scholarly journals ROTULAGEM DE ALIMENTOS COMO VEÍCULO DE INFORMAÇÃO AO CONSUMIDOR: ADEQUAÇÕES E IRREGULARIDADES

2003 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
NÁDIA YOSHIZAWA ◽  
RENATA TOEDTER POSPISSIL ◽  
ALESSANDRA GODINHO VALENTIM ◽  
DANIELA SEIXAS ◽  
FERNANDA SANT’ANNA ALVES ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Labeling ◽  
Food Labels ◽  
Essential Nutrients ◽  
Nutritional Information ◽  
Brazilian Legislation ◽  
Efficient Control ◽  
Therapeutic Properties ◽  
The Law ◽  
Obligatory Information

Investigou-se a adequação de 220 rótulos de alimentos de diferentes categorias com ênfase nos alimentos para fins especiais e os adicionados de nutrientes essenciais. Observou-se que a maioria dos fabricantes não cumpre a legislação brasileira em vigor, pois todos os rótulos analisados apresentaram alguma irregularidade. Verificou-se ausência de informações sobre o modo de conservação do produto (25%) e sobre a presença de corante ou aroma artificial (16,77%) nos alimentos. Também foram encontradas informações que poderiam causar engano ao consumidor (19,9%), incluindo alegações de propriedades terapêuticas dos alimentos. Em mais de 50% dos rótulos analisados, segundo a Resolução RDC 40/01, foram constatadas incorreções relativas à informação nutricional. As principais discordâncias em relação às demais portarias vigentes envolveram informações e declarações obrigatórias e específicas de cada norma. Concluiu-se que a maioria dos rótulos dos produtos analisados encontrava-se em desacordo com a legislação, havendo necessidade de fiscalização mais eficaz para reforçar o compromisso dos fabricantes com o consumidor. FOOD LABELING AS A MEANS OF INFORMATION TO THE CONSUMER: ADEQUACY AND IRREGULARITIES Abstract It was investigated for adequacy 220 food labels of different categories, with emphasis on food for special dietary uses and foods with essential nutrients added. It was observed that most of the manufacturers do not fulfill the actual Brazilian legislation because all the labels analyzed showed some irregularities. It was verified absence of information about the product conservation (25%) and the presence of colorant or artificial flavor (16,77%) in the foods. Also information that could confuse the consumer (19,9%) was found, including allegations of therapeutic properties of the food. In more than 50% of the labels analyzed according to Resolution RDC 40/01, a discrepancy involving the established nutritional information was verified. The main inconsistencies in relation to the actual law involved obligatory information and statements of each norm. It was concluded that most of the labels in the market was in disagreement with the law, proclaiming the need of a more efficient control and a higher commitment of the manufacturers with the consumer.

scholarly journals Nutrition Food Labeling in the Saudi Market between Compliance and Relaxing Policy

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Amal AlMughthem ◽  
Hoda Jradi ◽  
Amen Bawazir
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Nutrient Content ◽  
Food Labeling ◽  
Food Labels ◽  
High Fat ◽  
Nutritional Information ◽  
Nutritional Elements ◽  
Nutritional Components ◽  
Hydrogenated Fat ◽  
Nutritional Facts

Background: With increased demand for prepackaged food, the nutrient content of those products has increased especially fat, sugar, and sodium. We aimed to assess the compliance of nutritional labeling and to analyze the stated nutritional components as presented on prepackaged food products in Saudi market. Methods: A total of 1153 foods were randomly sampled from fourteen stores. Nutritional information was taken from nutrient declarations present on food labels and assessed through a comparison of mean levels and assess compliance with Saudi Food and Drug Authority regulations. Results: Overall, of the total number of products surveyed, 88% displayed nutritional facts, while 12% did not. Of the total products that had nutritional facts, only 38% met SFDA requirements while 97% disclosed the four key nutritional elements (energy, carbohydrate, protein and fat). In total, almost one third of the products had a high fat content, 40% were high in sugar and 20% were high in Sodium. We found also, 20% listed hydrogenated fat in their ingredient information, 90% of which was fully hydrogenated, while 10% was partially hydrogenated. Conclusion: There was a high percentage of products that displayed nutritional facts, but only a small percentage complied with SFDA's recent regulations. Food reformulation could have an extraordinary potential to overcome the increase in nutrition-related chronic disease in Saudi Arabia, and the information acquired from this paper provides an overview of thinking about the food supply as a major source needed for a national intervention.

