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05.10.2015
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In butchers meat should be ground just in the consumer's presence
Between 18 and 30 September, inspection teams of Procon-SP Foundation, an agency of the Department of Justice and Defense of Citizenship of the State of São Paulo, have assessed 46 out of the 78 establishments visited by the inspection teams. The main problem was the sale of meat previously ground (40.3%), which under the law should be ground only upon purchase.
The operation supervised butchers Capital regions: Central, North, South, East and West, where he found other irregularities such as problems with price, 19.4% (product prices without / with reference code without their list prices / pricing by through code / pricing only through barcode / pricing not overt / not geared pricing for consumers); Prices informed in order to force the cons. to calculate for the final price, 13.43%; problems with validity, 11.94% (validity expired / deleted / blurred / null or not visible), among others.
Check here the list of fined companies. They will respond to administrative proceedings, and may be fined between R$ 547.82 to R$ 8,271,524.91 million.
Check the State Decree prohibiting the sale of pre-packaged ground beef previously
According to the State Decree 45,248 / 00, the meat must be ground just in the consumer's presence and to your request. The measure aims to guarantee the origin of the processed parts, preventing them from being increased unsuitable components and shoddy pieces or different requested (such as fat, entrails, offal or flaps), and also meat reuse changing the label contains the validity milled previously. If refusal of the establishment grind the meat in front of you, refuse the product and report it to Procon (Phone 151 or the site www.procon.sp.gov.br)
The ground beef sales is only permitted if the grinding process for industrial and properly inspected by the competent bodies. The packaging must bear the inspection stamp of the Ministry of Agriculture - which also goes for burgers, meatballs, meatballs and breaded.
The butcher can not use pink color tiles or use red lights, which masked the appearance of the pieces on display, leaving them more alive / reddish color. Besides the Ministry of Agriculture seal, pre-packaged food packaging should have information about the manufacturer or importer; term grinding / validity; ingredients and weight. All written in Portuguese.
Prior to purchase the consumer should note that the products are exposed in refrigerated shelves, the hygiene conditions of the establishment, and the prices of products are properly secured in easy viewing location. Always insist on a receipt.
Source: Procon-SP
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