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16/10/2013
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Aline Valcarenghi
Brazil Agency reporter
Brasília - The National Food and Nutrition Security ( Consea ) recommendation sent to the National Agency for Sanitary Surveillance ( ANVISA ) for the agency to give more attention to regulatory proposals for food labeling .
To the board , there should be a strengthening of the agenda ANVISA to the question of food labeling . In addition , the document recommends that the agency streamline upgrade processes and qualification of proposed regulatory labeling of foods with the participation of civil society , academia and government , so that the consumer is protected from labeling persuasive strategies .
The recommendation was approved at the plenary council in early October and considered the health profile of the population , noting that more than half of the population is overweight and that public spending on obesity-related diseases hits $ 488 million per year.
The considerations underlying the recommendation Consea ANVISA recalled the mission to promote and protect the health of the population and risks involved in the production and use of products and services subject to sanitary surveillance .
The Consea is a board with the participation of ministers and civil society representatives and acts as an advisory body to the President's immediate formulation of policies that ensure odireito to food . The agency is part of the National System of Food and Nutritional Security ( SISAN ) .
ANVISA Brazil informed the Agency that the recommendation reinforces what has already been worked on by the body . According to a spokesperson of the regulatory agency , the recommendation is to recognize the importance of the work of ANVISA in the food industry , which is constantly on the agenda of the agency.
Editing : Davi Oliveira
Source : Agency Brazil
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