Below are some reading suggestions regarding Brazilian legislation (search for the specific legislation of your country)
Laws:
Brazil –Standardization, classification, registration, inspection, production, and control of beverages, authorizes the creation of the Intersectoral Beverage Commission, and provides other measures. Law no 8.918, de 14 de julho de 1994 – http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/leis/l8918.htm
Brasil – Restrictions on the use and advertising of tobacco products, alcoholic beverages, medicines, therapies, and agricultural pesticides. Law no 9.294, de 15 de julho de 1996. https://www.planalto.gov.br/CCIVIL_03/////Leis/L9294.htm
Decrees:
Brazil – Standardization, classification, registration, inspection, production, and control of beverages: Decree no 6.871, de 4 de junho de 2009 – http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_ato2007-2010/2009/decreto/d6871.htm
Brasil – Establishes basic regulations on food – Decree-Law-lei n. 986, de 21 de outubro de 1969 – http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/decreto-lei/del0986.htm
Ordinances:
Brasil – Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Supply. Ordinance nº 368, de 04 de setembro de 1997. Good Manufacturing Practices.. https://www.gov.br/agricultura/pt-br/assuntos/inspecao/produtos-animal/empresario/Portaria_368.1997.pdf/view
Normative Instructions:
Brazil – Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Supply. Normative Instruction No. 72, of November 16, 2018. Approves the requirements and administrative procedures for the registration of establishments and products classified as beverages and acetic fermented products – https://www.in.gov.br/materia/-/asset_publisher/Kujrw0TZC2Mb/content/id/52490927/do1-2018-11-29-instrucao-normativa-n-72-de-16-de-novembro-de-2018-52490784
Brazil – Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Supply. Normative Instruction No. 81, of December 19, 2018. Approves the technical regulation of identity and quality and the procedures for the use in Animal Feed of Co-products from the Human and Animal Food Industry, as per this Normative Instruction and Annexes I and II – https://pesquisa.in.gov.br/imprensa/jsp/visualiza/index.jsp?data=20/12/2018&jornal=515&pagina=17
Brazil – Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Supply. Standards of identity and quality for brewery products – Normative Instruction No. 65, of December 10, 2019 – https://www.in.gov.br/en/web/dou/-/instrucao-normativa-n-65-de-10-de-dezembro-de-2019-232666262
Brazil – Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Supply. Nutritional labeling on packaged foods. – Normative Instruction No. 75, of October 8, 2020 – https://www.in.gov.br/en/web/dou/-/instrucao-normativa-in-n-75-de-8-de-outubro-de-2020-282071143
Brazil – Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Supply. Normative Instruction No. 63, of November 27, 2020. Amends Normative Instruction No. 65, of December 10, 2019, which establishes the Standards of Identity and Quality for Brewery Products. https://pesquisa.in.gov.br/imprensa/jsp/visualiza/index.jsp?data=03/12/2020&jornal=515&pagina=1
Brazil – Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Supply. Normative Instruction No. 160, of July 1, 2022. Establishes the maximum tolerable limits (LMT) of contaminants in food. https://antigo.anvisa.gov.br/documents/10181/6503739/%281%29IN_160_2022_COMP.pdf/8510c2f3-1093-4ef3-891c-c6abc142e788
Brazil – Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Supply. Normative Instruction No. 211, of March 1, 2023. Establishes the technological functions, maximum limits, and conditions of use for food additives and processing aids authorized for use in foods. https://antigo.anvisa.gov.br/documents/10181/6561857/IN_211_2023_.pdf/108ca468-25bb-4d32-9e6b-3d96e4858140
Resolutions of Anvisa’s Collegiate Board:
Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) applied to Food Producers/Processors – Resolution of the Collegiate Board – RDC No. 275, of October 21, 2002. https://bvsms.saude.gov.br/bvs/saudelegis/anvisa/2002/anexos/anexo_res0275_21_10_2002_rep.pdf
Processing aids for beer production – Resolution of the Collegiate Board – RDC No. 64, of November 29, 2011. https://bvsms.saude.gov.br/bvs/saudelegis/anvisa/2011/res0064_29_11_2011.html
Food additives for beer production – Resolution of the Collegiate Board – RDC No. 65, of November 29, 2011. https://bvsms.saude.gov.br/bvs/saudelegis/anvisa/2011/res0065_29_11_2011.html
Nutritional labeling of packaged foods – Resolution of the Collegiate Board – RDC No. 429, of October 8, 2020. https://bvsms.saude.gov.br/bvs/saudelegis/anvisa/2020/RDC_429_2020_.pdf
Labeling of packaged foods – Resolution of the Collegiate Board – RDC No. 727, of July 1, 2022. https://antigo.anvisa.gov.br/documents/10181/2718376/RDC_727_2022_.pdf
Enzymes and enzyme preparations – Resolution of the Collegiate Board – RDC No. 728, of July 1, 2022. https://antigo.anvisa.gov.br/documents/10181/6504113/%282%29RDC_728_2022_COMP.pdf/aa29c8cc-3636-4cd5-bc07-2f9c335a01ad
ABNT Standard
ABNT NBR 17098:2024
Read more about the laws involved in craft beer production at: The Laws of Craft Beer in Brazil: A Study of the Constitutionality and Validity of the Norms