Pelatihan Pengemasan Dan Pelabelan Bandeng Sapit Di UD. Barokah Gunung Anyar Tambak

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Sri Winarti ◽  
Yuni Ningsih
Keyword(s):  
Food Products ◽  
Food Labeling ◽  
Surrounding Area ◽  
Community Groups ◽  
Plastic Bag ◽  
The Law ◽  
Thin Plastic ◽  
Processed Products ◽  
The City

Gunung Anyar Tambak is one of the villages that is located adjacent to the UPN "Veteran" campus in East Java. Most (2/3) of the Gunung Anyar Tambak area is the pond area, which has the main yield is milkfish. Besides being sold in fresh form, milkfish from ponds from Gunung Anyar Tambak are also processed into a variety of processed products including shredded, crackers, soft thorns and milkfish “sapit”. Milkfish “Sapit” is a processed milkfish which is unique in its serving. The milkfish are clamped using bamboo stems and then processed using a choice of spices that make a distinctive taste in this dish. Processing by burning, causing a distinctive aroma that is not forgotten. Barokah is one of the community groups of “sapit” milkfish processing in RW I of Gunung Anyar Tambak Village which consists of 6 people. Chairman of UD. Barokan is Hj's. Khasibah, explained that most of the milkfish produced are only fulfilling orders from the surrounding area and orders from outside the city to be used as souvenirs typical of Surabaya. From observations and interviews it is known that the problem in processing milkfish is a very simple packaging that is a very thin plastic bag that is not closed. The second problem is that the packaging has no labeling at all, even though the label can identify the identity of the product in the package. The importance of labels on food products in addition to being the identity of the packaged product is also a communication between producers and consumers. Therefore a very absolute label must be given to the marketed food products. Training has been conducted on packaging and labeling milkfish “sapit” in UD. BAROKAH, Gunung Anyar Tambak, Surabaya. Before being packed with a vacuum packer, milkfish saplings are first dried in a cabinet dryer for 3 hours at 60°C. Labeling on milkfish packaging is in accordance with the law on food labeling on primary (plastic) and secondary (carton) packaging. In addition to providing training, our team also donates dryers and Vacuum Sealers.

scholarly journals Consumer Knowledge about Food Labeling and Fraud

Foods ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 1095
Author(s):  
Maria João Moreira ◽  
Juan García-Díez ◽  
José M. M. M. de Almeida ◽  
Cristina Saraiva
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Meat Products ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Food Composition ◽  
Food Labeling ◽  
Consumer Knowledge ◽  
Food Labels ◽  
Food Label ◽  
Food Fraud ◽  
Different Types

Food fraud is a growing problem and happens in many ways including mislabelling. Since lack of consumers’ knowledge about mandatory food labeling information and different types of food fraud may impact public health, the present work assesses consumers’ knowledge about these issues. Principal component analysis was performed to obtain a smaller number of uncorrelated factors regarding the usefulness and confidence of information displayed in food labels and the perception of food fraud. Results indicated that information displayed in food labels is useful, however the way it is presented may decrease consumer interest and understanding. Regarding respondents’ confidence in foodstuffs, over half of them stated that information provided in food labels is reliable. However, a lack of confidence about food composition is observed in those processed foodstuffs such as meat products. Food fraud is recognized by more than half of respondents with a higher perception of those practices that imply a risk to public health than those related to economic motivation. Age and education of consumers influenced the perception of the information displayed in the food labels, their confidence and knowledge about food fraud. Implementation of education programs to increase consumer knowledge about food labelling and fraud is essential. Respondents’ perception results could be use as guidelines by the food industry to improve food label design in order to enhance consumer understanding.

scholarly journals AGEING IN LUSOPHONE COUNTRIES: THE IMPACT OF AGE-SPECIFIC LEGISLATION ON THE RECOGNITION OF RIGHTS

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-15
Author(s):  
Ana Carolina Braz ◽  
Maria da Luz Cabral ◽  
Susana Maria Gonçalves Coimbra ◽  
Anne Marie Victorine Germaine Fontaine ◽  
Zilda Aparecida Pereira Del Prette
Keyword(s):  
Older Persons ◽  
Psychosocial Interventions ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Brazilian Sample ◽  
Brazilian Legislation ◽  
Item Questionnaire ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Ageing Phenomenon

