are not representative surveys and are not summarised as national compliance rates.
D. Which health risks are demonstrated?
JECFA withdrew its tolerable weekly intakes for lead and inorganic arsenic in 2010 because they were no longer considered health-protective (lead: IQ and blood-pressure effects; inorganic arsenic: lung cancer BMDL). WHO 2026 foodborne disease estimates (data year 2021): chemical hazards accounted for 73% of foodborne deaths, mostly inorganic arsenic (42%) and lead (31%); inorganic arsenic and lead were among the leading causes of foodborne DALYs. PFAS were not included for lack of data. IARC classifies TCDD dioxin and PCB-126 in Group 1 (Volume 100F).
E. How robust are the data?
Codex MLs: high (primary text). Burden estimates: model-based with wide uncertainty intervals. GEMS/Food data: heterogeneous, non-representative.
Indicators
IndicatorValueYearSamplesSampling designScopeSource
Share of chemical causes in foodborne deaths
fbd_chemical_deaths_share_pct
WHO foodborne disease burden estimates, 2026 edition
Global model-based estimate (not a sampling result); 9 chemical hazards included; inorganic arsenic 42% and lead 31% of chemical-related deaths.
73 % of foodborne deaths due to chemical hazards2021–mixedall foodsRS-INT-29

Notes on foods

  • Fish and seafood: Codex methylmercury MLs apply to specific large predatory species; lead ML for fish 0.3 mg/kg.
  • Cereals and rice: Codex inorganic arsenic ML: polished rice 0.2 mg/kg, husked rice 0.35 mg/kg.
  • Dairy: Codex lead ML for milk 0.02 mg/kg.

Sources: RS-INT-12, RS-INT-41, RS-INT-21, RS-INT-22, RS-INT-29, RS-INT-31, RS-INT-33

Mycotoxins (mould toxins) – International reference framework (Codex, WHO, FAO)

Data quality: moderate Last checked: 25 October 2026

A. What is legally allowed or banned?
International reference only. Codex texts are voluntary references. They become binding only when a country adopts them into national law. Under the WTO SPS Agreement, measures based on Codex are presumed consistent; stricter national rules are allowed if they are scientifically justified. National law decides what is allowed in a given country. CXS 193-1995: aflatoxin M1 in milk 0.5 ug/kg. Total aflatoxins (ug/kg): almonds, hazelnuts, pistachios, Brazil nuts 10 (ready-to-eat) / 15 (for further processing); peanuts for further processing 15; dried figs 10; chili pepper and nutmeg 20; maize grain for further processing 15; maize flour/meal 10; husked rice 20; polished rice 5; sorghum for further processing 10; cereal-based foods for infants and young children 5. MLs also exist for deoxynivalenol, fumonisins, ochratoxin A and patulin. Codex codes of practice cover aflatoxin B1 in feed for dairy animals (CXC 45-1997), peanuts (CXC 55-2004), tree nuts (CXC 59-2005), cereals (CXC 51-2003), dried figs and spices.
B. What is actually used in production?
Not applicable.
C. Which residues or levels were measured?
GEMS/Food holds about 1.09 million total-aflatoxin records and about 0.19 million aflatoxin B1 records (all regions, voluntarily submitted). No representative global prevalence figure exists.
D. Which health risks are demonstrated?
IARC classifies aflatoxins as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1; Monographs Volume 100F). JECFA (2001), cited in CXS 193: the additional liver-cancer risk predicted with aflatoxin M1 limits of 0.05 or 0.5 ug/kg is very small; hepatitis B carriers might benefit from lower aflatoxin intake. The 2026 WHO burden estimates excluded growth impairment from aflatoxin exposure.
E. How robust are the data?
Codex MLs: high. Occurrence data: not representative; strong regional and climatic variation.

