Análise de rótulos de conservas vegetais comercializadas em redes de supermercados de Teresina-PI

Abstract

Labeling is an important communication bridge between the consumer and the product, and must present the necessary information established by current legislation. From this perspective, labeling can negatively impact the health of consumers if it presents any erroneous, false or absent information. In this context, the research aimed to assess the compliance of the general and nutritional labeling of canned vegetables sold in Teresina-PI. To verify compliance and non-compliance, checklists were drawn up based on legislation. Data statistics consisted of descriptive analysis analyzed using the Microsoft Excel program. Twenty-eight labels from nine different categories were verified: olives (green with pit n=3, sliced green n=3, stuffed green n=2), whole champignon mushroom n=2, whole heart of palm n=3, pea n= 4, corn n=4, select n=4 and duet n=3. An overall average of 92% compliance was observed among the evaluated labels. Among the categories analyzed, the stuffed olives and corn samples showed greater with current legislation (94%) and the smallest was the pitted green olive subgroup with 87% compliance. Therefore, it is necessary that the industries in the canned vegetable sector evaluated in this research make the necessary adjustments to the labels and that the supervisory bodies establish more rigorous inspection actions for the labels of these products and guidance, together with the industries, to change the information contained in the labels in order to ensure that the food labels provide information in accordance with the standards adopted for each type of food.