Non-compliance of sanitary standards in the offer of animal products in e-commerce and the risks to public health
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https://doi.org/10.22239/2317-269x.01666Keywords:
Meat; Dairy; Fish; E-commerceAbstract
Introduction: The marketing of products of animal origin (POAO) in marketplace without prior inspection surveillance exposes consumers to products that may present problems of authenticity, inadequate labeling, fraud or non-conformities of hygienic-sanitary or technological order disrespecting consumer rights, in addition to the possibility of causing harm to public health. Objective: To identify and trace the profile of the products offered via e-commerce and verify compliance with the standards of food health regulation and consumer protection and defense in Brazil. Method: POAO sales ads were tracked, enumerated and tabulated qualitatively in the categories: product type; official stamp of the Sanitary Inspection and origin - regional division of the country. Then, the tabulated data were analyzed and submitted to descriptive statistics and chi-square test (χ2). Results: A total of 498 POAO were offered, of which there was a predominance of those who did not have the official stamp of surveillance and sanitary inspection. The meat products represented most of the products sold, while in the origin category, the Southeast region presented the highest frequency of ads. Conclusions: The results obtained demonstrated the non-compliance with the health legislation. Several categories of POAOs were identified and were deliberately offered in breach of hygienic and sanitary legislation for the production and marketing of food products.
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