Notes on foods

  • Dairy: Codex aflatoxin M1 ML 0.5 ug/kg in milk; national limits can be lower (see country profiles).
  • Legumes and nuts: Codex total aflatoxin MLs 10-15 ug/kg for tree nuts and peanuts depending on processing.
  • Cereals and rice: Codex total aflatoxin MLs for maize (15 / 10 ug/kg) and rice (20 husked / 5 polished).

Sources: RS-INT-12, RS-INT-41, RS-INT-21, RS-INT-33, RS-INT-29

Pathogens (Salmonella, Campylobacter, etc.) – International reference framework (Codex, WHO, FAO)

Data quality: moderate Last checked: 25 October 2026

A. What is legally allowed or banned?
International reference only. Codex texts are voluntary references. They become binding only when a country adopts them into national law. Under the WTO SPS Agreement, measures based on Codex are presumed consistent; stricter national rules are allowed if they are scientifically justified. National law decides what is allowed in a given country. Codex General Principles of Food Hygiene (CXC 1-1969, revised 2020 and 2022) set out good hygiene practice and HACCP. Specific codes and guidelines: Campylobacter and Salmonella in chicken meat (CXG 78-2011, farm-to-consumption approach without numeric targets), eggs and egg products (CXC 15-1976, rev. 2007: Salmonella Enteritidis monitoring and vaccination may reduce risk where SE is associated with poultry or eggs), meat hygiene (CXC 58-2005), milk and milk products (CXC 57-2004), fresh fruits and vegetables (CXC 53-2003), Listeria monocytogenes (CXG 61-2007), STEC in beef, leafy vegetables, raw milk and sprouts (CXG 99-2023). JEMRA provides microbiological risk assessments.
B. What is actually used in production?
Not documented internationally; control programmes are national.
C. Which residues or levels were measured?
No international prevalence monitoring of pathogens in food. WHO burden estimates (2026 edition, data year 2021, 42 hazards): 866 million illnesses (95% UI 680-1090 million), 1.52 million deaths (0.783-2.51 million), 57.1 million DALYs (39.4-81.1 million). Biological hazards caused about 860 million illnesses. Non-typhoidal Salmonella enterica, inorganic arsenic and lead caused the most DALYs. Children under 5 (9% of the population) had nearly one third of cases. The first WHO estimates (2015, data year 2010, 31 hazards) gave 33 million DALYs; WHO states the 2026 edition supersedes all earlier estimates. National estimates for every WHO Member State are available in the WHO Global Health Observatory.
D. Which health risks are demonstrated?
Foodborne disease burden is highest in the African and South-East Asia regions (nearly three quarters of illnesses, 60% of deaths). WHO states many cases could be prevented by improved water, sanitation and hygiene, pasteurisation and access to health care.
E. How robust are the data?
Burden estimates are model-based (systematic reviews, meta-regression, expert elicitation for foodborne attribution) with wide uncertainty. They are not measured case counts and should not be ranked against national surveillance numbers. Many hazards (e.g. AMR bacteria) are not included.
Indicators
IndicatorValueYearSamplesSampling designScopeSource
Foodborne illnesses (million)
fbd_illnesses_million
WHO foodborne disease burden estimates, 2026 edition (FERG)
Global model-based estimate, 42 hazards; 95% UI 680-1090 million.
866 million foodborne illnesses per year2021–mixedall foodsRS-INT-31
Foodborne deaths (million)
fbd_deaths_million
WHO foodborne disease burden estimates, 2026 edition (FERG)
Global model-based estimate, 42 hazards; 95% UI 0.783-2.51 million.
1.52 million foodborne deaths per year2021–mixedall foodsRS-INT-31
Foodborne disease burden (DALYs, million)
fbd_dalys_million
WHO foodborne disease burden estimates, 2026 edition (FERG)
Global model-based estimate, 42 hazards; 95% UI 39.4-81.1 million.
57.1 million DALYs2021–mixedall foodsRS-INT-31
Foodborne disease burden (DALYs, million)
fbd_dalys_million
WHO FERG first estimates (2015)
31 hazards; superseded by the 2026 edition and not directly comparable (different hazard set and methods).
33 million DALYs2010–mixedall foodsRS-INT-27

Notes on foods

  • Poultry: Codex CXG 78-2011 targets Campylobacter and Salmonella in chicken meat; no numeric international targets.
  • Eggs: Codex CXC 15-1976 (rev. 2007) addresses Salmonella Enteritidis control incl. vaccination.
  • Fruit and vegetables: Codex CXC 53-2003 and CXG 99-2023 (STEC in leafy vegetables and sprouts).

