Anvisa Determines Pick-up of Picolé with Unauthorized Ingredients
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Picolé that had the sale prohibited by Anvisa. Reproduction The National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) determined the collection of all lots of Bentô Gelatos Magnésio + Inositol Relief 3.0 picolé and suspended its marketing, distribution, manufacture, advertising and use. The measure was taken because there was no safety assessment for the use of melatonin and inositol in conventional foods, such as ice creams. The decision was published i…
The National Agency of Health Surveillance (Anvisa) determined, on Monday (26), the collection and prohibition of Picolé Bentô Gelatos Magnesio + Inositol Relief 3.0, manufactured by the company ABB Gelateria Ltda. The precautionary measure was motivated by the presence of the substances melatonin and inositol in the composition of the food ice cream, ingredients that did not undergo an evaluation of [...]
According to the agency, there was no safety assessment for the use of these substances in foods as ice creams. Read on Power360.
Measure suspends the manufacture, distribution, sale, disclosure and consumption of Bentô Gelatos Magnesium + Inositol Relief 3.0, after identification of substances without safety assessment for use in conventional foods.
Melatonin and inositol were found in Bentô Gelatos product, but are only authorised in food supplements; OTHER LATE: company claims that item has been removed from the market
The National Agency for Health Surveillance (Anvisa) determined, on Monday (26/10), the collection of a Bentô Gelatos picolé and a food supplement of Equaliv. The measures were adopted due to the presence of ingredients that did not have the safety evaluated for use in the categories in which they appear in the products. One of the products affected is the Bentô Gelatos Magnesium + Inositol Relief 3.0 picolé, manufactured by ABB Gelateria Ltda, …
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