Nutrition labeling and mandatory information on different brands of powdered chocolate

Powdered chocolate is a sucrose-rich food and other ingredients such as cocoa powder. He is marketed in labeled packagings which present the nutritional information of the product as well as other obligatory items under the rules of specific national legislation. The labels allow consumers access to information on the nutritional composition of the food, enabling healthier choices for consumption. In this way, this work aims to evaluate the labels of chocolate powders commercialized in the city of Pau dos Ferros, Rio Grande do Norteand verify their conformity with the legislation in force. Ten brands of different types of powdered chocolate commercialized in different parts of the city were analyzed. Nutrition information and other mandatory information were verified using the checklist, according to mandatory data established by current legislation. It was observed that only 60% of the samples of chocolate powders were in accordance with the Brazilian legislation for nutritional information and 100% for the obligatory information. It is concluded that most brands comply with laws, however, interventions in companies are necessary to repair nonconformities through regulatory agencies such as the National Agency for Sanitary Surveillance and the Ministry of Agriculture, Supply and Livestock.