Sources: RS-INT-41, RS-INT-14, RS-INT-15, RS-INT-16, RS-INT-04, RS-INT-27, RS-INT-28, RS-INT-29, RS-INT-30, RS-INT-31

Additives and processing – International reference framework (Codex, WHO, FAO)

Data quality: high Last checked: 25 October 2026

A. What is legally allowed or banned?
International reference only. Codex texts are voluntary references. They become binding only when a country adopts them into national law. Under the WTO SPS Agreement, measures based on Codex are presumed consistent; stricter national rules are allowed if they are scientifically justified. National law decides what is allowed in a given country. Codex General Standard for Food Additives (GSFA, CXS 192-1995, revised up to 2026): only listed additives are recognised as suitable under the standard; an additive is considered only if JECFA has assigned an ADI (or found it safe on other criteria) and Codex has given it an INS number. Use levels are set per food category. Countries keep their own positive lists, which can be narrower or wider.
B. What is actually used in production?
Not documented internationally.
C. Which residues or levels were measured?
No international monitoring of additive use levels; JECFA estimates intake when evaluating additives.
D. Which health risks are demonstrated?
Aspartame (INS 951): IARC (2023) classified it as possibly carcinogenic to humans (Group 2B, limited evidence); JECFA (2023) kept the ADI of 0-40 mg/kg bw. IARC classifications describe strength of evidence for hazard, not the size of risk. Processed meat (a processing category, not an additive): IARC Group 1 (colorectal cancer; about 18% higher risk per 50 g eaten daily). Red meat: IARC Group 2A. These are listed here as international reference classifications; claim-level evidence is handled in the project's study files.
E. How robust are the data?
High for the legal reference (primary text). IARC and JECFA answer different questions (hazard vs risk at given intake).

Notes on foods

  • Red meat: IARC: processed meat Group 1, red meat Group 2A (2015, Monographs Vol. 114).

Sources: RS-INT-13, RS-INT-39, RS-INT-34, RS-INT-32, RS-INT-35

Animal husbandry and feed – International reference framework (Codex, WHO, FAO)

Data quality: low Last checked: 25 October 2026

A. What is legally allowed or banned?
International reference only. Codex texts are voluntary references. They become binding only when a country adopts them into national law. Under the WTO SPS Agreement, measures based on Codex are presumed consistent; stricter national rules are allowed if they are scientifically justified. National law decides what is allowed in a given country. Codex Code of Practice on Good Animal Feeding (CXC 54-2004, amended 2024): antibiotics should not be used in feed for growth promotion without a public health safety assessment; animal products that could carry the BSE agent should not be fed to ruminants; undesirable substances (e.g. mycotoxins, contaminants) in feed should be identified and minimised; feed traceability and records. CXS 193 includes feed MLs only where transfer to food of animal origin is relevant. Aflatoxin B1 in feed for dairy animals is covered by CXC 45-1997. WOAH standards: the Terrestrial Code chapter 6.10 on responsible and prudent use of antimicrobials (cited in the ANIMUSE report). WOAH animal-welfare chapters on housing (e.g. cages) were not verified in this research.
B. What is actually used in production?
WOAH ANIMUSE (2022 data): 22% of reporting Members still allowed or used antimicrobial growth promoters; most reported were bacitracin, tylosin and avilamycin.
C. Which residues or levels were measured?
Not documented internationally.
D. Which health risks are demonstrated?
See vet_drugs (antimicrobial resistance) and mycotoxins (aflatoxin M1 transfer from feed to milk).
E. How robust are the data?
Codex text: high. No international data on housing systems or feed compliance.

