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Products will need to have the word supplement on the label in addition to informing their function to the body. Manufacturers have five years to adhere to new rules
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] such as omega-3s, vitamins and whey protein products, were introduced on Tuesday, 17, to have specific regulations.The National Health Surveillance Agency ( Anvisa ) approved a regulatory framework for these products, hitherto clbadified in the food or drug categories of the country, on the label, the word "supplement".
The list of permitted ingredients will be also published in Official Journal of the Union Official Journal of the European Union . [19659006] In addition to the composition, the rules establish the criteria for exposure on the labels of the "functional claims" of the product – such as "bone reinforcement" or "action". antioxidant. "For this, Anvisa will also publish a list of 189 claims.
The General Administration of Food (GGALI) believes that a new regulatory framework is needed as the supplement market is made up of products with "a strong asymmetry of information regarding its benefits and risks." In other words, the consumer is often not able to evaluate all the features of the product and if that is really necessary for its nutrition.
Safety
For Tatiana Pires, President of the Brazilian Association of Special Supplements Industry Abiad), the new rules bring more safety to consumers as they increase the amount of information that should be available on the labels and establish minimum standards for the authorized claims. "The product will have to comply with the rules, such as ue the minimum content of a given substance to put the functional indications. "
The endocrinologist and nutritionist João Cesar Soares, of the Federal University of São Paulo (Unifesp), says that it is important to regulate the supplements." In the current state things, companies clbadify therapeutic indications as they see fit, and most of them have no scientific confirmation of effectiveness. "
For Soares, the rules that determine the amount of substances are also important overload can lead to health damage. "Often the person does not pay attention to the composition and this can cause serious damage. It is very common in large hospitals to find young people who mix supplements to train and who have tachycardia.
It also highlights the importance for industries to prove the effectiveness of products. "The science in this area is very fast and hard to follow, even if there is a lot of consumer demand." Control is also needed, as many of these substances gain notoriety from time to time. has a "fashion" of supplements, "he says.
