- Milk formula was impacted by new legislation banning advertising for products deemed to pose competition to breastfeeding. This legislation also banned price promotions and photos, drawings or text, while labels must highlight ages the product targets, preparation and hygiene measures and risks of improper preparation.
- Brazil finalized the National Policy on Solid Waste in 2010 to reduce the total volume of waste produced nationally and increase sustainability of solid waste management from a local to a national level. The main categories covered are tires; batteries; residues and packaging of agrochemicals; fluorescent, mercury and sodium vapor lamps; automotive lubricant oils; electronic equipment and computer parts and consumer appliances, among others.
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