ULTRA-PROCESSED FOODS CONSUMED BY CHILDREN ATTENDED BY PUBLIC HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IN THE CITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO: ANALYSIS OF LABELS ADEQUACY TO REQUIRED ALLERGEN LEGISLATION
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https://doi.org/10.12957/demetra.2019.43777Keywords:
Food hypersensitivity. Food. Food labelling. Legislation on food.Abstract
Objective: To analyze the labels of ultra-processed foods (UPF) consumed by children under five years of age, in order to comply with Resolution No. 26 of July 2, 2015, identifying information on allergenic foods. Methods: The database came from a research conducted with a representative sample of the population of pre-school attended at the Public Health Care System in the city of Rio de Janeiro. (n=536). In this research, the ultra-processed foods were identified from the food listed in the 24-hour dietary recall. A photographic record of the labels of these foods was made during a market research. The presence of allergenic foods and their derivatives was verified in the list of ingredients of the 303 UPFs consumed, as well as the orientations as to the information that should be present on the label, in light of RDC No. 26/2015. Results: Most of the food labels (58.7%) of the ultra-processed food groups studied had at least one allergenic ingredient. Twelve different allergenic ingredients were found in the cookie group. Of the labels analyzed, only 33.1% presented the mandatory message showing all the allergenic ingredients present. Derivatives of allergenic ingredients were found in 15 groups of foods consumed by children. The information "may contain" and "contains traces" were present on 93 labels, approximately 30%. Conclusion: The findings of this study show that, at the time of transition of RDC No. 26/2015, most of the labels still did not meet the legislation.
DOI: 10.12957/demetra.2019.43777
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