The labels are a strategic tool for maintaining consumer health and safety, representing a
space for communication between producers and consumers regarding their quality and
adequacy to the requirements of the Consumer Protection and Defense Code. Objective: To
evaluate the mandatory nutritional labeling of ingredients used in paraense culinary
preparations derived from Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz). Material and methods: The
preparations available in the main supermarket chains in the city of Belém were researched
and three preparations were found, each of maniçoba, duck in tucupi and turkey in tucupi, and
compared with current legislation in RDC nº 259/2002, RDC nº 276/2005, RDC nº 360/2003,
Law nº 10,674/2003, Law nº 8,078/1990 and Law nº 6,437/1977. Results: The three labels do
not comply with the legislation. They have difficulties in reading batch data, expiration date
and date of manufacture, in addition to the omission of information on the ingredients used
and the manufacturer's address, contrary to what was established in RDC nº 259/2002.
Furthermore, the calculations of the daily intake values (VD%) of the preparations are based
on a 2500 Kcal diet with a deviation of up to 30% of the calculations, contrary to RDC nº
360/2003 which establishes 2.000 Kcal or 8.400 KJ with a maximum deviation 20%. In this
way, all the values of VD% were underestimated, exceeding that recommended by the world
health organization for a healthy diet, being a risk factor for the development of chronic non communicable diseases.
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