Notes on foods

  • Dairy: Aflatoxin B1 in dairy feed transfers to milk as aflatoxin M1 (CXC 45-1997; CXS 193).

Sources: RS-INT-17, RS-INT-12, RS-INT-24

Controls, imports, recalls, labelling – International reference framework (Codex, WHO, FAO)

Data quality: moderate Last checked: 25 October 2026

A. What is legally allowed or banned?
International reference only. Codex texts are voluntary references. They become binding only when a country adopts them into national law. Under the WTO SPS Agreement, measures based on Codex are presumed consistent; stricter national rules are allowed if they are scientifically justified. National law decides what is allowed in a given country. Codex texts on food import and export inspection and certification (e.g. CXG 20-1995, CXG 26-1997, equivalence CXG 53-2003, traceability CXG 60-2006) guide national control systems. There is no international food inspection authority: official controls, recalls and border checks are national. INFOSAN (FAO/WHO) is a voluntary network of national food safety authorities from almost all FAO and WHO members; it shares information on incidents involving internationally traded food. WTO SPS Agreement: Codex standards are the benchmark for food-safety measures in trade disputes.
B. What is actually used in production?
Not applicable.
C. Which residues or levels were measured?
INFOSAN does not publish per-country alert statistics comparable to RASFF. Not documented.
D. Which health risks are demonstrated?
Not applicable.
E. How robust are the data?
Codex and WTO texts: high. Implementation varies by country.

Sources: RS-INT-05, RS-INT-03, RS-INT-41, RS-INT-38, RS-INT-37

Drinking water – International reference framework (Codex, WHO, FAO)

Data quality: high Last checked: 25 October 2026

A. What is legally allowed or banned?
International reference only. WHO Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality (4th edition incorporating the 1st and 2nd addenda, 2022) are a scientific starting point for national standards; WHO does not promote a single international standard. Selected guideline values: E. coli or thermotolerant coliforms not detectable in any 100 ml sample; arsenic 0.01 mg/l (provisional); lead 0.01 mg/l (provisional); cadmium 0.003 mg/l; nitrate 50 mg/l (as NO3-); nitrite 3 mg/l (as NO2-). WHO recommends water safety plans and independent surveillance. Codex CXC 48-2001 covers hygiene of bottled/packaged drinking water.
B. What is actually used in production?
WHO/UNICEF JMP defines 'safely managed' drinking water as water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination. Global 2024: 73.7% of the population used safely managed drinking water (WHO GHO); JMP states 1 in 4 people (2.1 billion) still lack it, including 106 million drinking untreated surface water. Urban 83.5%, rural 60.5%.
C. Which residues or levels were measured?
JMP estimates combine household surveys, censuses and administrative or regulatory data; water quality testing is included in some household surveys (e.g. MICS). Country-level data are published at washdata.org/data and in the WHO Global Health Observatory.
D. Which health risks are demonstrated?
WHO (2026) states that many foodborne illnesses and deaths could be prevented with measures including improved water, sanitation and hygiene. GDWQ guideline values are health-based (e.g. nitrate 50 mg/l based on short-term effects).
E. How robust are the data?
JMP is the globally comparable reference (one definition for all countries). Estimates are modelled; the water-quality component is missing or estimated for many countries.
Indicators
IndicatorValueYearSamplesSampling designScopeSource
Safely managed drinking water (WHO/UNICEF)
water_safely_managed_pct
WHO/UNICEF JMP (via WHO GHO, indicator WSH_WATER_SAFELY_MANAGED)
Global modelled estimate (GHO value 73.735). World Bank WDI world aggregate: 73.67%. JMP text: '1 in 4 ... still lack access'.
73.7 % of population using safely managed drinking water2024–mixedall foodsRS-INT-26

Sources: RS-INT-23, RS-INT-41, RS-INT-25, RS-INT-26, RS-INT-40, RS-INT-29

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