Anvisa (National Health Surveillance Agency) ordered the seizure and prohibition of the manufacture, distribution, commercialization and advertising of supplements fake food. The measure was published last Thursday (23), in the Official Gazette of the Union (D.O.U.).
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The decision was taken after the company Vida Forte Nutrientes Indústria e Comércio de Produtos Naturais Ltda. communicate to Anvisa about the falsification of its products. According to the company, they were being advertised and sold on different electronic sales platforms.
The counterfeit supplements in question are: Coenzyme Q10; Krill VIT; Omega 3 – EPA DHA; Omegafor Vision. The company responsible for the supplements released images showing the differences between original and counterfeit products. It is possible to verify the differences through the characteristics of the packaging and labels, in addition to the differences in the capsules.
How to identify counterfeit products?
Coenzyme Q10
The original Coenzyme Q10 has gelatinous capsules, orange in color. Information regarding the batch and expiration date of the original product is available at the bottom of the bottle. The counterfeit product has two versions: one with hard capsules and the other with gelatin capsules of another color.
Furthermore, the counterfeit product It's brighter than the original. On the label, the counterfeit has larger letters and information about the batch and expiration date is on the side of the bottle.
Original supplement
Counterfeit supplement
Omega 3 EPA DHA
The original and counterfeit product have similar-looking capsules, as both are sold in transparent gelatin versions. However, the original product has a dark blue lid, while the counterfeit product has a white lid. Furthermore, the labeling information on the secondary panels of the original product is in color, and that of the counterfeit product is in black and white.
Original supplement
Counterfeit supplement
Krill Vit
The original Krill Vit is sold in black softgels, while the counterfeit is supplied in hard capsules. Regarding the label, the bottle of the counterfeit product is brighter than the original, with a lighter blue label.
Original supplement x counterfeit supplement
