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O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a rotulagem e as informações nutricionais de bebidas lácteas comercializadas em supermercados de Fortaleza, CE. Foram adquiridas 50 bebidas lácteas sendo analisadas por meio de uma ficha de avaliação de rotulagem padronizada contendo todos os itens exigidos na legislação brasileira RDC nº259/02, Instrução normativa nº22/05, Lei nº10.674/03, RDC nº359/03 e RDC nº360/03. Os resultados obtidos demonstraram que 82% dos rótulos das bebidas lácteas fermentadas estavam em conformidade com as legislações, enquanto 18% dos rótulos analisados estavam incompletos ou apresentando erroneamente uma ou mais informações de caráter obrigatório. Assim, se faz necessário uma maior fiscalização por parte dos órgãos responsáveis e adoção de políticas educativas para os consumidores, possibilitando denunciar irregularidades.
The purpose of this work was to evaluate the labeling and nutritional information of dairy beverages sold in supermarkets of Fortaleza, Ceará. 50 dairy beverages were bought been analyzed using a standardized labeling evaluation sheet containing all the items required by Brazilian law, according the RDC nº259/02, Normative Instruction nº 22/05, Law nº10.674/03, RDC nº 359/03 and RDC nº360/03. The analysis showed that 82% of the fermented dairy beverages labels comply to requirements, while 18% were incomplete or with wrong informations in required items. This non conformity were from required items and the lack of that information would hurt the choice of the productor bring risk to the consumer's health. So it is necessary a greater supervision from responsible agencies and adoption of education policies for consumers to allow them to report Irregularities.
Assuntos
Informação Nutricional , Laticínios , Rotulagem de Alimentos/legislação & jurisprudência , Análise de AlimentosRESUMO
O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a rotulagem e as informações nutricionais de bebidas lácteas comercializadas em supermercados de Fortaleza, CE. Foram adquiridas 50 bebidas lácteas sendo analisadas por meio de uma ficha de avaliação de rotulagem padronizada contendo todos os itens exigidos na legislação brasileira RDC nº259/02, Instrução normativa nº22/05, Lei nº10.674/03, RDC n°359/03 e RDC n°360/03. Os resultados obtidos demonstraram que 82% dos rótulos das bebidas lácteas fermentadas estavam em conformidade com as legislações, enquanto 18% dos rótulos analisados estavam incompletos ou apresentando erroneamente uma ou mais informações de caráter obrigatório. Assim, se faz necessário uma maior fiscalização por parte dos órgãos responsáveis e adoção de políticas educativas para os consumidores, possibilitando denunciar irregularidades
The purpose of this work was to evaluate the labeling and nutritional information of dairy beverages sold in supermarkets of Fortaleza, Ceará. 50 dairy beverages were bought been analyzed using a standardized labeling evaluation sheet containing all the items required by Brazilian law, according the RDC nº259/02, Normative Instruction nº. 22/05, Law nº10.674/03, RDC n° 359/03 and RDC nº360/03. The analysis showed that 82% of the fermented dairy beverages labels comply to requirements, while 18% were incomplete or with wrong informations in required items. This nonconformity were from required items and the lack of that information would hurt the choice of the product or bring risk to the consumer's health. So it is necessary a greater supervision from responsible agencies and adoption of education policies for consumers to allow them to report Irregularities
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OBJECTIVES: Perchlorate is an emerging contaminant that is found everywhere, including various foods. Perchlorate is known to disturb the production of thyroid hormones and leads to mental disorders in fetuses and infants, as well as metabolic problems in adults. In this study, we attempted to establish an LC-MS/MS method for measuring perchlorate in dairy products and used this developed method to investigate perchlorate levels in Korean milk and yogurt samples. METHODS: The developed method of perchlorate analysis requires a shaker and 1% acetic acid/acetonitrile as the extracting solvent. Briefly, the samples were extracted and then centrifuged (4000 rpm, 1hour), and the supernatant was then passed through a Envitrade mark Carb SPE cartridge that had been prewashed sequentially with 6 mL of acetonitrile and 6 mL of 1% acetic acid in water. The final volume of the sample extract was adjusted to 40 mL with reagent water and the final sample was filtered through a 0.20-microm pore size PTFE (Polytetrafluoroethylene) syringe filter prior to LC-MS/MS. RESULTS: The average levels of perchlorate in milk and yogurt samples were 5.63 +/- 3.49 microg/L and 3.65 +/- 2.42 microg/L, respectively. The perchlorate levels observed in milk samples in this study were similar to those reported from China, Japan, and the United States. CONCLUSIONS: The exposure of Koreans to perchlorate through the consumption of dairy products was calculated based on the results of this study. For all age groups, the calculated exposure to perchlorate was below the reference of dose (0.7 microg/kg-day) proposed by the National Academy of Science, USA, but the perchlorate exposure of children was higher than that of adults. Therefore, further investigation of perchlorate in other food samples is needed to enable a more exact assessment of exposure of children to perchlorate.