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31/01/2013
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Anvisa prohibits marketing of liquid alcohol with more than 54 º GL
The packaging of liquid with alcohol content greater than 54 º Gay Lusac (GL) * no longer available for trade, since yesterday (September 20). The measure is the result of a court ruling that recognized the legality of Resolution RDC 46, 2002 the National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA), which prohibits the sale of alcohol in its most liquid flammable.
According to the Agency, the ban aims to reduce the number of accidents and burns generated by liquid alcohol with highly flammable, apart from accidental ingestion.
As just reaches the liquid alcohol with a degree greater than 54 ° GL, so the above product of this graduation will only be sold in the form of gel. The products marketed for industrial and hospital remain released. It can also be marketed to the consumer alcohol liquid greater than 54 ° GL in packs of at most 50 milliliters.
The court decision can still be challenged in higher courts.
* Gay Lusac is the measure establishing the degree of alcoholic liquid. This information appears on the packaging alcohol, and 54 ° GL is equivalent to 46.3 ° INPM another measure that may also be used in packaging.
Source: National Health Surveillance Agency - ANVISA
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