Global Courant 2023-05-17 10:58:01
The National Administration of Medicines, Food and Medical Technology (ANMAT) made the measure official this Wednesday in the Official Gazette.
The National Administration of Medicines, Food and Medical Technology (ANMAT) on Wednesday prohibited the preparation and marketing of a Sardinian cheese that was labeled as gluten-free without having the corresponding authorization, for which it was considered “illegal”.
The measure was made official through Provision 3404/2023, which was published in the latest edition of the Official Gazette and was signed by Manuel Limeres, head of ANMAT.
It is specific, the product in question is the “Santa Rita brand Argentine Sardinian Cheese – Distributed by J. Serrat – Dept. Chilcas – Victoria – Entre Ríos”. It had the symbol “Without TACC”, in reference to the fact that it was a food free of wheat, oats, barley and rye. In addition, the RNE (National Registry of Establishment) and National Registry of Food Products (RNPA) numbers had been removed. Therefore, it was falsely labeled and illegal.
The investigation began as a result of a notification from the Santa Fe Food Safety Agency (ASSAl), which warned that this cheese did not have current food regulations. Then, he took official samples of the product marketed in the town of Capitán Bermúdez, in Rosario, Santa Fe.
Then, it sought information in this regard through the Federal Information System for Food Control Management (SIFeGA) and found that the TNE and RNPA had been deregistered in 2016. Therefore, this product was not registered in the database as Gluten Free Food.
To protect the health of citizens, and in particular of the celiac population, “INAL’s Department of Food Regulations Governance recommends prohibiting its preparation, fractionation and commercialization throughout the national territory.”
ANMAT prohibited the sale of various cosmetic products
Through Provision 3403/2023, the ANMAT on Wednesday prohibited the production and sale of various lip balms of the Dots by Skinpurity brand, given that they were produced in an unauthorized establishment.
The products were registered under the ownership of Sweet Orange S.RL. When asked about it, the company replied that it had not participated in any production stage of these cosmetics, which were found for sale at the Anika Shop Perfumery and the Pigmento Perfumery. However, the company was found responsible for its commercialization, for which reason a summary was initiated.
“The use, commercialization and distribution throughout the national territory of the following products is prohibited: Dots by Skinpurity Lip Balm Projector Lip Balm, Vanilla and Mint variety with lot MCE02 and expiration 05/24; Dots by Skinpurity Lip Balm Projector Lip Balm , Lemon Cookie variety with batch GI243 and expiration 03/25; Lip Balm Projector Lipstick brand Dots by Skinpurity, variety Strawberries with Cream with batch MCJ01 and expiration 05/24; Lip Balm Projector Lipstick brand Dots by Skinpurity, variety Unflavored with batch GT241 and expiration 03/25; Lip Balm Projector Lipstick brand Dots by Skinpurity, variety Chicle Globo with batch OJ119 and expiration 07/24; Lip Balm Projector Lipstick brand Dots by Skinpurity, variety Red Fruits with batch OF151 and expiration 05/24; Lip Balm Projector Lipstick brand Dots by Skinpurity, Playa y Nieve variety with batch 9K133 and expiration 02/24”, detailed Article 1.
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