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07/28/2016
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brands Amorita, Aro, Elephant, Predilecta and Pomarola were cited.
Decision provides that manufacturers collect market products.
Do G1, in Sao Paulo
The National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) has banned the sale and distribution throughout the country of four batches of tomato paste brands Amorita, Aro, Elephant and Predilecta and a lot of traditional tomato sauce Pomarola brand after a report detect by rodent above the upper tolerance limit by law.
Anvisa found the rodent in a plot of four brands of tomato extract and tomato sauce brand (Photo: Playback / Makro / Cargill / Predilecta / Stella D'Oro)
The decision was published in the "Official Gazette" this Thursday (28). The manufacturers will have to collect the products from the market.
Resolution No. 1,995 prohibits the distribution and sale of tomato extract Amorita brand, manufactured by Stella D'Oro, Lot L 076 M2P, valid until 01.04.2017.
Resolution No. 1,996 prohibits the distribution and sale of tomato paste brand Predilecta lot 213 23IE valid until 03/2017, and also of the Aro brand tomato paste, lot 002 M2P, valid until 05/2017. The Predilecta Food is responsible for manufacturing the products.
Resolution No. 1,997 prohibits the distribution and sale of traditional tomato sauce Pomarola brand, lot 030903, valid until 08.31.2017, and also the tomato paste Elephant brand, lot 032502, valid until 18.08.2017. The Cargill Agrícola is the manufacturer of the products.
The companies
Cargill said it took note of the determination of Anvisa with regard to lots cited and is working on the adoption of the necessary measures as a result of such determination. "The company reiterates commitment to compliance with all safety standards of food hygiene and standards. It ensures also that the products of these lots do not offer any health risk to consumers. Cargill remains available to the clarifications that be necessary ", he said. According to the company, consumers may use the SAC 0800 648 0808 to clarify questions regarding the products and lots concerned.
The other companies were sought by the G1, but did not comment as the last update of this report.
According to the decision, the Public Health Laboratory of Santa Catarina (LA-CEN-SC) was responsible for the analysis and detected foreign matter indicative of risk to human health.
Source: G1
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