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Consumer Secretariat maintains fines on Pepsico and Cifarma companies

05/03/2016

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Source: IstoÉ

The National Bureau of Consumer Ministry of Justice (Senacon) denied feature Pepsico Brazil and Scientific Cifarma Pharmaceuticals and kept fines on companies of R $ 389,000 and R $ 1.308 million, respectively. Companies will have to collect the amounts within 30 days of the Diffused Rights Defense Fund.

According to the order of Senacon published in the Official Gazette (DOU), Pepsico was punished for "failure to comply with the principles of good faith and transparency" and "violation of the right to information, freedom of choice and protection against abuse "by failing to inform the presence of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) on the product label. Already Cifarma held call campaign of a batch of the drug 'Bronxol Syrup Adult' in violation of rules of the Ministry of Justice, which set up "non-compliance with basic consumer rights to health and safety."

It was also kept fine the company TV Diary of R $ 150,000, by practice of misleading advertising by default. The station had committed irregularities in merchandising products.

 

Source: ISTOÉ

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