The ageing phenomenon of the 21 St Century has led to an increased need of public policies to protect the rights of the older population. An example is the Law of the Rights of Older Persons, a Brazilian legislation. Some countries still lack this kind of legislation, which may cause more vulnerability among this population. The exercise of interpersonal rights in daily life requires recognition of general and specific duties, beyond the competence to exercise them. Considering that the first step in the exercise of rights is to recognize them, the goals of this descriptive study are: (a) presenting some exploratory and inferential data on the recognition of rights, from the responses of 60 elderly (30 Brazilian and 30 Portuguese) to an eight-item questionnaire regarding to the Law for the Rights of Older Persons, (b) discussing the importance of the elderly rights in the Brazilian and Portuguese contexts. In general, the Brazilian sample presented higher scores than the Portuguese sample for the recognition of three rights (priority assistance, free issuing of documents, reserved parking spaces) which might be related to the existence of a legislation in Brazil but not in Portugal. Both groups reported higher scores only of awareness of rights, medium scores for exercising rights and low scores for discrimination of unrespected rights and for mobilization of feelings of justice, which points to possible difficulties to claim for their rights. These findings may indicate that age-specific legislation is a necessary but not sufficient condition to prevent violence against the older persons. We discuss the importance of research and psychosocial interventions to promote the necessary skills for the older persons claim and defend their rights. Key words: Lusophone countries, older persons, recognition of rights.

scholarly journals ADOLESCENTES EM CONFLITO COM A LEI E DIREITOS HUMANOS: desafios para implementação do Sinase

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 369
Author(s):  
Aurora Amélia Brito de Miranda ◽  
Beatriz Gershenson Aguinsky ◽  
Cândida da Costa ◽  
Lisélen de Freitas Avila ◽  
Maria Jacinta Jovino Carneiro da Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Social Assistance ◽  
Intersectoral Collaboration ◽  
Care Policy ◽  
Brazilian Legislation ◽  
Recursos Humanos ◽  
The Law ◽  
Educational Care

O artigo trata das inovações da legislação brasileira na política de atendimento socioeducativo aos adolescentes em conflito com a lei (SINASE), destacando avanços e desafios. Examina o papel da proteção social especial da Política de Assistência Social e do SUAS na execução das medidas socioeducativas. Tem como referência a pesquisa do Estadodo Maranhão (UFMA), articulada ao Mapeamento Nacional do Atendimento Socioeducativo (SDH/PR/CONANDA) e as reflexões da equipe da PUCRS. Afirma diferentes questões a serem enfrentadas pelo atendimento socioeducativo, tais como: o reduzido número e a baixa qualificação dos recursos humanos; a incipiente articulação entre atores do Sistemade Garantia de Direitos; a ausência de intersetorialidade entre as políticas públicas e o reduzido financiamento para as medidas socioeducativas.Palavras-chave: Atendimento socioeducativo, direitos humanos, Política de Assistência Social, adolescentes.ADOLESCENTS IN CONFLICT WITH THE LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS: challenges to SINASE implementation.Abstract: The article discusses the innovations of Brazilian legislation on social educational care policy to adolescents in conflict with the law (SINASE), highlighting advances and challenges. It examines the role of the special social protection of Social Assistance Policy and the SUAS in the execution of social educational measures. Taking as reference the researchof the State of Maranhão (UFMA), articulated to the national Mapping of Social Educational care (SDH /PR/CONANDA) and the reflections of the team of PUCRS. Different issues are affirmed to be faced by Social Educational care, such as: the reduced number and the low qualification of human resources; the incipient articulation between actors of the Systemof Guaranteed Rights; the absence of intersectoral collaboration among public policies and the reduced funding educative measures.Keywords: Social and educational care, human rights, Social Assistance Policy, adolescents.

