Regulação de alimentos para atletas: aspectos normativos e fiscalizatórios

• Autor(a) principal: Silva, Daline do Nascimento
• Data de Publicação: 2016
• Tipo de documento: Trabalho de conclusão de curso
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UFRN
• Texto Completo: https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/40150
• topic: suplemento alimentar, alimentos para praticante de atividade física, alimentos para atleta.

The objective of this study was to analyze the normative and regulatory instruments of ANVISA in its regulatory action on food for athletes. To evaluate the normative action of ANVISA the research was qualitative documentary that sought the regulations on food supplements, including food for practitioners of physical activity, later called food for athletes. The research was done on the Agency's own website, where all the resolutions, Laws, Decrees and ordinances are found. For the evaluation of the inspection action of ANVISA, a query was made on the Agency's website to search for the irregular products found in the period of 5 years. In the criterion of search for irregular products, the terms 'food supplements' and 'athletes' were used. In the case of normative action, the research showed the exemption of the registration granted to the food category for athletes as the main result of successive laws over time. In the case of irregularities, 21 irregular products were evaluated, being 19 protein supplements, 1 of creatine and 1 of caffeine. Among the protein supplements analyzed, the following two irregularities stand out: detected quantity of carbohydrate superior in more than 20% to that declared in the label (11); And presence of undeclared substance on the label (9); In relation to the protein, less than 20% of that declared on the label (1) was detected, in addition to 1 product with a lower carbohydrate quantity of more than 20% when declared on the label. Another important irregularity regarding the labeling of protein supplements was the presence of undeclared substances on the label: the presence of soybean (1), cocoa (1), starch (2), corn starch (2), starch of Manioc (2) and manioc starch (3). Finally, the caffeine supplement for athletes was banned because it made irregular disclosure of therapeutic drug properties on the company's website, as well as containing the ingredient green coffee extract, classified by Resolution 16/99 as a new ingredient / novel food , Which requires registration. The research showed the importance and necessity of ANVISA's monitoring of food for athletes, especially considering the exemption of registration, which facilitates the commercialization and easy access to these products, including the Internet, combined with the stimulation of consumption within gyms and Influenced by the media. With this, more frequent monitoring actions must be carried out to ensure the effectiveness of monitoring. Only through the access to knowledge and adequate information to the consumer about the products in the market will it be possible to raise the sanitary conscience that promotes the conscious and responsible use of these products.