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15/03/2013
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Increased to 14 the number of consumers who reported the company to the occurrence of health problems after eating the apple flavor drink
RIO - Fiscal Surveillance of the State of Minas Gerais and the city of Pouso Alegre, which is located at Unilever, maker of juice AdeS will inspect the unit. They will check the need to collect lots of other drinks, and flavored apple juice contaminated with cleaning product. The agency also wants to confirm that the company has taken steps to correct the problem that led to the convening of recall of drinking. The inspection was requested by the National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA). New statement issued by Unilever in the early evening on Thursday said it has increased from nine to 14 the number of consumers who have already called for the SAC reporting health problems occurring after ingestion of juice produced by the company. According to Unilever, 12 of the 14 consumers who contacted received proper medical attention and are being followed. Two refused treatment.
Tens of enterprise customers, especially mothers with small children also reported being concerned about the intake of juice through AdeS page on Facebook. The company responded to all manifestations with guidelines about the recall. On Thursday, the company announced that the contents of 96 boxes of Apple AdeS 1.5 liters, batch AGB 25, is unfit for consumption. The manufacturer discovered flaw in the process of cleaning, which resulted in the filling of containers with cleaning solution.
According to Unilever, the flaw identified in the production process has been resolved, existing products were retained in the company and still present in retail outlets are being collected. The manufacturer also notes that products AdeS not corresponding to this batch "are in perfect condition for consumption."
The batch products unfit for consumption were distributed in the states of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Paraná. In these units, we identified a change in the content of the juice "due to a failure in the process of cleaning, which resulted in the filling of containers with cleaning solution the machine. Consumption of the product under these conditions can cause a burn, "the statement said.
The company asks consumers to verify the product is purchased and, if the lot mentioned, not consume it for free and contact the SAC at 0800-707 - 0044, from 8h to 20h, or sac@ades.com.br.
Ingestion can cause burning of the mouth mucosa and throat
The procedure adopted by the manufacturer to consumers who had health problems is correct, analyzes Márcio Marcucci, director of surveillance Procon-SP. The supplier must provide medical monitoring and care and bear the costs of medication, if necessary. He also clarifies that everyone who bought juice unfit for consumption are entitled to be reimbursed by the company, is getting new merchandise or the money paid for the purchase.
The medical toxicologist Angelo Zanaga Trapé, State University of Campinas (Unicamp), explains that the ingestion of contaminated drinking can cause burning in the mucosa of the mouth, throat and esophagus, generating only outpatient care, an emergency room, without the need for hospitalization .
- Consumers who drank the juice provalvelmente will feel a tingling, burning, heat in the mouth, as if they had bitten a pepper. Should be subjected to an oral cleansing with ingestion of analgesic substance for treatment.
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