ADEQUACY OF ALLERGEN LABELING IN FOODS FOR ATHLETES

Authors

  • Bruna Pereira do Nascimento Universidade Estadual do Ceará
  • Lia Silveira Adriano
  • Antônio Augusto Ferreira Carioca
  • Thalyta Jamile dos Santos Machado

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12957/demetra.2019.37247

Keywords:

Nutritional Labeling. Athletes. Allergens.

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the declaration of allergens in foods for athletes marketed in the city of Fortaleza, Ceará. Methods: A checklist based on RDC no. 26/2015 was used toassess195 labels of athletes foods displayed in a specialized store of nutritional products. The selected foods were categorized according to RDC no. 18/2010, available for sale in October 2017, being of different brands with allergenic constituents in the list of ingredients. Results: Among the labels analyzed, 184 (94.36%) were domestically  manufacturd, of 22 different brands and 11 (5.64%) were imported, being of three different brands. One or more nonconformities with respect to the declaration of allergens were found on 90 (46.15%) labels, and nonconformities were more prevalent in imported brands (81.81%) than in national (49.39%) ones (p = 0.0252). Among the 113 labels highlighting the warning, 108 (95.58%) met the legal requirements regarding graphic formatting. Among the allergenic foods investigated, there was a higher prevalence of milk, soy and egg declared. Conclusion: The results indicate that athlete's food has a high percentage of inadequacy.

DOI: 10.12957/demetra.2019.37247

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Published

2019-04-11

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Nascimento, B. P. do, Adriano, L. S., Carioca, A. A. F., & Machado, T. J. dos S. (2019). ADEQUACY OF ALLERGEN LABELING IN FOODS FOR ATHLETES. DEMETRA: Food, Nutrition & Health, 14, e37247. https://doi.org/10.12957/demetra.2019.37247

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Vol. 14 (2019)

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Science and Food Technology

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