The contradictions of food labelling policy

1995 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tim Lang
Keyword(s):  
Food Production ◽  
Genetically Modified Organisms ◽  
Quality Standards ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Health Claims ◽  
Food Labelling ◽  
Food Labels ◽  
Market Theory ◽  
Organic Foods ◽  
Nutritional Information

A variety of food labelling issues are reviewed: information about manufacturers' names, quality standards and quality marks, nutritional information, health claims, advertising, additives, genetically modified organisms, pesticides, organic foods, eco-labelling and animal welfare. Some of these issues are reasonably fully reflected in food labels and others not at all. There are different possible explanations for this variation in coverage. There is little consistency of approach to labelling, and there are grounds for questioning whether food labelling is working to the benefit of consumers. Market theory requires consumers to be fully informed for the market to work. But theory and reality are ill-matched because food labelling has itself become a battleground, rather than a tool to enable the market to work. Market theory either needs to be applied or to be changed. Food labelling is not the answer to getting better food, better food production, or even better flows of information. At best, the struggle for more honest labelling can be an educational process in itself.

scholarly journals Reporting of trans-fat on labels of Brazilian food products

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (12) ◽  
pp. 2146-2153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruna Maria Silveira ◽  
David Alejandro Gonzalez-Chica ◽  
Rossana Pacheco da Costa Proença
Keyword(s):  
Food Products ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Fat Content ◽  
Fat Intake ◽  
Food Labels ◽  
Trans Fat ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Brazilian Legislation ◽  
Vegetable Fat

AbstractObjectiveThe present study investigated how trans-fat is reported on the packaging of foods sold in a Brazilian supermarket.DesignThe present descriptive, cross-sectional study analysed the ingredient list, nutrition facts label and claims of no trans-fat on the packaging.SettingA large supermarket in Florianópolis, Brazil.SubjectsAll food products available at the supermarket.ResultsOf the 2327 study products, more than half had components containing trans-fat in the ingredient list, especially hydrogenated vegetable fat and its alternative names. A small percentage of food products reported some trans-fat content on the nutrition facts label and roughly a quarter of the food products claimed to contain no trans-fat on the front of the packaging. There was very low agreement among the trans-fat content reported in the nutrition facts label, claims of no trans-fat made on the packaging and the ingredient list.ConclusionsThere was low agreement among the different ways of reporting trans-fat, suggesting that it is not possible to rely on the nutrition facts label or no trans-fat claims printed on the packaging of Brazilian food products. Hence, the Brazilian legislation on food labels needs to change to improve the reliability of food labels and to help control the trans-fat intake of the population.

scholarly journals Factors associated to knowledge and opinion of gynecologists and obstetricians about the Brazilian legislation on abortion

2007 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anibal Faúndes ◽  
Rozana Martins Simoneti ◽  
Graciana Alves Duarte ◽  
Jorge Andalaft-Neto
Keyword(s):  
Unsafe Abortion ◽  
Legal Abortion ◽  
Maternal Deaths ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Brazilian Legislation ◽  
Gynecology And Obstetrics ◽  
Abortion Laws ◽  
The Law ◽  
Main Factor

INTRODUCTION: Unsafe abortion accounts for about 12% of maternal deaths in Brazil, although many of these women could meet the requirements for legal abortion in this country. Physicians' inappropriate knowledge of the law may be playing a role in this situation. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate which factors are associated with the level of information and the opinion of the Brazilian gynecologists-obstetricians concerning abortion laws. METHODS: Questionnaires (14.320) were sent to all physicians affiliated to the Brazilian Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics Associations (FEBRASGO), and 30.2% were returned completed. RESULTS: Most of respondents showed a good knowledge of the situations in which abortion is allowed but not about the documents required to carry out a legal abortion. However, most of them knew about the need for a judicial order in case of abortion of malformed fetus. Knowledge was associated with age, number of children and years of practice. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: Poor knowledge on the requirements to carry out an abortion within the law may be a main factor responsible for the lack of access to legal abortion in Brazil.

scholarly journals Development of objectives for an educational programme to improve consumer knowledge of and attitudes towards nutritional information on food labels

1994 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Diana Jane Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Educational Programme ◽  
Consumer Knowledge ◽  
Processed Food ◽  
Food Labels ◽  
Nutritional Information

Much attention has been given to the prevalence of diseases related to over-consumption of food, with nutritional labelling playing an increasingly prominent role in the prevention and reduction of these diseases. The development of technology and the subsequent availability of processed food have greatly contributed to these diseases, and created gaps in both distance and concept between the consumer and the manufacturer. An increasing number of food manufacturers are providing nutritional information regarding their products in order to maintain their position in the market; however, this avalanche of information is outstripping the ability of the consumer to use it effectively or to even comprehend it. This study was undertaken to identify the objectives needed for the formulation of an educational programme concerning the nutritional labelling of food containers.

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