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ArticleRevista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo2022

Labeling food allergens in the packaged food pyramid groups in Brazil: analysis of descriptions, ambiguities, and risks.

Joice Ferreira Lopes, Mary de Assis Carvalho, Nilton Carlos Machado

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Article in Revista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Joice Ferreira LopesUniversidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho", Botucatu, SP, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5891-7215
Mary de Assis CarvalhoUniversidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho", Botucatu, SP, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8059-1730
Nilton Carlos MachadoUniversidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho", Botucatu, SP, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4769-1139
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) · BR

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Abstract

objectiveThe aim of this study was to evaluate allergenic labeling components of packaged foods for "What is the quality of food labels?" and "What is the group of Brazilian Food Pyramid that 'May contain' is predominant?."

methodsThe photographs of 916 products were obtained, of which 518 were analyzed. Data from each label were evaluated according to Brazilian Food Pyramid Groups (i.e., Cereals, Fruits, & Vegetables; Soybean & products; Milk & dairy products; Meat & eggs; Fats & oils; and Sugars & sweets). Ten items were analyzed in each label, namely, the presence of a list of ingredients, alert phrase for allergy sufferers, grouping of the alert phrase, phrase location, uppercase phrase, the phrase in bold, the color of alert phrase contrasting to the background, adequate font size, do not claim the absence for any allergen with the ingredients, and others factors that make it difficult to read. For the second question, a structured questionnaire was completed, and products were classified into two categories, namely, "Contain" and "May contain."

resultsThe quality of the label was appropriate, and 69% of packaged foods had at least one allergen. The information "May contain" were higher in cow's milk (Cereals and Meat & eggs), soy (Soybean & products), and egg protein (Cereals). Soybean & products were the highest insecurity group.

conclusionsBrazilian health professionals can count on good-quality labeling of packaged products. Consequently, they could promote patients' and parents/caregivers' education to consult the labels and manage the risks in processed foods about precautionary allergen labeling. Soybean & products were the most significant insecurity for food choices between Brazilian Pyramid Groups.

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Food HypersensitivityFood LabelingAllergensAnimalsBrazilCattleFast FoodsFemaleHumansAllergens

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