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19/06/2013
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Registration in hospitals will guide product certification
Brazil today has no statistics on problems
In Europe, last year, there were 1900 notifications of products considered 'serious risk'
Rio and Brasilia - The federal government is studying ways to keep up with precision how many accidents, the total attendances in public health, are caused by problems related to consumption. The measure seeks not only the basis for formulating public policies, but also guide the institutes and agencies regarding the certification of products and services offered in the market. For this, two or three hospitals in Brasilia will receive in the coming weeks chips to identify the reasons for the accident, in order to know its causes and whether they are related to the proper use of any product. And next year, when the Ministry of Health to carry out the mapping does every three years across the public on violence and accidents, consumption issue will also be addressed, which will do a portrait of Brazil.
- Two years ago, we tried to systematize information about accidents in the country of consumption. Outline a plug for better understanding and formatting of what we discover. Let's see where the problems are, guide and act on them - says Neilton Araújo de Oliveira, Executive Control and Monitoring of the National Agency for Sanitary Surveillance (ANVISA). - This database is a powerful tool to advance a greater protection to the consumer's health.
In the U.S., 262,000 accidents with children
Today, the country is not clearly known data on the number of accidents linked to consumption. The deputy director of Conformity Assessment (dconf) INMETRO, Paul Coscarelli says that in the United States in 2011, 262,000 children were hospitalized due to injuries related to the use of any product. In Europe, last year, there were 1900 notifications of products considered "serious risk". But Brazil does not have enough information to profile these accidents.
- We want to offer the consumer a product that is safe, a product that the consumer can use without being exposed to unnecessary risks - said Coscarelli at Senate hearing, as part of the 1st National Week for Consumer Safety and Health, which ends today in Brasilia .
The secretary of the National Consumer Juliana Pereira highlighted in the Senate, the partnership with the Ministry of Health hospitals in order to do serious oversight, "so that those who endanger children's health, consumer, pay expensive".
And the consumer has an important role in consumer network secure. He needs to recognize that when a problem or damage occurs even though the manufacturer's guidelines are followed, it features a crash consumption. The most classic example is to cut your finger opening a can.
Juliana reminded that often, when he suffers an accident due to the consumption of a product, the consumer thinks it's your fault.
- And we're faced with a situation where the cheap can be very expensive in relation to health.
Oliveira, ANVISA, agrees:
- A safe product prevents an accident. The challenge is to change the culture of understanding risk. In the U.S., two children were asphyxiated with the cord of a blind and product regulation was changed. Here, the consumer sees the accident as carelessness. There is carelessness, is public health.
Walker may be prohibited in Brazil
According to Andrea Sanchez, Director of Special Programs of the Procon-SP, we need consumers to identify these potential defects and alert the authorities so they can take action and prevent. And it is increasingly essential coordination between the different agencies for risk assessment and a clear conclusion of what should be done, says Amaury Oliva, director of the Department of Consumer Protection and the Ministry of Justice:
- Health is a State issue. We are working in coordination of all organs. Today, we have these data separately.
According Coscarelli, INMETRO plans, the next four years, increase by 164 the number of products that receive certification body. The institute has 197 programs covering, in total, 440 products, from a universe of 15,000 in the country. From research and consumer reports, are on the priority list to receive certification children's products and automotive parts.
The commercialization of the walker, for example, may even be banned in the country due to the risk of accidents, particularly when the child reaches a ladder. Coscarelli noted that in Canada, the walker is no longer marketed and that in the U.S., there are clear rules of sale.
- Let's get this discussion on August 6. Can we ban this product from the market or preparing regulations. Worldwide, there are several reports of accidents, many fatal - Coscarelli said.
Juliana criticized the fact that many companies place on the domestic market with quality products at lower of which are exported. She said the government is looking for international partners to expand product certification in the country and improve the quality of consumer relations.
- We have to be aware that Brazil is a strong market economy a major world player, and that the standard of safety and security has to monitor the world's best. Enough of being second-class consumers.
To Thadeu Carlos de Oliveira, director of the Brazilian Institute of Consumer Protection, the citizen has to report and record problems.
- Because the risk is invisible, someone has to report it so that it becomes visible.
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