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by Danilo Santana - Brazilian Writer
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Consumers in Brazil has been suffering from serious assaults to their health, because the consumption of contaminated products, but for some bureaucratic failure, not always know the statistics of damage, and even less is alerted about the sources of contamination.
However, in the past decade, the contamination was discovered by "dioxin" in cow's milk produced in Europe, originated in products imported from Brazil. European authorities after examining a wide range of possibilities (detergents, pesticides, paints, etc..) Concluded that the diet of cattle contained high levels of dioxins. "
Several components of the diet were analyzed separately meal and citrus pulp, from Brazil, was identified as the source of contamination.
In view of the risk in mid-1998, Germany banned the use of Brazilian citrus pulp meal and the European Commission, then they also suspended imports of all countries of the European Community.
After the suspension of imports, seizure of products and a quiet piece of research by Brazilian and international authorities, it was concluded that the lime is used in many industrial applications and also to counteract the meal citrus pulp, outside the responsibility by contamination.
As a result thousands of tonnes of citrus pulp on the outside were destroyed, others lost thousands of tons to be exported by Brazil in the face of the suspension of imports by the European Community, and to date has not been official news about the fate of citrus saves not exported.
Actually had and still reasons to spare for these business results extremely harmful, and more, to the Brazilian consumer outrage. Because the contamination as "dioxin" presents a range of symptoms to the evil that humans can not, under any circumstances, be ignored.
The severity of contamination is accentuated when it is known that the "dioxin" is considered today the most violent substance created by humans, with their degree of danger beyond the uranium and plutonium. Apart from that contamination does not compare with common toxic agent that can see, feel or measure per gram. The measure used to gauge the "dioxin" is in the range of nanograms, or a billionth of a gram.
It is no secret that the "dioxin" is produced, mainly, to burn chemicals such as waste plastic, rubber, tires, carbon pellets, solvents or agricultural chemicals, and can also be produced by chemical reaction or by heat.
Authorities of the scientific world that the stress caused by the contamination are several, including "cloroacne, providing definitions, the cancer in the liver, the cancer on the palate, the cancer on the nose, and tongue cancer, the cancer in the respiratory system ; in thyroid cancer, the decrease of immunity, birth defects and fetal deaths, miscarriages, hormonal disorders, increased concentrations of cholesterol and triglycerides, hyperpigmentation of the skin, headache and muscles, the digestive disorder, inappetence, weakness and loss of weight; neuropathies, loss of libido and disturbances of the senses.
Do not deny that other products also produce serious damage to health, however, are easily detectable because the symptoms are immediate, which can be identified and, consequently, to control.
Already contaminated by the "dioxin" in small doses, is not easily noticeable because in short time, does not generate symptoms. But they are cumulative in the body, the poisoning by the "dioxin" cause a number of fatal diseases, unmarked and without any identification of the origin.
Furthermore we can not forget that the Cales have wide application in industry of paper, cellulose and other packages, the industry hundreds of medicines, the manufacture of lactic acid and preservatives, ingredients needed in almost all canned foods, the manufacture of sugar, soft drinks and beer, in the preparation of mortars in construction, and more serious, the lime is also essential in the treatment of wastewater and production of water intake. Not to mention the feed.
Moreover, the event that flared negative international measures to Brazil was the contamination of milk and beef in Europe, given the use of Cales in the neutralization of citrus pulp used as a component of animal feed.
But what causes outrage is not that the contamination comes from the lime, properly, but only if added to the product when its processing is done without any observation of technical standards or outrage when the rules governing the control of the environment and public health. Nevertheless, it is still possible to find dozens of producers who, criminally, place the roasting with the burning of tires, plastic garbage or alternative fuels, putting at risk the health and lives of millions in Brazil and other countries that import Brazilian products .
As seen from the Normative Instruction No 10, May 18, 1999, issued by the Department of Rural Development Ministry of Agriculture and Supply, only a system of monitoring, with periodic sampling and analysis carried out by accredited bodies, it could provide security for producers, processors and consumers of products subject to contamination by "dioxin".
However, as intriguing as it may seem, this is restrictive normative inquiry to establish the monitoring system that reaches only the lime used in the manufacture of products intended for animal feed, leaving uncovered the Brazilian consumer.
It would be possible to interpret this attitude as a certainty of our authorities that there is dioxin contamination or that contamination would not be so serious.
However, the scientific information collected and sources are absolutely reliable and, moreover, in recent international note, the government of Belgium, only the possibility that some farms have not been checked for quality of their herds, resolved ban 230 (two hundred and thirty) farms and prohibit the sale of hundreds of thousands of animals.
