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up to 15 million liters of milk were contaminated with formaldehyde in Rio Grande do Sul

09/05/2013

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Substance added to drinking can cause cancer. Second promoter, most of the milk may have been tampered consumed by the population

Lots with issue number over 1.5 million liters

Adulteration was initiated in five product carriers in natura

Analyses carried out by MP-RS with the Ministry of Agriculture identified contamination in products marketed by companies Italac, Leader, Mu-Mu and Latvida / Photo: Henrique Siqueira / RBS Agency
 
PORTO ALEGRE - The Public Ministry of Rio Grande do Sul (MP) on Wednesday arrested eight people in five cities Gaucho suspected of adulterated and contaminated with formaldehyde between 10 million and 15 million liters of milk. Formaldehyde added to product may cause cancer, according to the MP. Of the total of adulterated milk, eight lots have been identified and are being removed from supermarket shelves. Lots totaling 1.56 million gallons.
 
The analyzes carried out in conjunction with the Ministry of Agriculture identified contamination in products marketed by four companies of Rio Grande do Sul: Italac, Leader, Mu-Mu and Latvida. The MP confirmed that lots of these industries were shipped to markets of São Paulo and Paraná, where the analyzes did not indicate contamination.
Tampering, which had been investigated a year ago, began the five product carriers in natura investigated by MP and included the addition of 10 liters of water for every 90 liters of milk, increasing the volume led to industries. How water affects the nutritional quality of milk urea transporters They added to mask the fraud.

The prosecutor Mauro Rockembach, one responsible for Operation Milk Compen $ ado, admitted that most of the contaminated product must have been consumed by the population.

- The opportunity is huge. As the milk had been adulterated daily, there is no way to know the exact amount or how much product hit the market. Just know that arrived
- Rockembach said.

The volume of milk swiped estimated by the prosecution was based on the amount of urea acquired by companies. According to the state Revenue, the suspects bought over 100 tons of product between April last year and April this year. In the operation on Wednesday, just three tons of urea were seized. The profit from the fraud was estimated at R$ 9.5 million.

- I dare say that this crime is more serious than drug trafficking, because the dealer sells to purchase those toxic. The adulteration of milk, the product is delivered to the consumer, who has no prior knowledge about the situation of the product-evaluated.

Were arrested and sent to state prison for Foamy João Cristiano Pranke Marx, Angelica Caponi Marx, João Irio Marx, Alexandre Caponi and Daniel Riet Villanova. They were held in the cities of Ibirubá, Selbach and Tapera. Already Leandro Vicenzi of Guapore will be collected at the state prison in the city. Rosilei Geller and Natalia Junges also investigated, heard and were released.

In the lawsuit, were seized by MP R$ 100,000 in cash, a ruler with the formula used to measure the mixture added to milk, revolvers and pistols with ammunition, caustic soda, dyes, liquid coagulants and emulsion to obtain consistency, among others products and documents.

The Secretary of Agriculture of Rio Grande do Sul has suspended all industrial and marketing of dairy Latvida, located in Star and had a lot identified with contamination. On April 1, the department had forbidden the production line Latvida product that was under investigation by the MP - the thread UHT skim milks. On day 22, a batch of 600,000 liters of banned product was spotted by inspectors being dispatched to marketing.

Through a statement, Latvida stated that it took the market by lot appointed MP and made available for clarification. The Vonpar, which owns the brand Mu-Mu, also justified by noting that the investigation was limited to gas cooling, "before entering the milk factory". The Italac, who also was manifested in a note, said the problem "is timely" and lots appointed by the MP in the fraud have been collected. The Leader reported that the batch of milk produced on December 17, 2012 in Tapejara mentioned in the investigation of MP-RS, was completely withdrawn from the market in February this year, "as soon as the company became aware of the possible existence of a problem quality in the lot. "

The five carriers are accused of committing a crime by MP Corruption food product, which is equivalent to the heinous crimes under the Criminal Code. The MP evaluated the suspects, if convicted, can afford prison sentences ranging from four to eight years. In the case of core Ibirubá where conspiracy was identified by three carriers, the penalty may be increased by one more year.

At the administrative level, the punishments are also lightweight. The coordinator Inspection of the Ministry Agriculture, Alexandre Campos, said that carriers will be fined and given a fine of R$ 15,000. It also blamed industries because no monitoring for the presence of formaldehyde in milk.

- The industries have responsibility for transport, which is part of the milk chain. The fine is low because usually this kind of fraud is only economical, without risk to health. When this occurs, the law actually limits us - said.

Lots tampered with, according to the MP of Rio Grande do Sul are:

Integral Italac: lots L05KM3, L13KM3, L18KM3, L22KM4 and L23KM1;
Italac semi: L12KM1 lot;

UHT Integral Leader: TAP1MB lot;

Mumu UHT Integral: 3ARC lot;

Latvida UHT Skimmed, with manufacturing in the February 16, 2013 and valid until June 16, 2013.

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