Avaliação dos rótulos de suplementos proteicos comercializados no município de Trindade-Go

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the conformity of labels of “protein supplements” according to current legislation and nutritional recommendations. METHODS. It was collected and analyzed the labels of the "protein supplements for athletes" category, only “whey protein” in both form, isolates and concentrates, according to RDC 18/2010 and 360/2003. Totaling 18 labels, was found only 11% of the examples of the same brand was in accordance with current legislation. The rest of it had something in unconformity. According these results, it is concluded to be needed a strict supervision of the labels of this kind of supplements to better security consumers, based in the fact of the lack of correct information to the consumer can generate bad consequences to them, due to number of unconformity observed in this study.