Brazil's Anvisa spreads wings further with German health protection research collaboration
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Brazil’s healthcare products regulatory agency (Anvisa) and Germany’s federal institute for risk assessment (BfR) have agreed to work together in the field of risk assessment related to health protection. The two bodies signed a research collaboration and information-sharing agreement on 24 May, in a move that reflects the growing international reach and influence of Anvisa’s work. The BfR’s remit is to identify and assess existing and new health risks posed by products, substances and foodstuffs; it reports to Germany’s food, agriculture and consumer protection ministry (BMELV), but provides scientific advice to the relevant federal ministries.