2007
DOI: 10.1590/s1020-49892007001100012
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Experiências internacionais de regulamentação das alegações de saúde em rótulos de alimentos

Abstract: With ever-increasing frequency, consumers are seeking information on the foods they eat. Food labels are an important source of this type of information, and the Codex Alimentarius, created by the World Health Organization and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, provides a global reference for coordinated food quality and identification standards. The Codex Alimentarius agenda includes nutritional information and "health claims," which are defined as any representation that states, sug… Show more

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“…Currently, the attributes related to health can be important for the choice of foods by the consumers (SANCHES, 2007). Food labels are an important source of this type of information since they provide nutritional information about nutrient contents and health benefits (COUTINHO; RECINE, 2007).…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Currently, the attributes related to health can be important for the choice of foods by the consumers (SANCHES, 2007). Food labels are an important source of this type of information since they provide nutritional information about nutrient contents and health benefits (COUTINHO; RECINE, 2007).…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It is entitled as the General Food Law Regulation. They also created an agency to discuss the nutritional labeling and its health allegations (COUTINHO;RECINE, 2007). It was set up in the same year as the General Food Law Regulation, following a series of food crises in the late 1990s to be a source of scientific advice and communication on risks associated with the food chain.…”
Section: International Legislationsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Garantindo, dessa forma, a segurança alimentar e nutricional de seus consumidores e a orientação adequada, por parte dos profissionais de saúde, evitando que haja, dessa forma, confusão quanto a real natureza, composição, procedência, tipo, qualidade, quantidade, validade, rendimento ou forma de uso do alimento 11 reduzindo o risco de doenças relacionadas à alimentação e à nutrição. 12 Conforme o Instituto Brasileiro de Defesa do Consumidor (IDEC), aproximadamente 20% dos alimentos apresentam informações em desacordo com a legislação brasileira, demonstrando uma situação alarmante, visto que a falta de informações confiáveis na rotulagem de alimentos, particularmente, aqueles destinados ao público infantil, pode causar prejuízos à saúde dos consumidores 4 . O presente estudo objetivou analisar a conformidade de rótulos de alimentos infantis à base de frutas, hortaliças e/ou cereais comercializados em Uberlândia/MG, haja vista a importância de se adquirir informações nutricionais adequadas por meio dos rótulos dos produtos alimentícios, particularmente, os destinados ao público infantil.…”
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