The measure was issued by the provincial SIPROSA and has scope. The Celiac Support of Argentina wants to be taken to review the rule. Both sides try to reach an agreement.
Until such an agreement is reached between the NGO Support Celiac Argentina (Acela) and for composition SIPROSA area in the province can not sell packaged ice cream does not fit for consumption by celiac patients, even taking the certification that foods are gluten free from wheat, oats, barley or rye (TACC).
The ban went into effect late last year after the gelato "Blue Bell" initiate the process for obtaining marketing approval to be granted the SIPROSA, so that an anomalous situation was exposed. "We analyze our ice cream at the Universidad Nacional de La Plata and 20 tastes plus a few additions that were approved to be sent 100% free of TACC. When we arrived at SIPROSA process, it emerged that the remaining ice cream shops that sell city ice cream suitable for that type of consumer, marketed by weight and not packaged and labeled in origin, such as marks the current regulations, "said Susana Sadir, marketing manager of the firm.
Argentine Food Code expressly prohibits "the division and sale in bulk or retail" products that are considered or dietary regime, among which are located TACC free. Following this rule, a celiac patient could not choose a variety of tastes to consume in small quantities, but should buy a larger quantity of prepackaged ice cream.
"That is something that affects us and we greatly limits to celiacs, especially the poor, because buying an ice cream packaging is much more costly than buying by weight. Even before the resolution of Food Science, ice cream parlors as 'Grid' or 'Freddo' We opened a new trash from view and with clean utensils served us ice cream. All these procedures were agreed by Acela nationwide and never had problems. Now we hope to reach a good agreement with the SIPROSA "he explained on his part Silvia Fernandez, coordinator of the organization at the provincial level.
" In our case we opened a new bin for every client and every taste celiac calling, cleaned very utensils and well served. We have many regular customers who now are disappointed when they arrive because they can sell from 21 December last year, when we received the notification " said Pablo Sierra, manager of the Freddo ice cream in Yerba Buena. Surprise
official apparently marketing this procedure been practiced by some franchise chains, which is not supported by the national regulation but by the Acela, has not been previously warned by the SIPROSA and everything went light after the authorization request "Blue Bell".
The legal representative of the area for composition SIPROSA Francisco Cejas, said the Food Code is clear about these foods and therefore proceeded to ban the sale that is not packaged. "It was noted that some local split did not sell ice cream factory and so they proceeded to enforce the regulation, which seeks only to safeguard the health of the celiac and avoid cross contamination of food, "he said.
Lourdes Sosa, Acela nutritionist, said that cross-contamination occurs when food comes into contact with harmful substances even in a small proportion, in this case gluten, and jeopardize the health of celiac.
Although from SIPROSA reported that it had banned the sale weight at all locations that maintained this practice, the Gazette found that two firms are doing it and its employees claimed I never got a notification.
"I completely agree that the SIPROSA monitor and enforce the regulations because that is the role assigned to the Law Celiac (No. 26,588), which both fell out, but it is also true that celiac should enjoy the possibility of choosing the desired taste and buy the desired amount. What you need to do is agree and find balanced solutions. We, for example, proposed that TACC free ice cream is stored in a special and separate freezer the rest, like the utensils used to serve, but we are waiting for answers and come to an agreement on SIPROSA and Acela "said Sadir.
For his part, said SIPROSA attorney is trying to make work schedules to analyze the conditions of sale in the province and seek solutions to allow greater access to consumption of this product so sought after by celiacs.
Source: http://www.lagaceta.com.ar/nota/420960/Informaci% C3% B3n_General/Se-limito-venta-helado-para-celiacos.html
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