Finally, the government advice not imagine that life and health of millions of Brazilian citizens may be more important than thousands of dollars to enrich a few exporters.
Because, once discovering the contamination could not be sold any portion of the product, incurring the entrepreneurs who have done so, if they do, the penalties for these illegal comin as provided for in the Code of Consumer Protection and the Criminal Code.
Consumer Defense Code (Law 8.078/90)
Article 61 - They are crimes against the relations of consumption under this Code, without prejudice to the Penal Code and special laws, the conduct typified in the following articles.
Consumer Defense Code (Law 8.078/90)
66 - Making false or misleading statement or omit information on the nature, character, quality, quantity, safety, performance, durability, price or warranty of products or services:
Penalty - detention of 3 (three) months to one (1) year and a fine.
Paragraph 1 - incur the same penalties who sponsored the provision.
Consumer Defense Code (Law 8.078/90)
Article 76 - Aggravating circumstances of the crimes are concerns in this Code:
II - caused serious damage individual or collective;
III - to conceal the illegality of the procedure;
V - to be charged in transactions involving food, medicines or other goods or essential services.
Penal Code - The Crimes Against Public Health
Art.278 - manufacture, sell, expose for sale, have in escrow to sell or in any way, give the consumer something harmful to health or substance, but not for food or medicine in order:
Penalty - detention of 1 (one) to 3 (three) years and fine.
It is also important to emphasize that the legislature did not leave the initiative to the establishment of criminal proceedings was restricted to the prosecutor.
The bodies of consumer protection, legitimized by Article 82, also of the CDC, could serve as the assistant prosecutor and more, if the complaint is not offered on the legal deadline for prosecutors, the entities may propose to criminal subsidiary.
Consumer Defense Code
Article 80 - In regard to criminal offenses in this code, as well as other crimes and misdemeanors involving relations of consumption, may act as assistant public prosecutor, the legitimacy given in Article 82, sections III and IV, which is also provided propose criminal subsidiary, if the complaint is not offered on the legal deadline.
As companies can not comply with penalties of restriction of freedom to the criminal proceedings initiated against the directors and managers of the companies involved and, of course, against the authorities who failed the inspection or the provision that should have taken and not taken.
What we can not accept is the criminal silence of our authorities, especially those of health.
Comments and Opinions
1) Sandra Maria Da Silva (19/8/2008 at 14:27:44)
freeze water in plastic utensils causes the release of dioxin in plastic and it is highly cancerous, including for breast cancer?
2) Marlon (28/10/2008 at 15:39:52)
Heat milk in plastic cups in the micro wave releases of dioxin?
3) Maurilo (31/10/2008 at 12:09:36)
It would not be valid to take this matter to the attention of social control of health, namely: the National Health Council; CONEP, Health Committees of the various forums?
4) Tay (12/11/2008 at 16:45:00)
The dioxin is a highly toxic substance in our body, Dr. Edward Fujimoto, Castello Hospital's doctor spoke about dioxin and its effects. The use of plastic vessels at higher temperatures in your microwave for example harmful to our health and causing various diseases Mension in the text above and it aconcelha use refractory glass or porcelain. If we examine the ground for about 50 years so no evidence of cancer, is directly linked to our food.
5) Jhackson Carlos Xavier (27/11/2008 at 10:48:41)
I deal better than cure, do not use things that are harmful.
the platico in its substance composisão accommodates a highly detrimental to our health and that dioxin, when subjected to high temperatures and microwave is released and if the product mix within the container they eat, the more dioxin and cancer of the breast cancer!
6) Fatima (2/1/2009 at 18:05:41)
I preocupadíssima with dioxin, please someone who has a greater influence on the means of communication, helps us to disclose on this pump silent!
7) Ocraminor (3/3/2009 at 00:44:40)
parabens
8) Amanda (10/3/2009 at 12:44:48)
The burning of paper produces dioxin? Since this substance is used for your money?
9) Neyma Flag (15/5/2009 at 08:41:52)
Dioxin is the vaccine? if I have mesmoa so my children to be vaccinated?
10) Sandro (22/5/2009 at 02:13:32)
Yeah, excellent article, including showing the path to be followed by a lawyer. However, I did not result, is fighting for it, the prosecutor is in the game against leniência the responsible authority in fulfilling its role in preserving the health of Brazilians, it seems not. I will start to charge everyone about this and advise that people who pass by this site are the same. We charge the government, the MP, in short all that we advocate now !!!!!
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